Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles

Description:

Over 90 vehicles built in Pennsylvania on display—everything from carriages and bicycles to cars and trucks. Also part of our exhibits are a 1921 Sun Oil gas station and a 1938 diner. The Museum is housed in a former factory building of the Boyertown Auto Body Works, which built commercial truck bodies from 1926 until 1990. Some examples of those truck bodies are on display. Before then, from 1872 to 1926, the site was home of the Jeremiah Sweinhart Carriage Factory and its successors, where horse drawn vehicles of all types were built, examples of which are also on display.

Since the Boyertown Museum focuses on locally built examples of road vehicles, much of what is on display is very rare—some of them being only one of a handful of examples left. Many of our cars and trucks are also very early, meaning the engines and designs are experimental and quite unique. There are also many examples of technology we may think of as new or commonplace today, like electric vehicles or push-button transmissions, that have roots here in Pennsylvania.

The Boyertown Museum normally holds several special events throughout the year, including an annual car show in Boyertown Community Park which draws hundreds of show vehicles. The Museum also holds its popular Diner Day and Hoods Up Weekend twice a year. Other special and one-time events occur throughout the year and are posted on the Museum website and social media pages. Blacksmithing and machine shop demonstrations in our carriage factory throughout the year, typically on Saturdays.

The Boyertown Museum is also electric vehicle friendly! Electric vehicle chargers are installed for your convenience in our secondary parking lot along Walnut Street.

ample free parking, electric car charging stations (Tesla and universal)