Saturday, February 20, 2016

Transitions in Transportation: a Visit to the LeMay - America's Car Museum

Our overarching concept this year is transition. 
As we experience the history and transitions of America, 
we see that modes of transportation also have gone through some major transitions. 

And right down the highway from us 
is an incredible museum that showcases one such transition:

"It looks like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!" 
"I wish it could fly!"
"My turn to drive!" 

The boy with wings was wearing a green shirt that day and matched the green screen behind us. 

There's his green shirt!
And there's the barracuda that is just like my older brother's favorite Matchbox car growing up. 

A walk down memory lane...
...and the gas pump read 18¢ per gallon!

This 1905 Kiblinger looked like a horseless carriage, hence the name.

We learned how the crank on a Model T worked. 
It would've made us cranky on a cold, rainy morning!

Cool hood ornaments, headlights and grills

Fast race cars

A solar powered car of the future

And then it was our turn to make our own cars
and race them!
The docents said our designs were unique and amazing. 
Go Seabury!












Watch out world, here come the future car designers and drivers!


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