by the way
Cruising down HigHway 1 ,
make a pit stop in the
town of Elkhorn to find more than 100 of the world’s
oldest, quirkiest and coolest cars. The Manitoba
Antique Automobile Museum was the brainchild of
Isaac Clarkson, local resident, farmer and passionate
auto restorer. The idea was simple—preserve a part
of Manitoba’s legacy that would otherwise end up on
the scrap heap of history. Since 1967, the museum has
displayed antique vehicles that say as much about the
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region as they do about engines. Take, for example,
the museum’s oldest car, a 1909 Hupmobile. In the
1920s, original owner and municipal councillor
Matthew Black could be heard coming a mile away,
as the roadster rambled down dusty rural roads. The
museum also houses antique farm equipment used for
generations on local family farms, as well as a vintage
fire truck. If that doesn’t get your motor running, we
don’t know what will! —Kellie Davenport
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