Caravan to Chrysler Country - Is the Museum Really Closing?

On Friday, June 7, we (My sons and I) took off to Michigan to see what was going on up at the Chrysler Museum. We heard that Saturday, June 8th was going to be the last day the museum was open to the public. Why would this happen? You can see photos and videos of the trip here or watch the slideshow.

 

The Central Ohio LX Club, invited us to follow them to Auburn Hills. They were participating in a car show that was also on Saturday. We met up with them in Columbus.

Everyone from the club was so friendly. We all rode up together and stopped a couple times to stretch. We met up with a more members each time we stopped along the way.

We met the group and got the game plan. Loree, one of the members shared some thoughts about her Challenger and the trip to Auburn Hills

When we got on the road, the cars really stood out because their were so many of them together.

We stopped at a rest stop and had a couple more Challengers Join us.

The Toxic Orange Challenger belongs to a traveler who saw the caravan and stopped with us to find out where we were going. We got a video:

On our way we stopped at Famous Dave's for dinner. We shared the brownie sundae!

After Dinner, Rod talked to us about is Challenger and shared his thoughts about the museum.

We got back on the road and headed to Chrysler Country!

My son's Tradd and Dayne were my production crew on the trip. This video is a conversation we had about the Jeep Grand Caravan and the benefits of Cruise Control. Dayne contends that cruise control can make a driver lax about driving. He says he won't have it on his car when he drives.
We got some great video as we approached Chrysler. We were able to speak with some volunteers and feel the vibe of the car show. There were around 300 cars on the grounds.

 

This is probably my favorite of all the videos. When I watched it, I felt like I was there, so I hope everyone watching can feel the vibe and the car show and the enthusiasm of all the people who love these vehicles and the technology and history they encompass!

It was so amazing to see old and new cars together in one museum, and to see the transformation.

 Whenever we went to war, car companies participating in the war effort. The Jeep is an American Icon with roots in military function.

 

This video shows the basement. Some of the engines on display were donated by well-known racing teams.

 This cafe in the basement is named after the Viper, for obvious reasons.

I've never seen so many cars from so many eras all on one place.