Visitors are now welcome to take a test drive of the Classic Motor Museum of St. Michaels. The museum quietly opened its doors to the public with a soft opening last weekend and is now officially open three days a week. Hours are 11:00 to 5:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, and 11:00 to 4:00 on Sundays. It’s been a five year journey to the starting line, but the road ahead looks wide open for the only museum of its kind on the Eastern Shore. Visitors are now welcome to take a test drive of the Classic Motor Museum of St. Michaels. The museum quietly opened its doors to the public with a soft opening last weekend and is now officially open three days a week. Hours are 11:00 to 5:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, and 11:00 to 4:00 on Sundays.
It’s been a five year journey to the starting line, but the road ahead looks wide open for the only museum of its kind on the Eastern Shore. The Classic Motor Museum of St. Michaels is a jewel box collection of some of the finest examples of automotive engineering to hit the pike since motorized vehicles first arrived on the scene 130 years ago. The collection ranges from a 1910 International Harvester pickup truck to muscle cars from the ’60’s and ’70’s. It even includes gangster Chalky White’s Packard from the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. And every return visit will offer something new since portions of the museum’s collection will be rotated every six months.
While the museum celebrates America’s love affair with the automobile, it is also providing valuable education opportunities for the young people of Talbot County through its First Gear program. This past June, First Gear sent three St. Michaels High School students to summer camp at the Pennsylvania College of Technology to learn about the fine art of automotive restoration. The First Gear students are also currently getting hands-on experience restoring a rare 1938 Alvis convertible.
The opening of the Classic Motor Museum is the result of five years of hard work by scores of volunteers and generous benefactors. The museum is a non-profit organization and volunteers and docents are always welcome to come on board to help out.
The Classic Motor Museum
102 E. Marengo Street
St. Michaels, MD 21663
410-745-8979 [email protected]
Friday and Saturday, 11-5 Sunday, 11-4
More information can be found on the museum’s website at classicmotormuseum.org.
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