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Pontiac Oakland Museum in Pontiac, IL off historic RT 66
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jarredsoon
Gold Member
Cool !!
Lol yournext to a police cruiser...
Lol yournext to a police cruiser...
WOW....:jaw:
More on this Museum and Tim now that I am home, the first post was sent from my phone. If you are ever driving through Illinois on I-55 or taking the scenic RT 66 drive, which I highly recommend, You have got to stop here. It is such a great little town, The RT 66 museum, murals all over town, history with Abe Lincoln, and of course this museum, a real slice of Americana. You can really make a day of it. Right next door to the museum there is a great place to eat too, with awesome ice cream like and they make it like Coldstone does. I recommend the rib-eye sandwich. Best of all, the museums are free to tour. My daughter and I got a personal tour from Tim, the owner and he told us stories about every car there almost and didn't mind if I took pictures. He has been an avid collector of Pontiac since he was 16 and his prized Pontiac is his Judge GTO, which he is in the process of restoring it from the ground up and you can see the progress right in the museum, he has the frame and engine done now. He has many made many contacts over the years that love the cars as he does and a couple in the museum like the Oakland and the Blue GTO are on loan. Tim said he will try to rotate cars every 6 months so there is always something new to see at the Museum each year. He has a whole library on Pontiac including magazines, books, car models, prints, and a file on each car that Pontiac produced. I bought a print of the TTA and he said he has an extra model of the TTA that he would sell to me at home. I had one back in 89 when I had my original TTA and tried to put it together and got frustrated and threw it away, what a dope. LOL Surprisingly enough, Tim does not own a TTA, but is looking for a museum quality one for the right price now. Enough jabber, on with the pics. Enjoy!!!!!
BADCARR/ TTA#613 in front of the Museum
The first car you see when you walk into the museum.
A rare Pontiac Dealership sign that Tim acquired. There were not too many stand alone Pontiac Dealers and when GM shut them down, they sent out their goons to pick up all the Pontiac Signs and destroy them. Tim saved this one.
The "Swiss Cheese" car. Came from the factory with holes in the frame to make it lighter to race.
The Pontiac Company started as a buggy company in Pontiac, Michigan. The first car they produced was called the "Oakland" after Pontiac, Michigan was located in Oakland County. That is car behind the buggy. My daughter had a blast here too and tried to get in every picture.
And finally, I asked Tim what is favorite Pontiac of his collection is and he said it was his original Judge GTO that he is in the process of restoring now. Here is the where he is at in the project right now.
The TTA model car in the "Harry Potter" Library, that is what my daughter called it.
My daughter with Honest Abe across the Street on the South End of the Courthouse.
Kara again on one of many cars that decorated the streets in the Square of Pontiac. What an awesome day we both had.
More on this Museum and Tim now that I am home, the first post was sent from my phone. If you are ever driving through Illinois on I-55 or taking the scenic RT 66 drive, which I highly recommend, You have got to stop here. It is such a great little town, The RT 66 museum, murals all over town, history with Abe Lincoln, and of course this museum, a real slice of Americana. You can really make a day of it. Right next door to the museum there is a great place to eat too, with awesome ice cream like and they make it like Coldstone does. I recommend the rib-eye sandwich. Best of all, the museums are free to tour. My daughter and I got a personal tour from Tim, the owner and he told us stories about every car there almost and didn't mind if I took pictures. He has been an avid collector of Pontiac since he was 16 and his prized Pontiac is his Judge GTO, which he is in the process of restoring it from the ground up and you can see the progress right in the museum, he has the frame and engine done now. He has many made many contacts over the years that love the cars as he does and a couple in the museum like the Oakland and the Blue GTO are on loan. Tim said he will try to rotate cars every 6 months so there is always something new to see at the Museum each year. He has a whole library on Pontiac including magazines, books, car models, prints, and a file on each car that Pontiac produced. I bought a print of the TTA and he said he has an extra model of the TTA that he would sell to me at home. I had one back in 89 when I had my original TTA and tried to put it together and got frustrated and threw it away, what a dope. LOL Surprisingly enough, Tim does not own a TTA, but is looking for a museum quality one for the right price now. Enough jabber, on with the pics. Enjoy!!!!!
BADCARR/ TTA#613 in front of the Museum
The first car you see when you walk into the museum.
A rare Pontiac Dealership sign that Tim acquired. There were not too many stand alone Pontiac Dealers and when GM shut them down, they sent out their goons to pick up all the Pontiac Signs and destroy them. Tim saved this one.
The "Swiss Cheese" car. Came from the factory with holes in the frame to make it lighter to race.
The Pontiac Company started as a buggy company in Pontiac, Michigan. The first car they produced was called the "Oakland" after Pontiac, Michigan was located in Oakland County. That is car behind the buggy. My daughter had a blast here too and tried to get in every picture.
And finally, I asked Tim what is favorite Pontiac of his collection is and he said it was his original Judge GTO that he is in the process of restoring now. Here is the where he is at in the project right now.
The TTA model car in the "Harry Potter" Library, that is what my daughter called it.
My daughter with Honest Abe across the Street on the South End of the Courthouse.
Kara again on one of many cars that decorated the streets in the Square of Pontiac. What an awesome day we both had.
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kymmee
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Looks like an awesome place to go and what a collection of cars Tim has! He definately needs a TTA in there. Thats great it is free to tour it also. These are the kind of "niche" places I like to spend time other than the big tourist trap places. Thanks for sharing. If I am ever over that way I am going to check it out.
Ashley and I stopped in there today on our way home from chicago!
What a great place to visit! He said a pontiac club (i 4get which) is going to have a cruise in on the square sept 9th 10th 11th. I dont remember much more because I couldn't stay focused! I really liked the library, most likely the only one I have ever WANTED to stay in!!!
Highly recomend it if you ever have a chance to stop!!
I'll post some of my pix later..
What a great place to visit! He said a pontiac club (i 4get which) is going to have a cruise in on the square sept 9th 10th 11th. I dont remember much more because I couldn't stay focused! I really liked the library, most likely the only one I have ever WANTED to stay in!!!
Highly recomend it if you ever have a chance to stop!!
I'll post some of my pix later..
Cool place, thanks for sharing!
