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Here are two exhibits that are coming up at the AACA Museum at Hershey:

The Antique Motorcycle Club of America (AMCA) is pleased to announce its new partnership with the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Museum. To celebrate this alliance, we are proud to reveal the sneak preview opening of MOTORCYCLES 1884 – 1973, starting on Sunday, June 8, 2008
 
The antique motorcycle exhibits will be located within the Antique Auto Museum at Hershey.  Initially 30- 40 rare motorcycles will be on exhibit.  The majority of the bikes and artifacts will be displayed in the new AMCA Gallery.  However, don’t miss the chance to see period correct motorcycles intermingled with over 100 historic automobiles in the time line exhibit that spans eight decades.
 
Other museum highlights include:
•The largest collection of historic buses under one roof in the country
•Recreated turn of the century machine shop and 1940’s gas station
•The Lakeland bus from the movie Forrest Gump
•1950’s Drive-In theater scene (new for 2008)
•Cars from the 1930’s – 1950’s used in the movie The Good Shepherd
•Changing special exhibits… for summer 2008 - The Rise and Fall of the Tail Fin in American Automotive Design
•Interactive photo area with cars you can sit in and motorcycles that you can pose on

Fins Fun this weekend at The Antique Auto Museum at Hershey, May 10th & 11, 2008
 
Fins have been spotted in Hershey at the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum (AACA) – Tailfins that is!   The Museum is getting ready to open its newest exhibit The Rise and Fall of the Tailfin in American Automotive Design on Saturday, May 10th.
 
The Museum will be hosting a “Cruise In and Come In” Event on Saturday from 10 AM – 3 PM with a focus on the 50’s.   Visitors are encouraged to dress in 50’s attire, there will be a DJ playing 50’s music, a food vendor with 50’s style foods, 50/50 Raffle and much more!   “Cruise In” to the Museum in your antique, classic or hot rod vehicle then “Come In” to the Museum to see the opening of the FINS exhibit.

I'm going to the opening of the Fins exhibit this Friday. Should be fun. For more info, click here.