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Why build an automotive museum? Because one way or another, our lives are touched by the automobile. We remember our parents’ cars, the ones we traveled in with family, the ones we borrowed for our first car date, the first ones we bought. The fast cars, the junkers, the modified ones and the ones we rebuilt—all of them are tied to us in memory. We even dream of cars.
William E. Backer, former owner of Backer Potato Chip Company in Fulton, Missouri, looked back in time and found that a vintage automobile was a thing of fascination. His memories were of old country roads and two lane highways. Bill Backer was an engineer and a builder who loved to tinker. Having built a successful potato chip company, he looked back at the cars that were part of his childhood. Shortly after, he owned a Canadian 1924 Dodge Touring. Dark blue with black fenders and a cloth top. Bill drove his family around the back country roads of Callaway County, Missouri and felt himself touching fading memories.
Not long after he collected the Dodge, Bill had a 1909 Ford Model T. Soon after that, a 1930 Model A. Then a 1929 Cord, a 1931 Rolls Royce Phantom II, a 1957 Chevy Bel Air, and so on. By the mid 1990’s, the number of classic autos in the collection neared 100. Bill found a home for many of his classic cars in an old retail building in Fulton. The Auto World Museum Foundation was formed and a classic car museum was opened to the public. Ten years later, in 2006, the automobile museum was moved to its current home at 200 Peacock Drive in Fulton. It is a building dedicated to the history of vintage and modern automobiles as well as the history of Callaway County and Fulton, Missouri.
After his passing in 2008, his daughter, Vicki McDaniel, assumed leadership of the museum and the collection of cars. Since then, the collection of vintage autos has changed a little. However, her primary passion is for the presentation of antique cars and modern ones in a place that everyone can visit.
The presentation of cars and staging of the museum is the vision of Tom K. Jones, Artistic Director of TKJ Designs in Fulton, Missouri. His concept for the museum was a movement through time and a portrayal of the history of Callaway County, Missouri. Auto World Museum is a stage—a movement through history. Its deep black curtains, scenes from back when, panels of advertising and memorabilia will take you through a history of motion in time. At first, you will visit a period not that long ago, although some say 100 years is a long time. As you move in a clockwise direction through the museum, you will find enticing displays. The simplicity of family drives in the convertible. The decadence of Hollywood and its fancy cars. The sights and sounds of the drive-in as you watched from the comfort of your Studebaker or Corvair. You will ponder when gas prices were really, really low. Finally, you will find yourself nearing the future, with displays of alternative fuel vehicles.
Auto World Museum will spark your curiosity. We hope that you will find that our collection of vintage and modern automobiles fascinates you the way that it did Bill Backer. We hope you will continue the journey with us as we add to the collection over time. We would like to thank William Harrison for his dedication to the research on the autos in the museum.
during the 2018 ELMS European Le Mans Series, 4 Hours of Portugal from October 26 to 28 at Portimao - Photo Jean Michel Le Meur / DPPI
No 12. līdz 14.aprīlim, Ķīpsalā Nacionālo bruņoto spēku Sauszemes spēku Mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes un NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes Latvijā kaujas grupas karavīri un militārā tehnika piedalās starptautiskajā autoindustrijas izstādē “Auto 2019”.
Izstādē “Auto 2019” ir apskatāma Sauszemes spēku Mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes kaujas izlūkošanas kāpurķēžu bruņutehnika CVR(T) un nesen iegādātie taktiskie transportlīdzekļi “Polaris MRZR-2” un “Sportsman MV850”.
Izstādes apmeklētājiem ir iespēja aplūkot NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes Latvijā kaujas grupas militāro tehniku – bruņutransportieri “Coyote” un “LAV 6” un tā modifikāciju, kas paredzēts medicīniskajam nodrošinājumam, pilnpiedziņas smago automašīnu “Tatra-815 8x8” un tanku “PT-91”.
Klātesošajiem ir iespēja uzzināt vairāk par dienesta iespējām Sauszemes spēku Mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 3. kājnieku bataljonā, kas tiek veidots no zemessargiem, kā arī pieteikties dienestam.
Daudznacionālo kaujas grupu Latvijā vada Kanāda, un to veido aptuveni 1400 karavīru no Albānijas, Čehijas, Itālijas, Kanādas, Melnkalnes, Polijas, Slovākijas, Slovēnijas un Spānijas, kas rotācijas kārtībā pilda dienesta pienākumus Latvijā, piedaloties mācībās kopā ar Nacionālajiem bruņotajiem spēkiem, tādējādi uzlabojot savietojamību ar reģionālajiem sabiedrotajiem, lai spētu reaģēt uz drošības vides izaicinājumiem.
NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes kaujas grupu izveides un izvietošanas mērķis ir veicināt NATO īstenoto atturēšanu un stiprināt alianses aizsardzību, demonstrējot alianses solidaritāti un apņēmību aizstāvēt aliansi pret jebkāda veida agresijas izpausmēm. Svinīgā NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes Latvijā kaujas grupas sagaidīšanas ceremonija notika 2017. gada 19. jūnijā Ādažu bāzē.
Foto: Gatis Dieziņš (Aizsardzības ministrija)
Because of … Passions
Last trip to Tokyo was really amazing, 6 days of stay filled with passions and friendships, imagery and life. Because of the love of Moleskine, I met again 2 Japanese friends whom I met 4 years ago and had some interesting intellectual discussions. Because of Traveler's Notebook's aesthetic, I explored the area of Nezu and found inspirations. Because of Mijonju's love of all things camera, I met auto half legend Ryu Itsuki san and his friend Nakamura san and explored the area of Isumi city. Because of my dream job at city'super, I got chances to roam in realms perhaps only a few can do.
A life without passions is a life not worth living for. So where is your passion? Don't be a shadow , don't be a machine, stay hungry, stay foolish.
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El mundo te ahoga y te sofoca dejandote totalmente ciego y sin habla alguna, deja de mirar hacia atras donde las grietas de tu vida se reflejan en tu rosto, tan solo cierra los ojos y dejate llevar por el calor del sol que golpea tu cara curando las heridas del pasado y nunca dejes de ver quien realmente eres frente al espejo de tu corazon......bY: UnDeR NiCoXxX
From The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley Doble Steam Motors Corporation photograph collection
From The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley Doble Steam Motors Corporation photograph collection