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Tour of the Automobile Collection at the Heritage Plantation

Bob meets with Bob Rogers of the Heritage Plantation, situated in Sandwich, Massachusetts. They discuss the post and beam Shaker Round Barn that houses the Josiah K. Lilly, III automobile collection. The architechtural design of the barn allows the visitor to view the beauty and historical craftsmanship of the exhibits from many vantage points.
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Tour of the Automobile Collection at the Heritage Plantation

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" Bob Rogers as the curator here at the heritage plantation has graciously allowed me to drive this 62 -- banks bot. Now when was the plantation developed. They're 1960s. That was -- about it -- K Lily of the curve at the son and of the Eli Lilly pharmaceutical company. The memory of his father. What a contrast when you get into -- lie down. The technology here is what maybe 6070 years this is 1962. And what years this."

" This is not a -- nine point steamer. -- steam engine. Of the technology really come on when it is. When it first developing an automobile under early nineteen hundreds they weren't quite sure what direction ago there's been electric or gas. This is also the first official presidential automobile -- is that right when president that was an office that was this car it's the personal space provide. Taxpayers' money and Randy didn't have to worry too much about security in those days there's no I'm glass threatening around it. It could have been a difference -- to understand initial period security. There engine porcelanosa. Drivers columns."

" Each story now here's a look at the post and beam barn but let's look at the cars first -- Yellow and green this is probably the most outrageous machine in this collection isn't -- The rather striking primrose on -- according greener the original colors that were purchased by Gary Cooper what kind of cars that there. That's an -- compared to do as a bird act to doozy. -- that over the original last question how can from the to do you react magnificent now talk about many auto authorities to view them. Finest made no American model real ever produced in but -- how is it powered. Or other simple. Straight eight cylinder engine can you show us into the hood surely."

" The amazing thing -- that it could produce 265. Horsepower that could deny the miles an hour in second gear ninety miles in second year and a 120 nuclear. Look at that."

" Now this has been restored right -- ahead Q what would've cost when it was brand new item. Rabbit that's a fourth time 14000 dollars Matthew Perry in 1930 dollars only a movie star would have been able to move forward it's. Finisher news recognize Israel's very prestigious airport's top width of one of only eight it was -- While that is a limited production now we're standing next to a very unusual roadster here this black one what is it. This is the 1932 Auburn boat tailed spinster and you can see where it picks -- its name by the configuration here on the -- automobile looks very much likable loser trumped in the -- can store luggage your that's the only store it was a small. Storage door on the other side -- apartment that we see there was actually put it convertible top. So it's really at two person car that's correct now how many cars total do you have in the collection here that 37 altogether. The vacuum molding the third respect cooking -- 1964. He -- day. Automobile show up in smoke your ranch my Palm Springs, California. The anti terrorism people dressed than period. -- of the time. Rather it got excited we did that this is exciting and a with this is this the court. And it's 1937 not -- court but cord -- yes. Ever -- cord. Had the Auburn border company in this of one of -- pre trials of some truly remarkable -- Very advanced technology from 1937. Was one of the personal being closed head lamps when the first would tear drops filed fenders. One of the -- one -- and the -- opens the -- rose colored cars of today to rather than on the side like right now -- now is it true that Dick Tracy had some connection with this yes. I don't know -- understand that this is the kind of inspired the victories compare with -- with the victories boom for the movie recently yet."

" Now let's look over here. Now this is a hood ornament that everybody in America recognizes the royals Royce right -- minister -- Spirit and ecstasy. That sterling -- Really use. And this is in 1922 roles is there anything unusual about us rather remarkable -- amusement and pentagon argues we come Massachusetts. The Rolls Royce company had a plan and Springfield 1921 tonight entered that's a piece of trivia and -- Why do they full well unfortunately there sales here in America we're an off again and it good apparently. People who can afford Rolls Royce at a time preferred status and an important having an imported sure. Let's talk for a minute about the the structure of the round -- here it looks like. Yellow pine is it -- the -- this rather remarkable voting as a replica of a check around aren't. Rosenberg they've built up and Hancock Massachusetts after 91826. This is. Interest -- yellow pine -- mean configuration how tall assistant central support these central support -- 38 feet from Florence for the of the political. Then it's topped 112 -- Top and then of course we got all of the rafters that radiate all the way around it and one of the of the beauties of this whole type of construction is that you -- create these large opens bands. With the posts. Going to you know opted to the exterior of the circle but here you've also combined concrete -- Yes to meet the demands -- public buildings there aren't Americans on the room on steel beams and concrete. And also to mister requirements to support -- include new collection comments to whom exactly. The heritage plantation here in sandwich master you open year round. No question it'll operational and from listening in Maine and told -- nineteenth artful terrific thanks for sharing the collection but. -- this in my place. --"

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