Elmers Auto & Toy Museum 08/2022

Located about two hours south of Minneapolis/St. Paul is along the river just over the Wisconsin boarder reisides a very large private collection of cars and car toys.  This guy was so car obsessed he even had a Model A as the center piece in his living room!  I learned of them around 2020, but never made the time to get down there.  Sadly the family has decided it is time to downsize.  Basically everything pedal car and up is to be sold at Mecum Auto Auctions in late September 2022.

IMHO it was well worth the drive and the $15 admission to see grounds.  It was especially interesting to talk to some of the volunteers who knew Elmer.  Apparently the apx. 60 acres of junkyard well be kept as it is active business being run by Elmer's children.  

http://www.elmersautoandtoymuseum.com/

https://www.facebook.com/ElmersAutoandToyMuseum

Pewter rendition of the model T assembly line.

I didn't know there was a Dukes of Hazzard game and slot car track! 

MINI HONDA!  

The Firebird/Camero row

International 

Studebaker

SOME of the race cars

'55 Packard

Front wheel drive bike

Pedal powered bull dozer

'72 Suzuki

Studebaker Avante

1935 Auburn

'64 Amphicar

1949 Crosley

'63 Sudebaker Grant turismo Hawk 289ci v8

two wheel drive, three wheeled motor bike; I remember reading about this in Popular Mechanics as a kid.

Studebaker

1902 Oldsmobild 1/2 size replica

Snoopy!

Dale Earnhardt Jr. 

Studebaker Lark, appears to but a chassis swap to some sort of Mopar.

Minneapolis Moline Pedal tractor.

Gibson, that one is new to me.

Alice Chalmers G pedal tractor with a single bottom plow.