On Day 3 we went to the prime reason for the trip. We went to Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum.
Yes those are our bikes right up front. Driving into a hurricane that was down graded to a tropical storm on a weekday, does have an effect on the number of visitors.
I guess the first question I should ask is why did we make this trip. Well Barber has over a 1,000 motorcycles on display at any one time that cover the history of motorcycles. They have on display examples, read as reproductions, of some of the first examples of motorcycles.
The inside of the museum is massive and expansive taking up 5 visitable floors.
Now to say there are a lot of unique and interesting motorcycles would be an understatement. They had motorcycles from the 20’s through modern day. Here are a few of the many motorcycles that I thought were interesting , but it would be impossible to show everything.
What surprised me was that the museum had other exabits besides motorcycles. I did not know until we were walking around that they have one of the largest private Lotus Racing collection on display.
They also have motor boat engines on display as well as ship models.
We ended up spending the entire day at the museum. Their was just so much to see. Unfortunately, they did not have anywhere to get something to eat. This was a big oversight in my opinion. They do have snack area but most of the vending machines were not working.
But overall this was well worth the trip and a must visit for anyone who is interested in the history of motorcycles.