Stories Published in Highline Autos

Henry Ford Museum: Always Moving Ahead

Highline Autos, November 2013

Nov. 22, 1963. Dallas, Texas: Fifty-three years ago, the Earth stood still as a fanatical sharpshooter, perched inside a sixth-floor warehouse window, murdered a young president who represented the hopes of a new generation of Americans. The Henry Ford Museum® in Dearborn, Michigan displays the Lincoln Continental in which he was assassinated. In addition, the museum showcases tens of thousands of Americana artifacts, such as the bus on which Montgomery, Alabama’s Rosa Parks stayed seated and stood tall; technological innovation (Henry Ford’s history-shifting racecar); and social and political revolution, including one of the few hand-written copies of the Declaration of Independence. Motor on inside this great hall and see why you’re so proud to be an American.

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Hotel Del Coronado

Highline Autos, August 2014

One local paper enthused, in 1888, of the new Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego: “The story of Aladdin and his wonderful palace, built in a single night, comes closer to being realized into actual fact upon this Coronado beach than possibly any other place on earth known to man.” A magic lamp for so long and to so many, the 679-room Hotel Del — the second largest wooden structure in the United States and a Queen-Anne-style Victorian masterpiece — has welcomed L. Frank Baum, Wizard of Oz author, Charles Lindbergh, Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, Mae West, Clark Gable, Judy Garland and Bogie and Bacall, among others. And, in 1958, Billy Wilder chose the Del to film what some consider the greatest comedy movie ever: Some Like it Hot with Tony Curtis, Jack Lemon and Marilyn Monroe. Memories are made at the Del for sure, but so many are here waiting when you arrive.

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Philly Fantastic: Simeone Museum

Highline Autos, April 2014

Next time you’re in the City of Brotherly Love, before you altruistically cruise over to Pat’s Steaks, ascend Rocky’s favorite art museum steps and grab a hot pretzel on a cold street corner, stop in at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. One of the world’s great collections of racing sports cars has been meticulously assembled during 50 years of collecting by Philadelphia neurosurgeon, Dr. Frederick Simeone. The eponymous museum contains approximately 65 of the rarest and most significant race cars, 1909 to the mid ‘70s, including a 1912 National Speed Car powered by a 7-litre engine which, in a similar car, powered the only stock car model to win the Indianapolis 500, in 1912.

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The Best Batcave West of Gotham

Highline Autos, March 2013

Valley of the Sun resident Charles Keller, multiply masked as the Caped Crusader, wealthy Bruce Wayne, and indefatigably loyal family butler A.L.F.R.E.D. — Ambassador & Liaison for Research, Education & Development — maintains a super-equipped Batcave and fires up the turbines of the Batmobile to entertain children with lifelong or life-threatening illnesses. Together with his family and loyal cave cohorts, Keller offers them, their families and friends the superhero experience of Batman and his unBatlievable underground lair, beneath stately Wayne Manor secretly south of Gotham City. What’s next at the Batcave? Stay roosted and tuned in: “Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel!” Want to hang out? Write [email protected].

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Harley-Davidson Museum: Hogs Gone Wild

Highline Autos, October 2012

The Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wis., is owned by the 110-year-old company — and it’s a two-wheel thrill ride into hogs and history. The 130,000-square-foot museum complex is just a mile from the Santiago Calatrava-designed Milwaukee Art Museum. More than 500 vehicles and thousands of artifacts comprise the motorcycle museum’s collection, including Harley-Davidson Serial Number One — the oldest known Harley in the world, with a clearly stamped “number one.” “This isn’t just a piece of Harley-Davidson history; it’s American history, too,” says Bill Davidson, vice president of the museum and the great-grandson of co-founder William Davidson. Jump on, stop in.

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