Places to visit for gear heads and car nuts!

There are so many places to visit in this country from museums, to road side attractions, shows & events, to enjoy seeing uniques cars and enjoying our hobby/business. I think it would be fun to list some of them. As we get more members in this group, please add your suggestions and I will collect them for a list on our blogs.  I can start by adding the George Bugg Collection in Athens. Probably the only way to get in is when there is a group or club setting up an appointment.

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Permalink Reply by Ralph Sikes on April 5, 2011 at 1:08pm

Well, this is a bit abstract but......

Not a destination but a journey....   In another business I often travel to rural towns.  It's absolutely AMAZING how many old cars and hot rods your spot parked "around back" or something sitting in the barn.  It's well worth developing a down home approach to stopping and striking up a conversation about that "thing"in the barn.  Most often you find a rusting hulk, but every once in a while... that's how barn finds happen. Always seems I don't have the time to stop - I think I'll start making the time :)

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