We are near Ann Arbor, MI, now for a week and yesterday we drove east to Dearborn to see the Henry Ford museum and take a factory tour to see the Ford F150s in production. What a day!
I cannot stress enough how wonderful the museum is! I thought it would be about the history of the automobile and Fords contribution....and it is but there is so much more! It holds a plethora of wonderful varied collections and unique historical acquisitions. We spent most of the day there and did not really see it all meaning we had to rush through a few sections to "see" it all;) Here is a sampling of some but not all the collections:
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| the presidential car collection includes the car Pres. Kennedy was assassinated in |
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| a beautiful American clock collection has it's own hall, yes that's me in the mirror on the left;) |
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| a locomotive collection has one of the largest ever built on the right that hauled coal and on the left, with stagecoach cars, a much smaller one that carried people:) |
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| a 1931 Bugatti type 41 Royale, only 6 built at $43,000 each!! |
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| the Golden Rod broke some speed records |
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| the first all American car to win the Le Mans |
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| early RV's |
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| Fords first, the Model A |
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| this 1957 concept safety car included a backward facing seat for children and other safety features, some of which eventually were used |
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| an exact replica of the Wright Bros. plane |
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| Lincoln's chair from the suite in the Ford theater in which he was assassinated |
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| watch making machines |
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| the anatomy of a Model T |
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| having fun!!!!!! |
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| an amazing furniture collection including...... |
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| Mark Twains folding table and Edgar Allen Poe's desk |
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| the pope mobile, built for Pope Paul XI visit to the US in 1964 |
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| heaters of all kinds for the home |
Again, this was just a sampling, there was so much more. A wonderful museum!
During the day, we took a break from the museum and a tour bus over to the factory to see F150 trucks being assembled. We would also recommend this as a great tour. Bring ear plugs;) It was great to see the amazing smoothness and organization of the assembly line not to mention seeing the "robot" machines do their thing! Not allowed to take pics though:(
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