Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome – Golden Age Hangar. 1931 Rolls Royce.

According to the Museum’s website:

Royce Boat-Tailed Speedster (1931)

From 1904 through the present day the Rolls Royce name has become internationally known as the very finest in automotive engineering and luxury. Founded by Charles Rolls and Henry Royce, Rolls had the sales skills and Royce possessed the production and design knowledge to create a great team. They set new standards for excellence and the wealthy felt that a Rolls Royce in their garage was necessary equipment.

Sadly Charles Rolls has the distinction of being the first aviator to be killed in England in an aircraft accident.

Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome – Main Hangar. Excelsior Motorcycle.

According to the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome web site:

Excelsior Motorbike (1913)

Chicago, Illinois U.S.A. The Excelsior Supply and Manufacturing Company was the biggest factory to produce Excelsior motorcycles and was part of the well-known Schwinn Bicycle Company. Excelsiors were produced in the U.S.A. from 1908 through 1931 when Ignaz Schwinn decided to discontinue manufacture of motorcylces. This motorcycle was donated by Paul Richards of Poughkeepsie, New York.

Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome – Main Hangar. Metz.

The museum does not just contain examples of aircraft. There’s also a substantial selection of vintage ground vehicles such as the one above: A Metz.

According to the Aerodrome website:

The Metz was advertised as the winner of the Glidden Tour. This tour was an eight-day competition of endurance over challenging terrain. The Metz was also known as the “Gearless Car” with “No clutch to slip – no gears to strip.”

Under ordinary conditions a Metz driver could travel anywhere from 28 to 82 miles on a tank of gas, 100 miles on a pint of oil and 10,000 to 12,000 miles on a set of tires. Selling price in 1914 for the Metz 22 was $475.

Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.