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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 1927 Model T Roadster

Motor Vehicle

Cost new was only $360 as Ford used economy of scale to constantly lower the price. 4-cylinder water cooled L-head motor of 22 hp. Planetary transmission. Victor #74 auxiliary driving light mounted up front. The 1927 motor used a vaporizer (one year only) instead of a carburetor. The vehicle folder includes a deed of gift from John Mozart dated December 8, 2000. This is a Model T roadster with a green on black exterior, a black interior, black top, a black rubber floor mat, and yellow wire wheels. The radiator shell is black as are the headlights which have chrome trim rings. The appraiser (Locke) describes the car as, "Very rare in this condition."

Ford Model T Roadster — Copyright: Seal Cove Auto Museum
Ford Model T Roadster
Copyright: Seal Cove Auto Museum

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