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Gilmore Auto Museaum
« on: June 26, 2013, 05:17:43 AM »
Recently, I had an opportunity to wander the sprawling Gilmore Museum in Hickry Corners, MI. I had only my trust old '90's vintage digital cam, and my smart phone, so please forgive the quality of the images herein.

Today, I'll start with the main hall, which featured in the lobby a collection of Hudson automobiles, on loan from Eldon Hostetler's collection of from the Hostetler Hudson Museum in Shipshewana, Ind. Unlike many museums (and some of the other exhibits at the Gilmore) you could walk right up to these cars - get a close as you like, but don't touch!

1937 Railton Limousine (Rippon body):
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Re: Gilmore Auto Museaum
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2013, 05:20:18 AM »
A 1942 Hudson Super Six Station Wagon. All that lovely wood outside, but the dash is painted-on wood. 
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Re: Gilmore Auto Museaum
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2013, 05:22:50 AM »
Turning left to go right, it's Marshal Teague's 1952 Hudson Hornet. Fabulous! Who know he raced in such relative comfort?

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Re: Gilmore Auto Museaum
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2013, 05:31:11 AM »
This unusual 1927 Supercharged Tourer was constructed in Australia in the 1990's, and was meant to emulate Grand Prix cars of the 1920's and 1930's. This car was on a moving turntable, so the pics are a bit fuzzy.
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Re: Gilmore Auto Museaum
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2013, 05:53:52 AM »
A pastel Essex, circa 1919. Tucked behind it is a 1939 Hudson Country Club 95. I nice-looking car, but I couldn't get a clean shot, as it was tucked into a dark corner.



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Re: Gilmore Auto Museaum
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2013, 06:01:43 AM »
A 1936 Terraplane Series 62. Would that modern 'low-cost' cars had such details and non-plastic craftsmanship.

 
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Re: Gilmore Auto Museaum
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2013, 06:02:17 AM »
Much more to come...
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Re: Gilmore Auto Museaum
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2013, 01:48:19 PM »
Much more to come...

You should check out the inline attachment function via the last two posts at the following link first.  Preset widths also.  Much better for formatting a thread like this one:

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Re: Gilmore Auto Museaum
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2013, 12:21:58 PM »
This Hudson Hornet racer is my favourite - a racing sofa, indeed!

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Re: Gilmore Auto Museaum
« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2013, 08:25:32 AM »
Tucked away in one of the barns on the grounds of the Gilmore - the one-off fiberglass Stout prototype. I got as many detail shots as I could, without touching it or opening any doors, lids, etc.

Some surprising features (to me, anyway) were the push-button doors and the windshield washer nozzles in the hood.   

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Re: Gilmore Auto Museaum
« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2013, 08:37:33 AM »
In a wing just off of the room where the Hudson cars were displayed, was this escapee from the Chrysler crusher:

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« Last Edit: July 06, 2013, 08:43:17 AM by Otto Puzzell »
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