I have driven by this place quite a few times. Then my cousin and I went there. Liked it so much, I got the coffee cup. It's one of the best collections of tractors and old trucks that one will ever see. Also the collection is the important part. No new shiny building or fancy displays here. The jewels are what's parked around the place. The passion of the place can be seen in how well maintained and clean these machines are.
Not just tractors and trucks here. An interesting old grader from CalTrans. So how many arms did the operator have here?
Before electricity, streetcars used cables. before cables, they used horses. This is possibly the last remaining physical property of the Woodland Street Railway, one horse-drawn street car. According to the placard, every bit of wood in it had to be replaced.
For the summer, the side windows slide down, the clerestory windows tilt open and there are vents in the back of the benches.
It's remarkable how lightly built this car is. If it's past two tons, that would be a surprise. I actually got to ride a horse-drawn trolley once. They still run at both Disney parks.
Early rack & pinion. Armstrong power of course, but these machines didn't go very fast.They didn't start out standardized. Each manufacturer had their own idea of how to go about things. Like who says a radiator has to face forward? They didn't go fast enough for that to matter. Also the radiator fan is belt driven.
1930s Pierce-Arrow truck. Got Al Capone written all over it.Then there was this 57' GMC pickup made of wood. No metal fasteners and it even had moving parts.
A Corvair pickup. Note the side gate.Dodge fire engine. 50s of course. Note the doors.
Woodland is about ten minutes north on I-5 from Sacramento. Only eight bucks to get in, free parking unlike some places I could name, and some friendly people. Heidrick AG History Center.
I got more pictures but I have to fix them. Lack of flash and half-dead batteries.
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