Classic Cars on a Saturday

On Saturday, April 10th we went to the Murphy Auto Museum in Oxnard.  There are fewer vehicles there than when the museum was at its other, larger, location on the other side of the highway.  The majority of the collection on display consists of vintage Packards from different eras.  There were also a few cars of other makes and models, including a very nice, modern Shelby Mustang GT, (drool, drool).

The Packard touring sedans are still luxurious, even by today's standards and I can imagine how nice it would be to travel in one.  One of the things that consistently impressed me was the use of real wood by the manufacturers when building the interiors of cars.  It just gives the car that special something like no other.

Here are some pictures I took with my phone, (sorry about the low quality images, I forgot to bring a camera).

Keith standing next to a very nice old Packard.  A beautiful car. (look at those running boards)

This Packard looks pretty narrow, but it is an optical illusion of sorts because the back seat area was spacious.  This version was intended to be driven by a chauffeur. 

A very nice old model T.

This one is my personal favorite. A very luxurious passenger area, with lots of wood and several flower vases.  This was also was intended to be driven by a chauffeur.