Wet Tuesday, Museum Beckons...
A damp Tuesday afternoon in Te Horo, but do we let the weather dampen our spirits? Of course not, so with the mind firmly focused on the word museum, trying my hardest not to yawn (through lack of exercise), its a drive 10 minutes south to the village of Otaihangar. A nationally renowned museum is located here - The Southward Museum, dedicated to old cars mostly. Uncle says there are a couple of planes there too - I knew there would be something there to save the day, I just had that feeling!
6 quid to get beyond the door and into a large, bright showroom with old vehicles crammed wall to wall, must be couple of hundred at least, and there's downstairs too. The first and most prominent display is a Cadillac specifically designed with American gangsters in mind. This one is reputed to have been owned by Al Capone, some gangster bloke from across the pond - the windscreen is chipped, could have been bullets, giving the story a bit of credence I suppose. And the rest of it, well, actually not a bad collection ranging from antique/ancient to retro mid 80's that even I can relate to - now that is scarey!
A damp Tuesday afternoon in Te Horo, but do we let the weather dampen our spirits? Of course not, so with the mind firmly focused on the word museum, trying my hardest not to yawn (through lack of exercise), its a drive 10 minutes south to the village of Otaihangar. A nationally renowned museum is located here - The Southward Museum, dedicated to old cars mostly. Uncle says there are a couple of planes there too - I knew there would be something there to save the day, I just had that feeling!
6 quid to get beyond the door and into a large, bright showroom with old vehicles crammed wall to wall, must be couple of hundred at least, and there's downstairs too. The first and most prominent display is a Cadillac specifically designed with American gangsters in mind. This one is reputed to have been owned by Al Capone, some gangster bloke from across the pond - the windscreen is chipped, could have been bullets, giving the story a bit of credence I suppose. And the rest of it, well, actually not a bad collection ranging from antique/ancient to retro mid 80's that even I can relate to - now that is scarey!
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