Cars, cars, cars!

Last weekend, I went to the Hagley car show at Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware. In general, I am not a big car person but I love old things. This year was the 17th annual car show, featuring pick up trucks! How fantastic. Here's a little history off the Hagley website:

"Legend has it that the inspiration for the pickup truck came from Down Under when an Australian farmer wrote to the head of Ford Australia in 1932 asking them to create a vehicle that could "take her family to church on Sunday and the pigs to market on Monday." Though that request did lead to the design of a utility vehicle with an enclosed cab and a utility bed, the reality is that earliest vehicles resembling today’s pickup trucks were produced for the military during World War I and that both Chevy and Dodge were producing pickup trucks for the public by 1918. This year’s feature section of the show field will include examples of these earliest American pickup trucks." 

In addition to pickup trucks, there were over 600 cars on display, a jukebox display inside and fun music from the mid-twentieth century. A feast for the eyes (and ears)!

We also met  Tow Mater (from Disney's Cars):

Beyond the show itself, Hagley is a beautiful place to see! Situated along the banks of the Brandywine River, it is the site of the gunpowder mills founded by E. I du Pont in 1802. 

Check out this intro video on youtube.

Here are a few photographs of the rest of the property that I took a few days ago. I know it will be gorgeous in the fall!

 They have a craft show coming in October. I'll be there!