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1941 Chrysler "Newport" sport phaeton show car at the Blackhawk Automotive Museum in Danville, Calif.
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Blackhawk Museum, Antique Race Boat Regatta and Museum (101)Tour the Blackhawk Museum in Danville, Calif., which houses some of the rarest and most treasured cars ever built, then visit the Antique Boat Museum's cache of rare wooden boats in picturesque Clayton, N.Y.
Blackhawk Museum Facts:
- The museum is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution.
- Its two auto galleries have an ongoing exhibition with more than 90 historically significant and artistically inspired automobiles dating from the mid 1880s through 1971.
- The Blackhawk's 69-foot tall atrium lobby features copper-hued German skylights and glass along with 40-foot tall columns of brushed stainless steel.
- The museum's 1910 Mercer Model 30 Speedster is the last known to exist.
Contact information:
Blackhawk Museum
3700 Blackhawk Plaza
Danville, CA 94506
925-736-2280
www.blackhawkauto.org
Resources:
The World's Great Automobile Stylists
by John Tipler
Art and the Automobile
by B. Tubbs, Douglas B. Tubbs
Antique Race Boat Regatta and Museum Facts:
- The museum is located on five acres and features 150 classic wooden powerboats and sailing skiffs.
- Clayton, NY is also home to the Race Boat Regatta, which is held every two years.
- Powerboat racing on the St. Lawrence River began in 1904 with the famed Gold Cup Challenge.
- Most of the wooden powerboats are made of mahogany and accented in cypress woods.
- By 1913, the hydroplane was developed and in full racing form — a precursor to the modern hydroplane.
- Gar Wood Boats are among the most sought-after classic boats in the world.
Contact information:
Antique Boat Museum
750 Mary Street
Clayton, NY 13624
315-686-4104
http://abm.org
Related Clubs:
Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club
217 South Adams Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301-1708
850-224-BOAT
www.chris-craft.org
The Antique and Classic Boat Society
Thousand Islands Chapter
David Wood
6586 Northwood Avenue
Ava, NY 13303
315-337-6970
www.1000islandsboatclub.com
Resources:
Gar Wood Boats: Classics of a Golden Era
by Anthony S. Mollica
Garwood Society Official Home Page
www.garwood.com
American Power Boat Association
www.apba-racing.com
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