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Old 4th February 2015, 21:20   #1
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Pics: The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum

The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum (AACA) has a very nice museum in Hershey, PA, that I had a chance to visit a while ago.

http://www.aacamuseum.org/visit/map-directions/

I would like to share some photographs that I took during this visit. The equipment used was a Nikon D7000 with the 18-300 mm f3.5-6.3 lens, handheld.
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re: Pics: The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum

The famous Hershey Kissmobile was in the foyer to the museum on the day I visited. The lobby has a gorgeous Alfa Romeo 8C to set the scene. The mission statement for the museum is opposite the ticket counter.
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re: Pics: The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum

The lobby has a few rotating displays that are changed periodically. Upon entering the displays, one lands in the early era.
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re: Pics: The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum

The early era cars are well preserved in period correct displays.
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re: Pics: The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum

The quality of the restorations is impressive indeed.
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re: Pics: The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum

The museum has cars that come up right to the modern era.
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re: Pics: The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum

There is a good collection of sports cars, but the best part is perhaps the Tucker collection.
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re: Pics: The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum

There is a whole section dedicated to Tucker.
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re: Pics: The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum

The engineering details of the Tucker show just how far ahead it was in its time compared to its competitors.
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re: Pics: The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum

There are several pristine Tuckers in the museum.
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re: Pics: The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum

There are several Tuckers engines on display, as well as a few spartan small cars that make for an interesting contrast between post-war Europe and USA.
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re: Pics: The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum

The details on early home made cars are quite intricate. There is a rare stainless steel Thunderbird in the museum that was never mass-produced. This museum also has many well-preserved buses.
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re: Pics: The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum

The main hall has a great collection of Greyhound buses as well as brass era cars.
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On display among the buses and early cars is Whitney Houston's Rolls-Royce.
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re: Pics: The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum

There is a great recreation of an early delicatessen complete with a Coca Cola delivery truck and motorbike.
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