FROM JOHNNY CASH TO NIKITA KHRUSHEHEV DO WE HAVE CARS FOR YOU!

Historic Auto Attractions, Roscoe IL. Part II of Many….

If you recall, I last left you…my esteemed readers, in the Gangster Room…with Mr. Al Capone’s 1929 Ford Model AA beer delivery truck. But now dear gentle readers…we move on…it’s time for the stars of the silver screen and of the invisible air waves to show off their fantastic cars….are you ready? All right…well, walking through time, we first see this huge guitar…in it’s hole is the clothing belonging to June Carter Cash…I’ve always had a warm feeling in my soul for her…can’t say why really, because I never thought she could sing well.





Off to the left of the guitar…is this beauty…it belonged to Conway Twitty…It’s a huge car….very big…much bigger than it appears here…ahhhh sigh…quite impressive…It makes me wish…oh…this is a family blog…never mind!





Here we have a radial airplane engine, the very same type of engine Amelia Earhart was using when she disappeared over the Pacific. Look at how these cylinders are lined up! Can’t ya just see the origins of our beloved Harley Davidson Engine here? I do!











This is the Johnny Cash “One Piece at a Time” car…You remember that song? Where the factory worker would smuggle home one piece of a car he had decided to build home from the Chevy factory….look at this car…so funny








Here is the interior of the car!








Check out the tail fins...or lack of one? I love it!




Looking across the room, we see shirts and a cowboy hat worn by the late great Hank Williams SR.






On the wall, you will see a box guitar signed by all four members of The Highway Men… Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings…all encased with a gold record….how do people get hold of this kind of stuff any way?








Next in our line of sight is this strange looking car…it appears to have a gold sheen to it…and as you approach you understand why. It’s coated in pennies…it’s called the Bi Centennial Money Car. Some guy covered this car in pennies and other coinage all dating with the year 1976…..ODD….ODD indeed!











Next in line…is a 1960 Limo…owned by Howard Hughes ….my cousin who accompanied me to the museum was quite excited by this car…he learned to drive in a 1960 Limo just like this one! I love it when we become animated by our memories!






There is a wall that is dedicated to the singers and songwriters of the 30’s through today…there are gold albums, and other kinds of knick-knacks adorning the wall…it’s really cool stuff…you would be there all day if you could just stand and check out the stuff here….





Next in line is Col. Sander’s (KFC fame) 1939 Lincoln K V-12 Limo….oh yeah…I could see myself riding in this thing…with a chicken leg in my mouth!!!!! How about you?














OK…now we come to an area dedicated strictly to the KING…oh hell no…not MJ…It’s ELVIS PRESLEY…. This is a white caddy he has been seen in…photographed…you know…it’s not pink…but it’s his.





I’m starting to notice a huge improvement to the wax figures that accompany the exhibits…I just am in awe…. This really does look like Elvis…kinda …don’t you agree?





There is a display case full of Elvis memorabilia, even a cigar that Elvis smoked and put down in front of someone….uh…KKKKKKK…….





Leaving Elvis to his Jungle Room, I move out further into the other parts of this room…and discover….JAMES DEAN!





BUDDY HOLLY~~~~~~~~~





And a car used in the filming of many Laurel and Hardy films….








Ladies and Gentlemen…we’ve come to the end of the “STARS “ room…look…I see a portico…it can only mean we will soon be entering the hall of Presidents….and other larger than life politicos….





Here is a Limo, used by the Royal Family of Great Briton…nice likeness of Lady Diana…





This 1950 Rolls Royce was the Presidential limo for Eva and Juan Peron….





This 1928 Delage Limo was built for the King of Siam. This car was used exclusively by the King and his royal family. It was delivered to Siam (Thailand) in December of 1929.







This is President Ronald Regan’s Limo….





This….is the limo used to transport our President….Richard Nixon…you should see these presidential limos for yourself….amazing things…simply amazing craftsmanship…





This is Joseph Stalin’s 1937 Packard Super 12, check out how thick the windows are…wow….wow….wow….













Now you know Franklin D. Roosevelt had good taste…look at his limo…this is the way to travel…don’t you agree?





This is Ulysses S. Grant’s sled…..the sign that appears with it…states he was the only President to receive a speeding ticket…OK…in a buggy no less!








Harry Truman’s Limo….1948….read the specs on the wall behind the car!





Check out Dwight Eisenhower’s Limo…Nice Caddy….





ME BAD….HOW DID I EVER LET THIS BMW PASS WITHOUT GETTING IT’S PARTICULARS????? BAD GIRL…NOW GO TO YOUR ROOM…. Actually, this is a 1942 BMW Sidecar...cool....








Of all the vehicles on site…this is the most desireable…to me and my cousin at least…wow…I really love this car…I don’t care that it is German, and was one that touted Hitler around…it is a really….REALLY…. cool car….








An SS car….yummy on this one too….oh….my….I like….





Now…here is Benito Mussolini’s car….yes…it’s yummy too….






One last car in this series today…it’s Nikita Khrushehev’s Limo…..MMMMM yeah it’s big too….







That’s all for today folks….
Next installment will include the Kennedy Limo, the Secret Service Limo that followed Kennedy’s limo…loads more…I think we will also see Batman’s (the series) Batmobile…and the Batmobile from the first box office hit movie…as well as the Joker’s cool car…much more to see…

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