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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

Ford Model T Torpedo Roadster 1912

Motor Vehicle

A December 27, 1966 bill of Sale from Richard C Paine to The Seal Cove Auto Museum is on file in the vehicle binder. Roadster body with cylindrical fuel tank behind the body and rectangular tool/accessory box at the rear of the tank. Black upholstery and top thought to be original by Locke,(appraiser) and black rubber floor mat. Headlights and radiator described as, "not authentic" by appraiser; The engine and coil box described as, "Not original," (engine) and, " From a later car," (coil box.

1912 Model T Ford 1912 Model T Ford

Motorcycles

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