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Boarding for a ride on the 2-foot-gauge railway
First stop, Thorndike Station
Do we have a problem here?
No problem — I guess we can get underway
The little engine builds up a full head of steam
The train passes through pretty scenery
Pick your railway bumper sticker — I like that one at the bottom
Box car presented by people of France to people of Maine
Beautiful classic automobiles, some donated, some on loan
A Model A Ford pulls up at a '30s-style gas station
Not quite like today's pumps — notice the price
A colorful 1940 Buick drives up
OK, antique vehicle aficionados, Seagrave made what?
Fire engines, of course
This one has definitely seen better days
First car to greet us inside the museum, a 1962 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud II
1911 Model T Ford C-Cab Delivery
1923 Buick "Woody" Station Wagon
Custom-built — first factory-produced Buick Station Wagon
wouldn't be offered until 1940
1938 Packard Club Sedan
One of the "3 P's" of luxury in the '20s and '30s — Peerless, Packard, Pierce Arrow
This is the 1922 Peerless Model 56-7 with a 33.8-hp V8 engine
1929 Chevrolet International AC Coupe
1927 Chevrolet Series AA Imperial Landau Sedan — outsold Ford for the first time
A handsome 1933 Ford woody
This patented grille identified an American brand for 60 years
The "inverted bathtub" styling of the 1948 Packard Custom Victoria didn't appeal to everyone
1926 Franklin Series 11A Victoria Phaeton
Rhetorical question: How many makes have had a model named Victoria?
Another Franklin — this is the 1930 Series 147 Speedster
1940 Cadillac Series 75 Limo — originally purchased
for the use of Thomas Edison's 2nd wife and widow
Another view of this elegant car — weight: 4,790 lbs. — original upholstery and furnishings
1936 Packard Model 1400Return to Vintage Cars
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