I drove to Rockland, not for its huge contingent of media, but for the “Spring Auto & Antique Aeroplane Show” at the Owls Head Transportation Museum. A friend in the Cadillac and LaSalle Club had recommended the spot, “They fly old planes there and generally get a unique assortment of vintage cars.”
Sure enough, when I arrived, there were plenty of cool old cars to check out. A fabulous Nash Statesman, two 1938 Pontiacs, a 1986 Cadillac Fleetwood, a 1930 Ford Model A, and more than 30 others.
Plus, the crazy people at the Owls Head have a fantastic assortment of vintage airplanes, which the fly. Yes, fly. I watched this collection of toothpicks and aluminum foil take off:
Now that’s brave. But how cool is that? The museum has an eclectic assortment of planes, steam engines, and vintage automobiles. From a 1938 Packard to a 1904 Cadillac, a Stanley Steamer to an electric car, there’s a little something for everyone there. Plus, the museum store was crammed with neat things–like a vintage World War I plane propeller. You can’t get that at the mall. I highly recommend a visit.
