I feel the need to preface this post by stating that I am not a motorcycle fan. Not even a little bit. There's was even this one time where I had a level 10 freak out over driving a Vespa scooter through a Caribbean Island. It's a good story, it ends like this: I did not drive the pink scooter, my little sister did and I rode on the back of a friend's scooter because I at least knew he had a motorcycle license (not that that mattered in the Dutch Antilles...) and I'M ALL ABOUT SAFETY FIRST. Also, the man I would marry was there too and saw the whole thing, but what better thing than to end up with someone who knows all your stories.
Anywho...
The other weekend I was in a museum-y mood, per usual, and came across the
Barber Motorsports Museum, the reviews were fantastic and since I'd absolutely enjoyed the BMW Museum in Munich last fall I had a hunch this would be fun too. I threw it out there to see if Josh was interested and he was all for it!
I'm such a lucky girl to have a guy who is spontaneous and who loves museums too!
From the minute we walked in we were impressed by the sheer size of this place! It's a privately owned museum and the collection of vintage bikes and race cars is over 700. There is also a lower level that is only opened once per year that is a working shop where the restoration process takes place.
Josh offered to add this one to my birthday list, but I don't think it would be able to hold all of my Trader Joe's groceries.
This is one of Steve McQueen's own bikes! They had a full display of military bikes and notes about the history of the companies that made them for specific needs and different parts of the military.
This was one my favorites, a 1957 Aermacchi Chimera 175 (I totally just googled this because I had no idea and I'd hate for my blog to lead you astray). The color scheme was just too pretty! And the design with the lovely curves and cream colored leather, sigh...
If you're in the area, be sure to stop by, you might just walk out a fan of fast things on wheels!
Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. Tickets are $15 per person with an option to add on a docent guided tour that includes the lower level. The park also includes a race track and we were able to watch the preliminary runs from the 4th floor, I'd love to go back to watch a race!
