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Monday, July 9, 2012

National Car Collector Appreciation Day


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In honor of National Collector Car Appreciation Day on July 13 - anyone who drives to the National Automobile Museum in a collector car on Friday receives half off admission. Celebrate cars!! 

It all started back in 1893 when Charles and Frank Duryea constructed the first horseless-carriage. The boys were quite proud of their new creation and set out to replace the bicycle and the horse as the principle means of personal transportation in the United States. Naturally, the first thing they did was race it! The initial win led to an automotive industry, social changes to American lifestyle and eventually the hobby of collecting and restoring keepsake vehicles to honor the role of the car in our lives. 

Ever stop to think about the impact of your hobby on your daily life, of your family and friends and the industry it created? For many of us the collector car becomes more than an expression of an interest. Some of us are defined by our choices -brass era, hot rod, custom, muscle, classic, sand rail. Match the man to the machine. Remember the folklore of matching the dog owner to the breed of their pet? Impact beyond the household – how about the events we attend, the parts and repairs we commission; the trips, car shows and tours we drive. It all adds up to a lifestyle and an industry we enjoy today.

A couple of years ago the Senate passed a SEMA sponsored resolution recognizing the significance of the automobile collecting hobby in America. 

Get out the sponge and bucket, fill up the tank and drive your collector car this Friday, July 13 to the National Automobile Museum.


See you out there on National Collector Car Appreciation Day.

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