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Gregory D
Don't miss Old Cranks Motorcar Museum!
Old Cranks RV Campground的点评
点评：For a 14th year in a row I've been one among a group of friends participating in an autumn tour of a cluster of auto museums, our Annual Auto Museum Adventure! This year our tour took us through Virginia and West Virginia. Our final stop was with Dr. Tom at the Old Cranks Motorcar Museum in Galax, Virginia. In many ways we saved the best for last.
I had communicated with Tom in advance of our travels to determine an appointment time that worked with his schedule and ours. Tom was responsive throughout that process and was waiting for us when we arrived at 9:30am on October 27th.
In short, Tom was a wonderful host. He is a font of automotive knowledge and eager to share. He was patient and available throughout our entire visit. I marveled at his story of the fairly recent restoration of a Model A Ford, a process through which he invited a cluster of high school age young men to participate in a very hands-on manner. At the end they entered the car to participate in the Hemmings Great Race. Who knows how those young lives might have been guided through that process?
Visitors enter the museum into a large lobby of sorts that is littered with a delightful, eclectic mix of automobilia and local history from across the 20th century. Once we had sufficiently taken in that experience, Tom ushered us to a doorway in a side wall. It was somewhat like that moment in the "Wizard of Oz" when Dorothy throws open the door to the brilliant colors of the entirely new world of Oz. Inside that "museum" room you quickly see that Tom's automotive interests are diverse and expansive. It is the technology behind the 1917 Detroit Electric car, the bizarre yet brilliant drivetrain on his primitive Orient Buckboard, the beauty and lines of his little 1935 Hudson Terraplane that appeal to Tom. Like Jay Leno, Tom gets caught up in the elements and pieces of technology that make the stories of each of these vehicles special. The cars are displayed among a mix of appropriate period-dressed manikins, and additional supportive automobilia that enhance the experience.
We assumed our tour was wrapping up when Tom let us know that he had some more cars in the garage behind the museum. Trust me, he didn't have to invite us twice. It isn't that the cars in the garage were not of museum quality. No, there is a multitude of significant museum worthy cars back there. But they are back there primarily because these are the vehicles that Tom puts on the road with some regularity. For Tom, vintage automobile ownership is about more than looking at beautiful lines, pristine paint and blinding chrome. All of Tom's senses experience his cars. The core of his collection still sees significant road time. And through that road time his cars become our cars. We too get to experience and share in those unique joys. I applaud and appreciate that. Thank you Tom. I'm so glad we came.
I had communicated with Tom in advance of our travels to determine an appointment time that worked with his schedule and ours. Tom was responsive throughout that process and was waiting for us when we arrived at 9:30am on October 27th.
In short, Tom was a wonderful host. He is a font of automotive knowledge and eager to share. He was patient and available throughout our entire visit. I marveled at his story of the fairly recent restoration of a Model A Ford, a process through which he invited a cluster of high school age young men to participate in a very hands-on manner. At the end they entered the car to participate in the Hemmings Great Race. Who knows how those young lives might have been guided through that process?
Visitors enter the museum into a large lobby of sorts that is littered with a delightful, eclectic mix of automobilia and local history from across the 20th century. Once we had sufficiently taken in that experience, Tom ushered us to a doorway in a side wall. It was somewhat like that moment in the "Wizard of Oz" when Dorothy throws open the door to the brilliant colors of the entirely new world of Oz. Inside that "museum" room you quickly see that Tom's automotive interests are diverse and expansive. It is the technology behind the 1917 Detroit Electric car, the bizarre yet brilliant drivetrain on his primitive Orient Buckboard, the beauty and lines of his little 1935 Hudson Terraplane that appeal to Tom. Like Jay Leno, Tom gets caught up in the elements and pieces of technology that make the stories of each of these vehicles special. The cars are displayed among a mix of appropriate period-dressed manikins, and additional supportive automobilia that enhance the experience.
We assumed our tour was wrapping up when Tom let us know that he had some more cars in the garage behind the museum. Trust me, he didn't have to invite us twice. It isn't that the cars in the garage were not of museum quality. No, there is a multitude of significant museum worthy cars back there. But they are back there primarily because these are the vehicles that Tom puts on the road with some regularity. For Tom, vintage automobile ownership is about more than looking at beautiful lines, pristine paint and blinding chrome. All of Tom's senses experience his cars. The core of his collection still sees significant road time. And through that road time his cars become our cars. We too get to experience and share in those unique joys. I applaud and appreciate that. Thank you Tom. I'm so glad we came.
