# This museum in Alabama looks interesting **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 18, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/this-museum-in-alabama-looks-interesting/180716 "2021-11-18T15:41:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/this-museum-in-alabama-looks-interesting/180716/1 "2021-11-18T15:41:35Z")
> **[Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/barber-motorsports-museum?utm_source=Atlas%2BObscura%2BDaily%2BNewsletter&utm_campaign=6c778c7acb-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_11_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-6c778c7acb-70763841&mc_cid=6c778c7acb&mc_eid=371a1fc42f)** > > This 880-acre facility is home to a massive collection of vintage motorcycles and cars, as well as a 2.38-mile race course. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/this-museum-in-alabama-looks-interesting/180716/2 "2021-11-18T15:47:20Z")
I have been there and it is really worth seeing. It is also a bargain priced museum . The best way is to take the elevator to the top floor and work your way down as the ramps let you see it all . ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/this-museum-in-alabama-looks-interesting/180716/3 "2021-11-18T19:23:47Z")
Been to AL a number of times and never even knew it was there. Looks like a must see and quite an operation. I’m a bit fascinated with pics of racing cars from back in the early 20th century. No safety gear to speak of at all, no roll cages, nothing. It’s a miracle any of those drivers survived at all. Saw a list of NASCAR fatalities once and even that was quite lengthy. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/this-museum-in-alabama-looks-interesting/180716/4 "2021-11-18T19:27:11Z")
when you see some of the nascar drivers flip 3-4 times now and walk out with out a scratch. it is pretty amazing. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/this-museum-in-alabama-looks-interesting/180716/5 "2021-11-18T19:31:42Z")
A casual friend who lived across the street from me died at the dirt track here over 20 years ago even with a limited fuel cell, roll cage, fire suit, and all. Even worse, he burned to death while management refused to allow help. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/this-museum-in-alabama-looks-interesting/180716/6 "2021-11-18T19:33:57Z")
Indy was also dangerous, especially early on: [List of fatalities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatalities_at_the_Indianapolis_Motor_Speedway#:~:text=List%20of%20fatalities%20at%20the%20Indianapolis%20Motor%20Speedway,Rev%27It%20Moriwaki%20MD250H%20%2013%20more%20rows%20) ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/this-museum-in-alabama-looks-interesting/180716/7 "2021-11-18T19:57:04Z")
Back in the day drivers refused to wear seat belts because being burned in a crash was a bigger concern to them than being tossed out of a speeding car. Indycars didn’t have seatbelts until the late 60s and F1 cars did not mandate them until 1972! Racer Bill Simpson didn’t introduce fire suits to racers until 1967 when 30 of 33 Indycar driver wore his suits in the Indy 500. ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/this-museum-in-alabama-looks-interesting/180716/8 "2021-11-18T23:19:44Z")
It looks cool. The National Museum of Transportation is near St. Louis but I confess I haven’t been there in years. [https://tnmot.org/](https://tnmot.org/) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/this-museum-in-alabama-looks-interesting/180716/9 "2021-11-19T23:37:24Z")
I wonder if he is some relation to the Skip Barber racing school? I thought he was in the Carolinas someplace.