Derek McAllister Photography

Sunday, January 5, 2025

11/17/2024 - Northeast Classic Car Museum, Some of The Rest

This will be my final post. As I said with the first post, I'm not posting all that I edited just my favorites. I did the other posts because it is difficult to pick as I was able to capture a lot of really cool pictures of cars with character. If you were to go to the museum, you would see the progression through the years. All cars started out looking like what they were, carriages without a horse. The next phase was that they all looked similar with long noses and huge circular headlights that my camera kept confusing as eyes. After that, they continued to look similar but much more smoothed out with sweeping curves and headlights integrated into the body of the car. Personality started to show in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Sure, each manufacturer had cars that looked similar to the competition but they were different enough that you could tell what brand and model it was with a quick glance. This continued until the 1990s where cars all became very bland and similar because of the focus on aerodynamics.

Parking Location: Northeast Classic Car Museum
Site Notes: Fully accessible with very wide aisles between the cars. Some areas are a little dimly lit so use caution if walking.

Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f4 S

Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f4 S
Note: Probably my favorite classic car though I would prefer it in black...

Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f4 S

11/17/2024 - Northeast Classic Car Museum, Is That Safe?

One of the things I find fascinating about a lot of these classic vehicles is what appears to be a complete lack of concern for safety. This post is showing those that I question the safety on. They make me wonder just how many were injured or killed in these vehicles and really tells the story of safety initiatives that were likely started because of them.

Parking Location: Northeast Classic Car Museum
Site Notes: Fully accessible with very wide aisles between the cars. Some areas are a little dimly lit so use caution if walking.

Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f4 S
Note: That is a Stanley Steamer, a steam powered car!

Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f4 S
Note: A motorcycle for a family of 4?

Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f4 S

Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f4 S
Note: Leather belts on each side of the car...

11/17/2024 - Northeast Classic Car Museum, Motorcycles

The the museum is focused on cars, there are several motorcycles on display as well. Some of these aren't what you would consider to be fully restored, but that doesn't reduce my amazement at seeing them. I just find it amazing what people would ride just so they didn't need to peddle! They are all tagged with a number and there is a flyer with information based on the number, but I didn't scan it in.

Parking Location: Northeast Classic Car Museum
Site Notes: Fully accessible with very wide aisles between the cars. Some areas are a little dimly lit so use caution if walking.

Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f4 S

11/17/2024 - Northeast Classic Car Museum, Franklin

The museum has a poster showing how many different car brands were produced in New York. I considered taking a picture of it, but there are so many listed that you wouldn't be able to read any of them. My assumption is that it would be the same in most states. Franklin cars is a brand that was produced in Syracuse and the museum has the largest collection of them. Here are a few of them...

Parking Location: Northeast Classic Car Museum
Site Notes: Fully accessible with very wide aisles between the cars. Some areas are a little dimly lit so use caution if walking.

Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f4 S

Saturday, January 4, 2025

11/17/2024 - Northeast Classic Car Museum, Horseless Carriage

Another post from the car museum. What can I say, there are a lot of really nice cars there! I took over 300 pictures. Of those, I edited just over 200. I'm only posting a handful of them to give you an idea of what a great place this is. This set of them will be those that are the beginning, before the term car was used. Because I was curious, I looked into where the term came from and apparently it is from the Latin word carrus/carrum meaning "wheeled vehicle".

Parking Location: Northeast Classic Car Museum
Site Notes: Fully accessible with very wide aisles between the cars. Some areas are a little dimly lit so use caution if walking.

Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f4 S

11/17/2024 - Northeast Classic Car Museum, The 1980s

We haven't been here is quite some time so decided it was great option for a day trip. They recently completed an exterior remodel to make it appear more like a mid-20th century car dealership. The day we went happened to be part of their "Back to the 80s" focus. Some amazing cars for sure. I'm not going to post all the pictures I took, just enough to give you an idea of how amazing this place is. If you're in the area, I highly suggest a visit. It isn't too far from the Baseball Hall of Fame!

Parking Location: Northeast Classic Car Museum
Site Notes: Fully accessible with very wide aisles between the cars. Some areas are a little dimly lit so use caution if walking.

Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f4 S
Note: Not a favorite car of mine, I just found it very interesting that someone saved/restored a wood panel station wagon!

Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f4 S

Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f4 S
Note: Another that I can't believe someone saved/restored. I learned to drive in one of these with a 5 speed manual...

Camera: Nikon Z7 II; Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f4 S