Visitors will find the Northeast Classic Car Museum at 24 Rexford St, Norwich, NY 13815. This facility provides an educational experience in that they collect, interpret, preserve and exhibit all manner of vehicles dealing with transportation's evolution and how the automobile has been part of the American culture.
The museum is a non-profit organization that was chartered by the New York State Department of Education. The museum has private donors and fund raising events to help with the operational costs. Money to keep the museum open also comes from admission and gift shop purchases. Northeast Classic Car Museum first opened in 1997 with one building and only 50 vehicles. Today there are more than 125 vehicles in five buildings that are connected to each other. There are videos, period clothing and other memorabilia in the museum.
Some of the vehicles that are on display or have been on display include: The Stanley Collection, American Beauties, The Fabulous Franklins, The Legends: Auburn, Cord and Duisenberg, The Prestigious Packard's, Cars Made in New York State, Found in Barns Around the State, The Post War Era, Vintage Airplane Engines, Antique Tractors and A Tribute to Bennett-Ireland. Visitors wishing to have a preview of what the museum has can go to their web site and look for the Media Center tab. They have a six minute show on some of the automobiles that are part of the collection.
The Gift Shop allows visitors to order online if they wish. They have books on the Stanley Collection, Cars Made in New York State, George Staley-The Man and His Cars-DVD, and the Collection Scrapbook-CD. Visitors can also purchase museum logo t-shirts, museum logo golf shirts, baseball hats, and a full line of Busted Knuckle merchandise. These items would include tin signs, coffee mugs, baseball caps and t-shirts.
The museum is open every day from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Cost of admission is free to members, adults $9.00, students (6-18) $4.00 and children under six are free. The museum offers special arrangements for Car Clubs or Group Tours in the form of discounted admission prices and extended hours. Guests can request an after- hours private party or corporate meeting.
There are several hotels in the area for guests of the Northeast Classic Car Museum to stay in. They include: Super 8 Norwich, Howard Johnson Hotel and Just Memories Bed and Breakfast.
Binghamton, New York is nearby Norwich, New York and there are many attractions in this area as well. Visitors to the car museum might enjoy seeing the Hanford Mills Museum which is a working saw and grist mill, the Kopernik space Education Center that has a public observatory, Phelps Mansion, Roberson Museum and Science Center, the Bundy Art Museum and the Discovery Center that is an interactive museum for children and their families. Visitors can shop in the Littlest Giant market, fly a plane, or become an air traffic controller. There are also concerts, theaters and sporting events in the city of Binghamton.
