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Did you know that our state also has an Automotive Museum?
Brhett is in Hartford this morning with a glimpse of the Wisconsin Automotive Museum that’s been around for 35 years.
HARTFORD, Wis. - From Harley-Davidson Museum to the Milwaukee Art Museum, we’re lucky to have some great museums in our area. But did you know that our state also has an Automotive Museum?
Brhett is in Hartford this morning with a glimpse of the Wisconsin Automotive Museum that’s been around for 35 years.
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The Kissel Motor Car Company was an American car and truck manufacturing company founded in 1906 in Hartford, Wisconsin
Brhett is in Hartford this morning at a museum that has 25 of them on display.
About Wisconsin Automotive Museum (website)
History comes alive at the Wisconsin Automotive Museum. Showcasing transportation history, the museum is Wisconsin’s largest auto museum, featuring an ever-changing display of classic and vintage autos and artifacts plus the largest assembled group of Hartford-built Kissel luxury automobiles.
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If you like old cars you’re going to love the Wisconsin Auto Museum
Brhett is in Hartford with some cars that were originally built in Kenosha and date back to the early 1900’s.
The museum’s art deco interior sets off 115+ vehicles on exhibit, including: Pontiacs, Studebakers, Chevrolets, Kaisers, Fords, and other cars from around the world. The collection is rounded out by displays of automotive artifacts such as gas pumps, signs, license plates, oil cans and other petroliana. An assortment of outboard engines built in Hartford from 1930s – 1990s are also on display.
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Wisconsin's largest auto museum is located in Hartford
Brhett is at the Wisconsin Auto museum at this must stop for history buffs and car aficionados.
The high caliber Kissel automobiles were manufactured in Hartford 1906 – 1931, making Kissel the second longest car manufacturer in Wisconsin. Of the 27,000 produced fewer than 150 are known to exist today, with 27 currently exhibited at the museum. The most famous Kissel model was the two passenger Speedster, nicknamed the "Gold Bug." Gold Bug owners included celebrities of the day such as Amelia Earhart, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Greta Garbo, and Fatty Arbuckle. A wide selection of models including 4 passenger, coupes, touring cars, fire engines and trucks are part of the collection.
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From the National Bobblehead Hall Of Fame and Museum to the Mitchell Gallery Of Flight, we’re lucky to have some unique museums in our area
Brhett is in Hartford this morning learning more about the Hall Of Fame inside Wisconsin’s Automotive Museum.
The Nash Car Club of America has space within the museum dedicated to the Wisconsin based vehicles and related memorabilia. Nash began in Kenosha, Wisconsin when the Thomas B. Jeffery Company was purchased by Charles Nash in 1916.
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After World War II in the mid 1940’s, short track car racing became very popular in Southeastern Wisconsin
Brhett in is Hartford at the Wisconsin Auto Museum where it’s displayed for race fans of all ages to enjoy and relive.