Happy Birthday, John!

Sunday morning was another beautiful day to drive the Model A's.  We weren't going too far, as we had to pace ourselves to leave ample time to visit the upcoming museums.  Today, we traveled to Grand Rapids and visited the Gerald Ford Presidential Museum.  The city has grown immensely since our last visit there in the mid '90's.  We were greeted at the city limits by Sharon and Orville's son, Mark.  He was riding his motorcycle and gave us escort all the way to the museum.  After touring the museum, we enjoyed a very nice dinner at Logan's, a very good steak place.  Soon, it was time to say our good byes to Mark and head on for our hotel in Kalamazoo.

Wes, Bill, Fay, Shirley, Dick, Happy, John, Sharon, & Orville

Future home of Model A Ford Museum @ The Gilmore Museum

Monday morning dawned cool, crisp and sunny. We enjoyed a quick breakfast at Denny's in Kalamazoo, then we were off for Hickory Corners and The Gilmore Car Museum. We spent about 5 hours looking over the beautiful car collections. The main room, upon entry had a lovely collection of Duesenbergs. We saw an impressive collection of Franklins, Pierce Arrows, Fords, Cadillacs, and various other Marques. So many beautiful cars! They also had an impressive collection of hood ornaments and mascots.
 We enjoyed a personal tour of the Model A Ford Museum, under construction, by the Gilmore Director, Mike Spezia. The new museum building is expected to be complete in early September. We enjoyed a leisurely lunch under the huge maple trees outside of a 1940 Diner. A few photos were taken of our cars in front of the old gas station and in front of the main museum building. Soon, it was time to drive on to Auburn, Indiana. We arrived and checked into our motel for the night. We enjoyed a nice supper at Applebee's topped off with a Happy Birthday song for John! Tomorrow morning we will go to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum.

Miz B and her friends at the Gilmore Museum and Shell Station

Miz B at the Gilmore Shell Station