54 Skylark

I found a 54 Skylark, of all places Pioneer Village in Minden Nebraska. This is the third time I Have been there and never noticed the car before. The place is really run down. It has roof leaks and most of the buildings are lacking maintenance. They have a lot of stuff if you have never been there before. If you are ever going by be sure to stop. (Mud)

Wow!

From reading the info card; the Skylark has been in the museum since 1965 ?

Those cars are in there tightly. And looks like the 54 hasn't been cleaned since 65.

For a little reference, in May 1966 I bought a clean 1960 Buick Invicta for $600 from a dealer. The Austin-Healey 3000 was way out of my range at around $1500. Prior to stopping at the Buick dealership my father had taken me to the Ford dealer in the next town over, in an lower tax rate county and we looked at what he thought was an ideal car for me, a six stick, brown, 1961 Ford wagon at $800.

At the time that Skylark was probably a $300 car. At the time $3,000 could put you into a pretty neat tourist stop.

Today I look at some of the 1940's and 1950's roadside attractions and shudder at the thought of putting the idea before today's local zoning and planning boards. Sure, they will build whole cities below sea level, but tell them you want to put 10 cars and some collectibles in an old building by the road; they'll all gasp for breath and have heart palpitations.

Next thing I know, they will be making me put radial tires on my car.

Bernie

Those cars are in there tightly. And looks like the 54 hasn't been cleaned since 65.

Yes, the stuff in the main building looks the same as it did when I was a kid. It is worth the trip. Mud