From Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles
The Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles will proudly host the fifth annual Cars & Cones event on Thursday, Aug. 6. The low-key cruise-in will be held in the Museum parking lot, adjacent to the Museum entrance, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. No registration is required, and the event is free for both vehicles cruising in, as well as spectators. The Museum will be open with extended hours. Regular contribution rates will apply. To multiply the fun, The Peppermint Stock Candy Store and Ice Cream Parlor will be in attendance with ice cream and other refreshing novelties for purchase. Parking for spectators will be available in the Museum’s upper parking lot and along the street.
During this year’s event, the Museum will be joined by Building a Better Boyertown for their farmer’s market. Shop local growers and artisans every first and third Thursday in the Museum parking lot, June through September, from 4 to 8 p.m. The event will feature food trucks and your favorite local vendors. Parking for shoppers will be available in the Museum’s upper lot and along the street. Local sponsors for the farmer’s market include Zimmer’s Pets, Ehst Kitchens, Dan Albert from State Farm, Gerhart, Hartman & Ritner, and PA Industrial Equipment.
About the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles
The Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1965 by Paul and Erminie Hafer and is currently celebrating its 60th anniversary. The Museum, located at 85 S. Walnut St., 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 three examples of roadside architecture — a 1921 cottage-style Sunoco gas station, an early 20th-century tourist cabin, and a 1938 Jerry O’Mahony diner. The Museum is open seven days a week, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contribution rates are $10.00 for adults, $9.00 for seniors and AAA members, and free for ages 12 and under. For more information, call 610-367-2090 or visit boyertownmuseum.org.