翻译：我连续第 14 年成为一群朋友中的一员，参加了汽车博物馆群的秋季之旅，这是我们的年度汽车博物馆冒险活动！今年我们的旅行带我们穿越了弗吉尼亚州和西弗吉尼亚州。我们的最后一站是与汤姆博士一起参观弗吉尼亚州加拉克斯的老曲柄汽车博物馆。在很多方面，我们把最好的留到最后。
我在旅行前与汤姆进行了沟通，以确定适合他和我们的日程安排的预约时间。汤姆在整个过程中都很积极响应，当我们于 10 月 27 日上午 9:30 到达时，他已经在等我们了。
简而言之，汤姆是一位出色的主人。他是汽车知识的集大成者，并且渴望分享。在我们整个访问过程中，他都很耐心并且随时待命。我对他最近修复一辆 A 型福特汽车的故事感到惊讶，在这个过程中，他邀请了一群高中年龄的年轻人以非常实际的方式参与其中。最后他们进入汽车参加海明斯大赛。谁知道这些年轻的生命是如何被引导度过这个过程的呢？
参观者进入博物馆后，会进入一个宽敞的大厅，里面散落着各种令人愉悦、不拘一格的汽车和 20 世纪当地历史。一旦我们充分吸收了这次经历，汤姆就把我们带到侧壁上的门口。这有点像《绿野仙踪》中的那一刻，多萝西打开了通向全新奥兹国绚丽色彩的大门。在那个“博物馆”房间里，您很快就会发现汤姆对汽车的兴趣多种多样且广泛。吸引汤姆的是 1917 年底特律电动汽车背后的技术、他原始的 Orient Buckboard 上奇特而出色的传动系统、他的 1935 年小型 Hudson Terraplane 的美丽和线条。和杰·雷诺 (Jay Leno) 一样，汤姆也痴迷于让每辆车的故事都变得与众不同的元素和技术。这些汽车展示在一系列合适的时代服装人体模型和额外的支持性汽车中，以增强体验。
当汤姆告诉我们他在博物馆后面的车库里还有更多的汽车时，我们以为我们的旅行已经结束了。相信我，他不必邀请我们两次。这并不是说车库里的汽车不具备博物馆品质。不，那里有许多值得博物馆收藏的重要汽车。但它们回到那里主要是因为这些是汤姆定期上路的车辆。对于汤姆来说，拥有老式汽车不仅仅是欣赏美丽的线条、原始的油漆和炫目的镀铬。汤姆的所有感官都在体验他的汽车。他的收藏的核心仍然经历了相当长的路途时间。在那段路上，他的汽车变成了我们的汽车。我们也可以体验并分享那些独特的快乐。我对此表示赞赏和赞赏。谢谢你汤姆。我很高兴我们来了。
我在旅行前与汤姆进行了沟通，以确定适合他和我们的日程安排的预约时间。汤姆在整个过程中都很积极响应，当我们于 10 月 27 日上午 9:30 到达时，他已经在等我们了。
简而言之，汤姆是一位出色的主人。他是汽车知识的集大成者，并且渴望分享。在我们整个访问过程中，他都很耐心并且随时待命。我对他最近修复一辆 A 型福特汽车的故事感到惊讶，在这个过程中，他邀请了一群高中年龄的年轻人以非常实际的方式参与其中。最后他们进入汽车参加海明斯大赛。谁知道这些年轻的生命是如何被引导度过这个过程的呢？
参观者进入博物馆后，会进入一个宽敞的大厅，里面散落着各种令人愉悦、不拘一格的汽车和 20 世纪当地历史。一旦我们充分吸收了这次经历，汤姆就把我们带到侧壁上的门口。这有点像《绿野仙踪》中的那一刻，多萝西打开了通向全新奥兹国绚丽色彩的大门。在那个“博物馆”房间里，您很快就会发现汤姆对汽车的兴趣多种多样且广泛。吸引汤姆的是 1917 年底特律电动汽车背后的技术、他原始的 Orient Buckboard 上奇特而出色的传动系统、他的 1935 年小型 Hudson Terraplane 的美丽和线条。和杰·雷诺 (Jay Leno) 一样，汤姆也痴迷于让每辆车的故事都变得与众不同的元素和技术。这些汽车展示在一系列合适的时代服装人体模型和额外的支持性汽车中，以增强体验。
当汤姆告诉我们他在博物馆后面的车库里还有更多的汽车时，我们以为我们的旅行已经结束了。相信我，他不必邀请我们两次。这并不是说车库里的汽车不具备博物馆品质。不，那里有许多值得博物馆收藏的重要汽车。但它们回到那里主要是因为这些是汤姆定期上路的车辆。对于汤姆来说，拥有老式汽车不仅仅是欣赏美丽的线条、原始的油漆和炫目的镀铬。汤姆的所有感官都在体验他的汽车。他的收藏的核心仍然经历了相当长的路途时间。在那段路上，他的汽车变成了我们的汽车。我们也可以体验并分享那些独特的快乐。我对此表示赞赏和赞赏。谢谢你汤姆。我很高兴我们来了。
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