
FRESH STUFF DAILY
Seacoast New Hampshire
& South Coast Maine
Subscribe To Our Newsletter
|
|
| |
|
|
|
1213
online cialis propecia with out a prescription no prescription canadian pharmacy buy viagra online canada Levitra 10 mg buy viagra online viagra canada pharmacy online viagra without prescription viagracanadianpharmacy cialis canada pharmacy viagra viagra on canadian oharmacy where can i buy propecia without a prescription canadian pharmacy cheap prescription free viagra canadian cialis viagra without prescription canadian levitra buy sildenafil online generic viagra canada canada cheapest med propecia without prescription cialia or viagro canada viagra no prescription viagra sale get viagra pharmacy canada pharmacy canada gnc increase testosterone canada cheapest med canadianpharmacy cialis canada vicodine cheap viarga from canada drug stores
0
|
Wells Auto Museum
|
|
|
|
Written by GOseacoast Museum Guide
|
|
Page 1 of 2 
HISTORIC TOURS
Even though this museum is on the main drag between Ogunquit and Kennebunkport, it is among our favorite "out of the way" places. The Wells Auto Museum is so much in plain sight that a lot of locals miss it. This is the best value for your Seacoast dollar. Your admission comes to about a dime per ancient car, and these are beauties, crammed into this busy parking lot of history.
Wells Auto Museum
Route 1, PO Box 196, Wells, Maine
Open Labor Day to Columbus Day, 10am-5pm
(207) 646-9064
We first visited the Wells Auto Museum while filming a video a few years back. It was one of those places you drive by and say – "I’ve got to go there someday!" But you forget. The building is an unassuming box, dropped below street level on the very busy Route 1 that stretches from Kittery north to Kennebunkport and beyond.
Turns out the antique car museum is one of those hidden tourist treasures. For just $5 visitors can wander endlessly among more than 80 classic old cars, crammed tightly into the unassuming space. It’s cars everywhere you look, the collection of the Gould family who started in 1946 with a Stanley Steamer (7.5 horsepower built in 1904), and haven’t stopped yet. There’s a Pierce Arrow, a Stutz Bearcat, Model T, runabouts from 1900, a 1908 Baker Electric with the original working Edison batteries, a Chrysler Town & Country, a sleek 1935 Lagonda, a tiny 1908 Renault, and names like Rolls Royce, Avanti, Maxwell, Stutz, Metz, Cadillac, plus all the standards.
In addition to motorcycles, old auto signs, model cars, vintage bicycles, there’s two things we love best. The Wells Museum has a great collection of nickelodeon machines that really work (for a dime or a quarter). You can see tame peep shows with early models in bathing suits or play some of the oldest arcade games ever. Old metal music boxes, forerunners of the juke box, lend the perfect sound effects, along with player pianos – including one automated violin playing machine.
This time we brought along our disposable camera to catch a few images of visitors – young and older – exploring this amazing collection. If you never stopped, now you must, car buff or not. It’s a gas! -- JDR



CONTINUE Wells Antique Automobile Museum
<< Start < Prev 1 2 Next > End >>
|
Please visit these SeacoastNH.com ad partners.
Portsmouth Herald
|
Portsmouth Herald Latest Headlines
|
| Portsmouth Herald News from SeacoastOnline.com |
-
UNH football rallies past Maine to secure playoff spot
DURHAM — Another year, another trip to the Division I playoffs for the University of New Hampshire football team.Another year, another excruciating loss for Maine.
-
UNH hockey powers past Terriers
DURHAM — The play of the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team special teams looked, well, special, Friday night against Boston University.
-
Father-son coaches creating legacy with Winnacunnet football
HAMPTON — If nothing else, Winnacunnet High School has proven that two Steve Magris are better than one when it comes to coaching football.
-
Bergeron wins it for B's in OT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored with 47 seconds left in overtime, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.
-
NFL's premier corner Revis mans up on Moss again
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Darrelle Revis has heard enough about his last matchup with Randy Moss. The New York Jets cornerback just wants to move on to the next one.
-
Emotional home finale for UNH football
DURHAM — One year ago this week, University of New Hampshire strong safety Terrence Klein intercepted two late passes to preserve a snowy 28-24 win at Maine, more proof that...
-
Carter, Magic drop Celtics
BOSTON — Vince Carter scored 26 points, Rashard Lewis had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 83-78 on Friday night.
-
Portsmouth says stimulus jobs overstated by White House
PORTSMOUTH — While federal stimulus dollars flowing into the city may help both causes and the economy, at least one local project echoes concerns expressed nationwide about the accuracy of...
-
Joseph Popluhar
TAMPA, Fla. — Mr. Joseph Popluhar, 71, of Tampa, formerly of Portsmouth, N.H., beloved husband of Marjorie (Hunt) Popluhar, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, in Florida.
-
Turkey Trot 5K in Portsmouth on Thanksgiving morning
PORTSMOUTH — Thanksgiving is one of the most charitable times of the year. If you're in the giving mood, why not get a little exercise, too?
-
Marshwood Middle School parents told 58 of 60 kids accepted unknown Facebook friend
ELIOT, Maine — Marshwood Middle School parents were shocked to learn from Internet expert Jayne Hitchcock Thursday evening that 58 of 60 middle school honors students accepted her as a...
-
Newington tax rate drops, but selectman chides state lawmakers
NEWINGTON — Town taxpayers will pay a lower tax rate for 2009, but the chairman of the Board of Selectmen announced the good news with some concerns for state politicians.
-
Memorial Bridge re-opens
PORTSMOUTH — The Memorial Bridge reopened ahead of schedule on Friday following a month of repairs that forced motorists to seek alternative routes between the city and Kittery, Maine.
-
Bakers bustling for Sunday's pie festival
GREENLAND — Judy Alix laughed excitedly. "Thirty made, only 470 more to go!" she exclaimed.
-
3-car crash on Woodbury Ave.
PORTSMOUTH — A three-car, chain-reaction crash snarled lunch hour traffic Friday on Woodbury Avenue and sent a Maine man to Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
-
Runner's Alley helps racer achieve her goals
I would like to thank Janine and the staff at Runner's Alley for their great work in this community. Their contribution, enthusiasm and encouragement are a shining example of what...
-
John R. Genthner
HAMPTON FALLS — John Richard Genthner, born Jan. 28, 1943, in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, died peacefully Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, after a long illness. He was surrounded by...
-
Thumbs up to preservation, determination
Thumbs up to the heirs of Mary McIntire Davis for selling a 239-acre parcel of salt marsh and forest along the York River to the York Land Trust ,and to...
-
New Generation raises $10,000 with golf tourney
The New Generation Golf tournament was held at Breakfast Hill Golf Club. With the help of all those who supported it, we made more than $10,000.
-
Memorial is a N.H. bridge; Herald must act to save it
Sitting a couple of hundred miles up the Maine coast, there isn't anyone who knows or cares about our bridge. They've got their own big-time problems that aren't getting fixed.
|
|
|
|
|
| Saturday, November 21, 2009 |
|
|
|