Monday, June 9, 2014

Review of old cars::How Old Is My Car - What's Your Question?







Review of old cars::How Old Is My Car - What's Your Question?








A               couple               of               year               ago               we               decided               to               take               a               small               weekend               trip               to               Atlanta,               Georgia.

The               main               attraction               to               visit               for               us               was               Stone               Mountain.
               While               we               were               at               Stone               Mountain,               we               got               overwhelmed               by               the               crowds,               kids,               and               people               actually               getting               sick               in               front               of               us               at               their               local               sandwich               restaurant.

It               seems               that               when               folks               go               on               vacation,               they               seem               to               forget               regular               rules               and               go               with               letting               their               children               run               wild               and               forgetting               that               running               and               spicy               sandwiches               don't               mix               too               well.
               To               say               the               least,               we               needed               an               attraction               in               Stone               Mountain               that               was               less               busy               and               indoors               and               we               found               that               while               visiting               their               antique               car               museum.
               The               car               museum               is               actually               a               short               drive               away               from               the               rest               of               the               main               attractions               at               Stone               Mountain,               and               therefore,               a               lot               less               crowded.

It               seems               that               if               something               is               out               of               the               way               by               a               few               minutes,               tourists               seem               to               forget               about               it               and               this               is               the               perfect               place               and               opportunity               for               us               low               key               type               of               tourist               to               visit.
               The               car               museum               is               really               old               and               dusty               though.

It               definitely               could               use               a               really               expansive               cleaning               and               updating               of               the               shed               like               building.
               The               only               restrooms               on               site               are               outside               and               a               little               less               than               appealing.

I               can               only               see               the               men               and               boys               going               as               no               women               will               want               to               enter.
               The               inside               is               alright.

I               am               definitely               a               neat               freak               on               most               occasions,               and               even               I               could               enter               and               not               be               too               judgmental.
               There               is               a               small               makeshift               gift               shop               that               looks               like               someone               threw               together               a               few               garage               sell               items,               so               don't               think               you               will               want               to               spend               a               lot               of               time               or               money               here.

Even               small               kids               will               have               trouble               finding               anything               to               beg               you               about.
               There               was               a               young               man,               probably               a               late               teenager,               sitting               behind               a               cash               register.

He               was               friendly               and               him               and               my               husband               exchanged               a               few               words               about               a               car,               but               he               was               a               little               less               than               knowledgeable,               but               he               was               really               nice.
               The               museum               is               basically               self               guided.

You               enter               in               through               open               doors               and               there               in               this               gymnasium               type               area               you               will               see               several               cars.

Most               are               antique               from               decades               ago,               though               there               are               some               "newer"               ones               that               my               mom,               who               is               in               her               60's,               recognized.
               There               is               really               no               information               about               the               cars               other               than               a               very               small               plate               naming               the               car               and               the               year,               but               for               most               people,               I               am               sure               this               is               enough.

My               husband               knows               a               lot               about               cars               and               he               enjoyed               seeing               them.

Our               then               4               year               old               son               likes               the               open               space               between               the               3               rows               of               items               and               since               there               was               really               no               one               else               in               there,               we               felt               it               was               okay               to               let               him               roam               around               as               long               as               he               didn't               step               behind               the               ropes.
               I               really               think               we               might               have               seen               3               or               4               people               the               entire               time               we               were               in               there,               so               you               felt               safe               enough               to               let               your               kids               wander               a               few               feet               in               front               of               you               as               you               looked               at               other               cars               or               items.
               You               could               also               take               your               time               as               you               looked               at               the               cars               and               take               as               many               pictures               as               you               wanted               without               trouble.
               There               were               also               a               few               musical               machines.

Insert               a               quarter               on               most               of               them               and               the               "carousel"               or               "piano"               would               move               and               play               music               for               you.

It               was               nice               to               play               these               for               our               son               and               since               it               was               cheap,               you               could               play               all               of               them.
               There               were               also               a               few               trinkets               in               some               large               glass               displays               to               look               at,               though               I               can't               really               recall               anything               in               particular               that               took               my               eye.
               The               one               thing               that               I               did               point               out               to               my               family               was               the               "one               horse               open               sleigh".

Anyone               who               sings               "jingle               Bells"               at               Christmas               is               familiar               with               these               words               and               it               was               neat               to               show               our               kid               what               "Santa"               rides               in.
               Overall,               it               was               worth               the               half               hour               or               so               we               spent               just               gazing               at               some               of               the               items               and               cars               on               display.
               I               would               not               pay               separately               though               and               would               only               go               if               you               are               buying               the               ticket               that               allows               you               to               go               to               every               attraction               for               one               price               of               around               $30.

I               believe               that               if               you               decide               to               do               this               attraction               separate               it               would               be               around               $7               per               person,               which               I               think               might               be               overpriced               for               this               dark               museum.
               Though               it               definitely               needs               updating,               the               only               worker               there               was               nice               and               the               displays               were               interesting.

If               we               ever               go               to               Stone               Mountain               again,               I               am               sure               that               we               would               be               visiting               the               car               museum               again               as               it               was               quiet               and               a               good               chance               to               get               away               from               the               heavier               crowds               at               the               other               attractions.






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