A friend just told me about a very nice auto museum in Seal Cove, Maine facing Acadia National Park (not too far from Bar Harbor). I am sorry that I did not know about this sooner, I would have taken many of my friends to it by now!
Taking from their website: "The Seal Cove Auto Museum is one of the best antique brass car collections in the world. The collection includes over 100 rare and beautiful automobiles, and over 30 antique motorcycles." A sample of the collection- a 1913 Peugeot:
Unfortunately, the owner has passed away and some of the automobiles will be sold (upon his wishes) September 26 and 27, 2008 at the Owl's Head Transportation Museum. The sale of the autos will provide an endowment so the vehicles left in the collection will be on display for future generations to enjoy.
Seal Cove is approximately a three-hour drive from Portland, Maine, and about a one-hour drive from Bangor, Maine. Air service is provided by US Air Express from Boston to Bar Harbor on a daily basis.
The museum is open 10-5, seven days a week, from June 1 through the Sunday after Labor Day Telephone: (207) 244-9242
To get to the museum, take Route 3 from Ellsworth toward Mount Desert Island. Just after the bridge onto Mt. Desert, bear right at the light onto Route 102 toward Southwest Harbor. After driving through the Town of Somesville, turn right just past the fire department onto Pretty Marsh Road and drive 5.8 miles. The Seal Cove Auto Museum is a large blue building, set back from the right side of the road, directly across from Seal Cove Pond.
Another sample - a 1908 Stanley Steamer
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