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Travel in the Past
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Snook's Dream Cars, owned by Bill Snook and
his son Jeff, features a recreated 1940s era
Texaco gas station, a showroom of extensive
automobile memorabilia and a car collection
presented within period scenes ranging from
a 1930s general store to a racetrack from
the 1960s.
"We like to consider this a living museum,"
says Jeff, "since all the cars on display
are in working condition. My father and I
drive one or another of them around town on
a regular basis."
The car collection, which features models
from the 1930s to the 1960s, includes
coupes, convertibles, sedans, roadsters and
racecars, made by Cadillac, Ford, Chevrolet,
Buick, Pontiac, Packard, Kaiser, Willys,
Jaguar, Triumph, MG and Lotus. The facility
also houses a complete four-bay shop for
maintaining collector cars, a warehouse for
collector car storage and an area for
banquets or special events!
The Snooks' love for cars began when they
restored a 1929 Model A Ford in 1963 that
Jeff then drove when he turned 16; they have
been collecting cars and automotive
memorabilia ever since. Their memorabilia
collection includes model cars, toy cars,
die- cast banks, signs, advertising items,
oil cans, period auto accessories,
coin-operated machines and games, pedal
cars, a kiddie ride, and much more.
Automobile history comes alive in Snook’s
Dream Cars Automobile Museum fittingly
located adjacent to one of America’s first
cross- country highways, U.S. Route 6, in
Bowling Green, Ohio. Your journey in the
past lane begins as you step into an
authentically recreated 40s- era Texaco
filling station, featuring an extensive
collection of “automobilia” -- everything
from hood ornaments and window cranks to
seat covers, bug remover and backseat
touring games.
You will continue past an operational,
four-bay mechanics’ area where vintage
vehicles are repaired, and into a working
museum of coin-operated amusements, ranging
from pinball and slot machines to a Model-T
Kiddie Ride. You won’t want to miss the
antique pedal cars, Texaco Promotional
gimmicks or the classic collection of
automobile decanters, some still holding
their original Jim Beam brew.
When you’ve had your fill of these “time
machines,” wheel into a spectacular showroom
of dream cars from the ‘30s, ‘40s, ‘50s, and
‘60s. The Snook’s eclectic collection
reflects the elegance of years past.
Displayed in authentic settings, their
vintage vehicles will take you back to a
1930s general store, a 1940s stroll through
downtown Bowling Green, a 1950s diner, and a
1960s Sebring raceway pit lane. |
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