Farna (hey, why not a name?) The federal money was $500,000 (back when the Transportation Museum was proposed the state had already committed $1-million!) but according to the paper the city has committed $14.8 million, which is a heck of a lot more than the $500,000 federal grant! So I don't think it is the federal money. You say the Civil War is of national historic interest. I would like to see a national poll on this. Heck, a lot of the present generation knows little about WW11, much less the Civil War or cares about them, but transportation is still a big part of present day life, not the Civil War, WW1, WW11, etc. I do agree with you about the possibility of an old K-Mart store or any other old, large store now closed and just sitting would be great possibilities for a AMC/Rambler/Nash museum start, but it seems like our local government wants new, Like the present Kenosha Museum on the waterfront. On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 20:43:40 -0500 farna@xxxxxxx writes: > I'm prety sure it has everything to do with the fact that they can > get federal money because the Civil War is of national historic > interest, Ramblers in general aren't (though TRANSPORTAION should > be!). No battles in/near Kenosha, or even Wisconsin, but quite a few > regiments were from there, with many lost. Go to some of the bigger > battle sites in the south and you'll find memorials put up by many > states. Can't recall the exact names of some of the places now, but > the POW camp in Georgia and a battle site in central Mississippi > along the river come to mind. > > I still say an old K-mart or grocery store building would be the > perfect place! A large indoor parking lot. Have a snack bar, some > meeting rooms, and even some workshops in the rear storage area. An > "independent" or "orphan" makes museum with AMC as the central core > (being the last of both) would make the most financial sense rather > than just AMC, but a Nash/Hudson/Rambler/AMC/Willys/Jeep museum > should be able to hold it's own. Could even toss all of Kaiser in > there (the Jeep link again) to top it off. > > One way to build content fast would be to provide free (or at least > cheap) insured storage for car owners. "Store" your car at the > museum for exhibit, with the only stipulation that you leave it for > peak tourist times and give ample notice of when you're going to > take it out/put it back. I'm sure some owners would take advantage > of such a deal. Just note on the placard what changes were made (if > any) from stock and even modified cars could be displayed, not just > 100% restorations. > > On February 3, 2005 Jay Ciampi wrote: > > > How can you say such a thing?????? LOL > > > > Jay in FL. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Joe Fulton" <jfulton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 12:19 PM > > Subject: Re: AMC/Rambler/Nash Museum > > > > > > > Anybody else smell the pork sizzling? > > > > > > Joe Fulton > > > Salinas, CA > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Jock J Jocewicz" <namdra@xxxxxxxx> > > > To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 9:23 AM > > > Subject: AMC/Rambler/Nash Museum > > > > > > > > >> Some of you may remember when an effort was made with a lot of > work and > > >> donations from members of the various clubs to build a > Transportation > > >> Museum in Kenosha, which, of course, would have been mainly for > the > > >> AMC/Rambler/Nash vehicles. This effort failed but some moneys > were given > > >> to the Kenosha County Historical Society to open their present > building. > > >> This building does have a Rambler gallery but it is far from a > real > > >> AMC/Rambler/Nash museum. > > >> > > >> So I was mildly amused to read in this mornings Kenosha News > that the > > >> cities plan for a Civil War museum is proceeding. They were > given a > > >> $500,000 federal grant and the city has designated $14.8 > million over the > > >> next two years for construction of the museum. The kicker in > all this is > > >> that no Civil War was fought in or near Kenosha!! Wouldn't it > of been > > >> better to build the Transportation Museum?? > > >> > > >> Jock Jocewicz - President/Editor NAMDRA NAMDRA@xxxxxxxx > > >> 8537 Antioch Rd., Salem, WI 53168 (262) 843-4326 > > >> http://www.namdra.org JOIN NAMDRA, the best AMC club > around!!! > > >> > > >> AMO#19, NAMDRA#46, AMCRC#974, AMCWC (Honorary), NHRA#41915, > IHRA#6766 > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > . > > > ============================================================= > Posted by wixList Archiver -- http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist > > > > > > > Jock Jocewicz - President/Editor NAMDRA NAMDRA@xxxxxxxx 8537 Antioch Rd., Salem, WI 53168 (262) 843-4326 http://www.namdra.org JOIN NAMDRA, the best AMC club around!!! AMO#19, NAMDRA#46, AMCRC#974, AMCWC (Honorary), NHRA#41915, IHRA#6766