Posted on October 13, 2023 by Lexi Gonzalez

Hoods Up Weekend at the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles

by Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles

Hoods Up Weekend at the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles

The Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles is pleased to announce the forthcoming Hoods Up Weekend. Typically, the hoods of the Museum’s vehicle collection, on display in the gallery, are left closed. This Saturday, Oct. 14, and Sunday, Oct. 15, during the Museum’s regular operating hours of 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the hoods on over 30 vehicles will be propped open to allow visitors to peek inside and view the early and experimental engines normally hidden away. Museum docents will be available throughout the weekend to answer questions and offer insight into the rare and regular machines. On Saturday only, as a special treat, volunteer staff will also start a select few vehicles. Come in to hear the engines of our 1917 Vim, 1927 Hahn Coal Truck, 1928 Chevrolet Freihofer’s Delivery Truck, and 1937 Seagrave Fire Engine roar to life!

Visitors will also have the opportunity to watch live blacksmithing demonstrations in the original Jeremiah Swinehart Carriage Factory, which is part of the Museum’s galleries and is open to the public daily.

This event is included in regular Museum Admission. Visit the Museum’s website or Facebook page for more information.

The Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles is a 501c3 non-profit organization founded in 1965 by Paul and Erminie Hafer. The Museum, at 85 South Walnut St. in Boyertown, preserves and displays examples of Pennsylvania’s road transportation history in the former factory buildings of the Boyertown Auto Body Works. Over 90 locally manufactured cars, trucks, carriages, bicycles, and motorcycles are on display, as well as two examples of roadside architecture–a 1921 cottage-style Sunoco gas station and a 1938 Jerry O’Mahony diner. The Museum is open seven days a week, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors and AAA members, and ages 15 and under are free. For more information, call 610-367-2090 or visit www.boyertownmuseum.org.

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