Dads get free admission at the California Automobile Museum
Dads get free admission at the California Automobile Museum on Father’s Day
Updated: 9:17 AM PDT Jun 16, 2024
IF YOUR DAD IS A CAR ENTHUSIAST, WE’VE GOT THE EVENT JUST FOR YOU. IT’S CALLED THE FATHER’S DAY. SUNDAY DRIVE, PRESENTED BY THE CALIFORNIA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM. THIS MORNING. WE WELCOME KAREN MCLAUGHLAN. SHE’S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEUM. KAREN. GOOD MORNING. THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR HAVING US. TELL US ABOUT THE EVENT THAT’S HAPPENING TODAY AND HOW DADS CAN TAKE PART. SURE. WELL, EVERY THIRD THURSDAY WE DO WHAT’S CALLED SUNDAY DRIVES FROM 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. WHERE ANYBODY WHO COMES TO THE MUSEUM GETS FREE RIDES IN SOME OF OUR CLASSIC CARS THIS MONTH HAPPENS TO FALL ON FATHER’S DAY, SO IT’S A DOUBLE WHAMMY. FATHERS GET IN FREE FOR FATHER’S DAY, AND WE HAVE THE SUNDAY DRIVE, SO WE’RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT TODAY. THAT IS AMAZING. OKAY, SO NOW YOU HAVE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE BEAUTY THAT YOU BROUGHT WITH YOU. TELL US WHAT’S BEHIND YOU. SURE. THIS IS A 1931 MODEL, A ROADSTER. IT’S ONE OF OUR SUNDAY DRIVE CARS. WE HAVE CONVERTIBLES. WE HAVE CLOSED TOP. WE HAVE EARLY MODELS LIKE THIS ALL THE WAY TO PROBABLY LIKE 70S CARS. SO WHATEVER YOU’RE INTO, WE MAY HAVE JUST WHAT YOU WANT, AND SO DO THE DADS ACTUALLY, OR ANYONE WHO VISITS. DO THEY GET TO DRIVE OR ARE THEY PASSENGERS? THEY’RE PASSENGERS. WE HAVE TO CERTIFY OUR DRIVERS, SUCH AS ROGER, TO DRIVE THESE CARS AND PUT THEM ON OUR INSURANCE. BUT DADS, MOMS, KIDS, ANYBODY IS WELCOME TO COME OUT AND TAKE A RIDE. TELL ME WHY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE MUSEUM DOES. YOU SAID EVERY THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. SO SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS DO PRETTY REGULARLY. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT IT’S IMPORTANT? BECAUSE THESE CARS ARE NOT JUST SHOWPIECES. CARS ARE MEANT TO BE DRIVEN. IT’S ACTUALLY GOOD FOR THEM. SO WE LIKE TO KEEP OUR CARS IN RUNNING ORDER AND WE THOUGHT AS LONG AS WE’RE DRIVING THEM, WHY AREN’T WE GIVING RIDES? SO IT KIND OF WAS BIRTHED OUT OF THAT IDEA. AND WE HAVE PROBABLY ABOUT 10 TO 12 CARS PLUS WE HAVE A FEW OF OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO BRING THEIR OWN CARS TO DRIVE AND GIVE RIDES. YEAH, WE’VE BEEN THERE. MY FAMILY HAS AND IT’S AMAZING. I MEAN, YOU JUST IF YOU LOVE CARS, I MEAN, IT IS REALLY THE PLACE TO BE. YOU GUYS ALSO HAVE A NEW MUSEUM, A NEW EXHIBIT THAT’S OPEN RIGHT NOW, TOO, RIGHT? WE DO. IT’S THE COOL FACTOR, WHICH IS A COLLECTION OF AIR COOLED CARS. SO YOU’LL SEE A LOT OF VW AND PORSCHES AND CITROEN IS A REALLY FUN EXHIBIT. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. GIVE US THE DETAILS. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO GET IN FOR EVERYONE ELSE? THAT’S NOT A DAD. AND GIVE US THOSE TIMES ONCE AGAIN, RIGHT. SO NORMALLY ADULTS ARE $12. YOUTH IS $10, SENIORS $10. I BELIEVE DURING THE SUMMER WE PARTICIPATE IN BLUE STAR MUSEUM. SO ALL MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES GET IN FREE AND OF COURSE TODAY FATHERS GET IN FREE. THAT IS AMAZING. ALL RIGHT, KAREN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. IS ROGER GOING TO CRANK UP THE CAR FOR US? SURE. LET’S CRANK IT UP. ROGER. WELL. YOU KNOW, THESE OLD CARS, THEY’RE PERSNICKETY. THEY’RE FICKLE. OKAY, SO WE MAY NOT MAKE THE DEADLINE. HOPEFULLY, WE’LL BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO THE MUSEUM. EXACTLY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, KAREN, WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS JOINING US THIS MORNING FOR SURE. AND IT IS A FANTASTIC EVENT. WE DO HOPE A LOT OF GUYS CAN TAKE PART. YES. THANKS SO MUCH. ALSO T
Dads get free admission at the California Automobile Museum on Father’s Day
Updated: 9:17 AM PDT Jun 16, 2024
Fathers get in free at the California Automobile Museum on Sunday, June 16, in Sacramento. People can ride in classic cars on Father’s Day as part of the museum’s Sunday Drives program.Learn more in the video above.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
Fathers get in free at the California Automobile Museum on Sunday, June 16, in Sacramento.
People can ride in classic cars on Father’s Day as part of the museum’s Sunday Drives program.
Learn more in the video above.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
