The post title is about the museum, not that I am 3 weeks (or more) late in writing about it. I promise, I am trying to catch up.
When we left Palo Duro Canyon, we stopped in Amarillo at Jack Sismore’s RV Museum. It is free (one of my favorite prices). We drove by and it looked a little tight to get Waldo towing the Jeep in, so we disconnected at Walmart and drove back. I have to say, it was definitely worth the hassle of disconnecting!
We asked the lady at the front desk where the museum was and she happily pointed us to the back door – no really, the museum is in a building out back. We were instructed to stay between the red painted lines and take our time and enjoy ourselves.
Jack Sisemore owned a Chevron station…
He started renting motorhomes, barely a year later, he had 6 rentals and started Jack Sisemore Traveland.
The oldest “RV” is a 1921 Ford Lamsteed Kampkar…
He started collecting and restoring unusual vintage RVs over 25 years ago and has quite the collection. See for yourself…
One of the neatest RVs he has is the 1948 Flxible which was used in the Robin Williams movie RV…
He also has the very first Itasca ever built, serial number 1…
And the world’s oldest Airsteam, a 1935 Torpedo…
Not his only Airstream…
He bought this 1953 Fleetwood from an 84 year old lady who had decided it was time to quit life on the road…
Also pretty neat is the 1976 FMC coach which was owned by Max Factor Jr (1904-1996)…
Other cool RVs…
To complete the throw-back feeling there is an old A&W drive up restaurant…
And other vintage items, like this cigarette vending machine. When’s the last time you saw one of these?
Not only are the RVs lovingly restored, but there is a ton of period material to make the experience more real…
Overall, I am glad we stopped in. It really was neat to see these old RVs and to think of how far we’ve come in the world of RV living.
If you are ever in Amarillo, I highly recommend stopping in!
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