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Seal Cove Auto Museum

The Collection

The Seal Cove Auto Museum preserves an extraordinary collection of early automobiles from the Brass Era, a time when innovation, craftsmanship, and imagination were transforming the way people traveled. Located on a quiet back road of Mount Desert Island, Maine, the museum brings together remarkable vehicles built between 1895 and 1917, each offering a glimpse into the design, technology, and spirit of a rapidly changing world.

The collection was assembled over a lifetime by passionate automobile enthusiast Richard Paine, whose vision was to preserve these pioneering vehicles for future generations. He established the nonprofit Seal Cove Auto Museum to share this remarkable collection with the public and keep the stories of early motoring alive.

Today, visitors can explore these unique automobiles and discover the ingenuity, artistry, and ambition that helped shape the future of transportation. The museum is open to the public seasonally, May through October.

Motor Vehicles

Corbin 1909

Motor Vehicle

No historical data was found in the vehicle binder other than that quoted in Provenance. See "The Corbin Motor Vehicle Corporation" by Mark H. Johnson in the Museum's library. The Trust's Corbin is featured in the book from when it was shown at the Klingberg Vintage Car Festival in 2010. Small bright red touring gar with a black rear tonneau dust shield, red spoked wheels and brass lighting, radiator and accessories.The interior is black leather with black linoleum flooring and running boards. Front suspension is live axle with semi-elliptical leaf springs. Rear suspension is live axle with platform leaf springs (longitudinal semi-elliptical leaf springs and transverse rear leaf springs). The Seal Cove Auto Museum's Model O Corbin is water cooled with a parallel Model S version.

Corbin 1909 Corbin 1909

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