The Springfield Museums will pay tribute to Springfield’s role in transportation history with the History on the Move car show on Saturday, September 24, from 10 am to 4 pm, on the museum grounds at the Quadrangle. Pre-1980 cars, including vintage automobiles manufactured in Springfield, will be exhibited.
History on the Move is part of the Museums’ Family Fun series sponsored by TD Bank through the TD Charitable Foundation.
Among the vehicles on display will be a 1942 Ford U.S. Air Force Jeep, a 1957 Chevrolet Corvette, a 1930 Packard 5-passenger Victoria Coupe, and many other makes and models.
Car show visitors can also purchase a museum admission ticket to see the transportation exhibits in the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History. Cars on display in the new museum include an experimental roadster made by the Indian company, an 1899 three-wheeled Knox made in Springfield, two Springfield-built Rolls-Royces, an Atlas, a Stevens-Duryea, and an 1897 Haynes-Apperson. Also on view in the museum is the famous Indian Motocycle collection donated by Esta Manthos, owner of the former Indian Motocycle Museum.
Ongoing activities include:
- Car-themed craft workshop for children, noon-3:45 pm
- Scavenger hunt in the Wood Museum of Springfield History, 10 am-4 pm
- Music provided by DJ Gary Francis throughout the day
- Lunch concession, 11 am-2 pm
- See an original copy of a Springfield-built 1893 Duryea, the first successful gasoline-powered car, being driven around the museum grounds.
- Award ceremony for Best Pre-1950 vehicle, Best Post-1950 vehicle, and best Springfield-built car; 3 pm
There is a suggested donation for admission to the car show of $5 for adults and $2 for children ages 3 to 17. Those who pay the suggested donation will receive a discount coupon for $3 off an adult admission ticket and $2 off a child’s admission ticket to the Museums.
For more information about the event, call 413.263.6800, ext. 300.