The Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, will begin offering a new experience with a Ford Model T this summer where participants can learn the history of the vehicle and how to drive it.
After a class on how to drive the vehicle, attendees will be allowed to drive the Model T on a section of Route 66.
The experience will be offered starting June 7 and will continue the first Saturday of each month in July and August. Additional classes will be added if needed.
“The Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum is always looking at ways to engage the community and create fun events for guests,” museum Executive Director Lina Holmes stated in a news release. “We look forward to a summer of fun and learning through this new experience.”
The classes will run from 1 to 3:30 p.m. and will cost $150 per person. The fee includes admission to the museum. Refreshments will be provided as well as an overview of classroom materials.
Anyone can take the class, but a driver’s license will be required to drive the car.
Students will receive approximately 30 minutes of instruction as well as individual driving time with an instructor alongside them in the vehicle.
At the end of the class, each student will be given a Model T driver’s license.
The Ford Motor Co. produced the Model T car from 1908 to 1927.
In addition, the Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum again will offer rides in a vintage Packard starting in May. The rides are available every Saturday throughout the summer starting at the museum and taking guests to Pretty Water Lake before returning. The rides cost $25 per person and include museum admission.
People can book the Model T experience and Packard car rides by calling the museum Wednesday through Saturday at (918) 216=1171 and asking for Karen.
The Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum opened in 2016 after museum officials secured a lease agreement for the decommissioned 45th National Guard Armory in Sapulpa. The museum is known for its 66-foot-tall replica gas pump in front of the building. Visitors from each U.S. state and nearly 100 countries have visited the museum.
(Image of the Ford Model T courtesy of the Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum)