Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard

Vacations -

Maine

- Bar Harbor

Seal Cove Auto Museum

During our 2011 visit to Maine, we went to the Seal Cove Automobile Museum.  They have a very enlightened attitude, allowing photography inside the museum.  Here is a selection of pictures of a few of the hundred or so cars here.  Richard Paine was an avid enthusiast and collector of cars, and the museum houses the core of a remarkable collection bequeathed on his death.  The emphasis of the collection is the "Brass Era" from around 1895 to 1917.  Their website includes complete listings of the cars and motorcycles that are on display, with several fairly small photographs.  To the left is a selection of the bicycles that are on display. 
1924 Mercer
1912 Maxwell
1910 Stoddard-Dayton
1904 Cadillac
1912 Alco
Two general views of the collection
1913 Peugeot
1909 Corbin
1902 Pope-Hartford
Click on any image to see a larger version and a picture of the identifying plaque for the car.  Many of the cars are fully restored, including those shown here, but there are a number still in the condition in which they were found. 
Most of the vehicles here are American, but this Peugeot is the most valuable car in the collection. 
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