Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum - Trip II
GPS Coordinates: N33.53305 W86.61368
(Trip I Photos Are Here and Trip III Photos Are Here)

I was invited to visit the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Birmingham, AL. with a group of V-Strom riders on September 29, 2007.  Having been there a few months ago I jumped at the opportunity.  The Barber Museum is a fantastic place for motorcycle enthusiasts and I could spend a week there looking at the motorcycles.  Thanks for the invitation, Todd, I appreciate it and had a great time.

Below are approximately 124 photographs of the facility.  OK, 121 photographs of the facility.  The first three were taken at the I-24 rest stop outside of Chattanooga, TN. and are of the Nickajack reservoir.  Anyway, most of the cars and motorcycles have information cards located near them to provide information about the display and I have included photographs of those in most cases.  Some of them were somewhat difficult to photograph due to their proximity to the display (Please Do Not Touch Or Sit On The Displays!) or because of the overhead lights glaring on the plastic enclosures.  I apologize for some of them, but I think they are all readible.  The photos of the information card for a particular display immediately preceeds the photo of the display itself.  All images below are links to larger photographs.  You can click any of the photos to view a larger one.

Lotus Cars

1954 Lotus Mk. VI Sports Racer

1954 Lotus Mk. VI Sports Racer

1955 Lotus Mk. IX Lemans Race Car

1955 Lotus Mk. IX Lemans Race Car

1955 Lotus Mk. X

1955 Lotus Mk. X

1959 Lotus 17 Sports Racer

1959 Lotus 17 Sports Racer

1962 Lotus Type 14 "Elite"

1962 Lotus Type 14 "Elite"

1964 Lotus 30 Sports Racer

1964 Lotus 30 Sports Racer

1964 Lotus 30 Sports Racer

1964 Lotus 30 Sports Racer
   

Honda Motorcycles

Honda V45 Interceptor

Freddie Spencer's 1991 Honda RC30

Freddie Spencer's 1991 Honda RC30

Freddie Spencer's 1991 Honda RC30

1992 Honda NR750

1992 Honda NR750

1992 Honda NR750

1965 Honda CB77 Super Hawk

1965 Honda CB77 Super Hawk

1962 Honda CR93

1962 Honda CR93

1962 Honda CR93

1986 Honda VF500F

1986 Honda VF500F

1986 Honda VF500F

1986 Honda VF1000R

1986 Honda VF1000R

1986 Honda VFR750

1986 Honda VFR750

1976 Honda CB400F

1976 Honda CB400F

Honda RC45
   

Harley-Davidson Motorcycles

Harley-Davidson Drag Bike

1915 Harley-Davidson

1915 Harley-Davidson

1915 Harley-Davidson

1915 Harley-Davidson

1925 Harley-Davidson JD

1925 Harley-Davidson JD

1925 Harley-Davidson JD

1925 Harley-Davidson JD

1925 Harley-Davidson JD
   

Other Motorcycles

Bunch of Daytona Bikes

1969 Vostok C 364

1969 Vostok C 364

1911 Flanders 4

1911 Flanders 4

1911 Flanders 4

1911 Flanders 4

1950's Norvin (Norton frame, Vincent engine)

1950's Norvin (Norton frame, Vincent engine)

1950's Norvin (Norton frame, Vincent engine)

1962 B.S.A. Spitfire Scrambler

1962 B.S.A. Spitfire Scrambler

1962 B.S.A. Spitfire Scrambler

1910 Pierce Four

1910 Pierce Four

1996 Britten V-1000

1996 Britten V-1000

1996 Britten V-1000
(Note "Use Mobil 1 Only" placard)

1996 Britten V-1000
(note carbon fiber wheel!)

1996 Britten V-1000
(note carbon fiber wheel!)

1996 Britten V-1000

1996 Britten V-1000

1938 Crocker

1938 Crocker

1938 Crocker
(note "Indian" logo on spark box)

1938 Crocker

1938 Crocker
(Oops!  Duct tape on a 1938 bike?  According to Wikipedia it wasn't around until 1942)

1902 Steffey

1902 Steffey

1902 Steffey
(Note wooden wheel!)

1902 Steffey
(Calcium carbide headlamp!)

1925 Yale Model 25

1925 Yale Model 25

1925 Yale Model 25
(Note leather drive "Chain"!)

1920 Militor

1920 Militor

2004 BMW C-1

2004 BMW C-1

2004 BMW C-1

2003 Aprilia Mille-R Replica

2003 Aprilia Mille-R Replica

2003 Aprilia Mille-R Replica

1993 Moto Guzzi Daytona

1993 Moto Guzzi Daytona

2002 Ghezzi & Brian Super Twin 1100

2002 Ghezzi & Brian Super Twin 1100

2002 Ghezzi & Brian Super Twin 1100
(note "Whole Wheel" disk brake!)

1959 Lilac CF 40

1959 Lilac CF 40

1959 Lilac CF 40

1979 Silk 700S Mk. 2 Sabre

1979 Silk 700S Mk. 2 Sabre

The "Thing" from Wild, Wild West??

1948 Schwinn / Whizzer Hornet

1948 Schwinn / Whizzer Hornet

1951 Fabrique Nationale Military M13

1951 Fabrique Nationale Military M13

1940 Indian Four

1940 Indian Four

1935 Indian Chief

1935 Indian Chief

1935 Indian Chief
   

A Few Miscellaneous Shots

Nickajack Reservoir near Chattanooga, TN

Nickajack Reservoir near Chattanooga, TN

Nickajack Reservoir near Chattanooga, TN

Reference table using Harley engine blocks

Steel Sculpture - Lots of these around!

GPS track log - 09/29/2007
   

  Photos From My First Trip To Barber On June 2, 2007 Are Here!
  Photos From My Third Trip To Barber On September 27, 2008 Are Here!



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