点评:We have visited quite a few vehicle museums over the years from quite small through to rather large. Gilberts Motor Museum is at the large end of the scale and like all car museums, those that work/volunteer here have a passion for vehicles, its history and its personalities. Vehicles of all sorts are here – cars, motorbikes, bicycles, wheelchairs, business vehicles. The display is rotated an a regular basis to bring in new items to replace those that have been on display for a while.
I must say we had thought it would take about an hour to see Gilberts. We spent over two hours there and we felt we were rushing. There is so much to see and take in. I really liked the way that the museum had integrated into the vehicles on display, what the garage of the day would have looked like. This pays homage to the original owners of Gilberts Motor Garage from the early 1900’s until the closing of Gilbert Motors in December 2018. The museum is housed in the original buildings.
Probably a main highlight was being to view the Glen Dix OAM Library. Glen is best known for flamboyantly waving the chequered flag at the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Adelaide 1985-1995 and in Melbourne in 1996. Most of his memorabilia has been passed into the custody of the Motor Museum. We spent ages looking through newspaper clippings. Noted there was a very extensive library of vehicle motor manuals.
Costs are reasonable for a couple of hours of visiting a well curated history of vehicles. Well done to the volunteers and all those that have made Gilberts Motor Museum a reality.
Return? That is definitely on and already in the Bucket list.
翻译:多年来,我们参观过不少汽车博物馆,从很小的到相当大的。吉尔伯特汽车博物馆是规模最大的,和所有汽车博物馆一样,在这里工作/做志愿者的人对汽车、汽车的历史和个性都充满热情。这里有各种各样的车辆——汽车、摩托车、自行车、轮椅、商务车。展览会定期轮换,以引入新物品来替换已经展出一段时间的物品。
我必须说,我们原以为参观吉尔伯特博物馆需要一个小时左右。我们在那里呆了两个多小时,感觉时间很赶。这里有太多东西可以看和吸收。我真的很喜欢博物馆融入展出车辆的方式,就像当时的车库一样。这是对吉尔伯特汽车车库的原主人的致敬,从 20 世纪初到 2018 年 12 月吉尔伯特汽车关闭。博物馆坐落在原来的建筑里。
可能最大的亮点是参观 Glen Dix OAM 图书馆。Glen 最出名的是 1985-1995 年在阿德莱德举行的澳大利亚一级方程式大奖赛和 1996 年在墨尔本举行的澳大利亚一级方程式大奖赛上挥舞方格旗。他的大部分纪念品都已交由汽车博物馆保管。我们花了很长时间翻阅报纸剪报。注意到有一个非常丰富的汽车发动机手册库。
几个小时参观精心策划的汽车历史,费用合理。感谢志愿者和所有让吉尔伯特汽车博物馆成为现实的人。
回来?这绝对是愿望,已经列入了愿望清单。