Day 21 - Iowa

I couldn't resist taking a couple of photos during the conference lunch break.  There just happens to be a car museum directly across the road from the conference venue.  Dick's Garage down in San Marcos, Texas still takes the cake in terms of wow-factor and car condition but this place is worth the visit to see a number of old un-restored vehicles and other interesting goodies.  So for the record, here's a quick run-down...

Car photos only - apologies to Chris, but fill yer boots, John...

Here's a 1954 Hudson Hornet - he's featured in the Cars movie :)

This is the Hudson's engine room.

This old girl's seen better days.  It's a Ford Roadster.

Here's a 1938 V12 Model K Lincoln on an old hoist, ready for an oil change.
 

Quite a nice old garage mock-up, complete with gas pumps and a 1922 Reo Speedwagon Express delivery van.

I can't get enough of these Duesenbergs.   This one's a 1931 J229 long wheel base convertible sedan. 

And here's a 1923 Detroit Electric.  Its 14 batteries would carry its passengers 50 miles on a single charge.

Here's a rare one, a 1939 Hanamog.  Hitler asked his car manufacturers to come up with a cheap car design after he was unsuccessful in getting Henry Ford to locate a car factory in Germany in the late 30s.  Apparently there are less than half a dozen surviving examples.

Finally, here are a couple of neat light-weight 1910 Brush runabouts. 

Anyways - back to Nige for the details of what he did today...