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The Gilmore Car Museum... August 2025

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John Merritt
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Every visit to an event at the Gilmore Car Museum always leads me to spend time in all of the partner museums that comprise the campus. Each one houses some amazing cars in various displays.

Here's a couple of those...

Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum

1937 LaSalle S37 50 Cnv Sd 2
1937 LaSalle S37 50 Cnv Sd 1
1937 LaSalle S37 50 Cnv Sd 3

Classic Car Club of America Museum

1926 Wills St Cl T 6 Phaeton 1
1926 Wills St Cl T 6 Phaeton 2
1926 Wills St Cl T 6 Phaeton 3
1926 Wills St Cl T 6 Roadster 1
1926 Wills St Cl T 6 Roadster 2

H.H. Franklin Club Museum

1931 Franklin Pirate Sdn Pro 1
1931 Franklin Pirate Sdn Pro 2
1931 Franklin Pirate Sdn Pro 3

Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum

1936 Lincoln Z Coupe Sedan 1
1936 Lincoln Z Coupe Sedan 2
1936 Lincoln Z Coupe Sedan 3
1936 Lincoln Z Coupe Sedan 4

Pierce-Arrow Museum

1932 Pierce Arrw M 54 Cnv Sdn 1
1932 Pierce Arrw M 54 Cnv Sdn 3
1932 Pierce Arrw M 54 Cnv Sdn 2

John Merritt
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Wow...such elegant styling back in the 30s.  Thanks John!



   
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These are spectacular automobiles. John, thanks for sharing your Gilmore Car Museum experience with us!


John Bono
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Fascinating cars; ALL! Thanks for such great coverage of them for us John!



   
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@sizedoesmatter +1.



   
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David Green
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Thank you John. Great images of a wonderful selection.



   
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Geoff Jowett
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spectacular automobiles, and the colors! What about the deep blue and cream Franklin? It was only a few days ago we were lamenting how unimaginative todays car colors are. I'd never heard of Wills Sainte Claire, here's just a brief copy and paste from Wikipedia:

Wills Sainte Claire was an American automobile brand manufactured by C. H. Wills and Company, in Marysville, Michigan, from 1921 to 1927. Childe Harold Wills, the company founder, was a perfectionist and his automobile company focused on very high quality cars. Of the approximately 80 Wills Sainte Claire cars believed to exist (of approximately 12,000 manufactured), eleven are on display, plus several unrestored Wills Sainte Claire cars stored awaiting restoration.



   
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