Volo Auto Museum: A rip roarin' ride through time
Published: Jun 6, 2009
It might be several thousand miles to Hollywood, but Chicagoans can travel just 50 miles outside the city to see some truly classic movie memorabilia at the Volo Auto Museum. This one-time dairy farm in northern Illinois now houses an impressive collection of famous, vintage and military automobiles that will entertain adults and children alike.
Located in Volo, Ill., the Volo Auto Museum has grown since 1960 into a premier showroom and salesroom for all things automotive, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. Patrons can explore the Batmobile, the Dukes of Hazard’s General Lee, Ghostbusters’ classic station wagon and cars that have appeared in dozens of other famous movies and TV shows.
New additions include the semi truck driven by the Joker in the mammoth hit “The Dark Knight,” vehicles used in “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” as well as cars featured in all four of the “Fast and the Furious” films.
Kids will go wild for the Flintstonesmobile, an authentic Herbie, the Love Bug, and the $1.2 million Dr. Seuss-mobile that is part plane, part car and part boat.
Historians will love the military exhibits featuring automobiles from WWII, helicopters flown in Vietnam, and personal effects of those who served from the Civil War to Iraq. The museum also houses one of the world’s finest collections of classic, antique and collector cars, ranging from Cobra to Corvette, Dodge to Duster, and everything in between.
Special events throughout the year see even more cars brought to Volo, with collectors angling to display, sell, buy and browse as eager fans admire the entrants. A schedule of upcoming events can be found on Volo’s website at http://www.volocars.com/news-events-schedule.htm.
Even if you don’t know your gasket from your gearshift, the Volo Auto Museum is an entertaining destination for all. It’s a ride into the past, a glimpse into the concept cars of the future, and in all, a rip roarin’ good time.
- by D.J. Siegel, Chicago Reporter for HelloMetro
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