This place is so awesome!! It's also sad as well. Seeing all the cool things just sitting and slowly rotting away.

The "$850 car" that you looked at towards the end was actually a 1926 Dodge Brothers. In 1926, a Model T would cost around $300-$400 depending upon the body style.

@Racingnut24

2 ай бұрын

would explain why in modern money that 850 dollar car was a nearly 15,000 dollar car. Although even Henry Fords Model T in 1926 (in 2024's dollars) would of been a bit over 5k

Ha. At 3:22. That's a minute maid pressure cooker sitting on the stove. I have my mother's from 1947 in working condition and use it regularly. The company began production in 1919 under the advanced aluminum castings Corp. For anyone interested in the trivia.

I definitely got $10 worth of entertainment walking around this place! The host/manager was very friendly, and pointed us to some interesting things. Especially the rest room! 🙂

@kurtweiand7086

Жыл бұрын

☺

@sahilkannamwar6479

2 ай бұрын

Does he sell the antique cars which are abandoned

@rickreichertvideo

2 ай бұрын

@@sahilkannamwar6479 Sorry, I didn't ask, so I don't know.

@sahilkannamwar6479

2 ай бұрын

Can you please ask anyday if you visit, I am from India having interest in vintage cars. If you would ask him about does he sell the cars and for what price it would be helpful for me, please consider my request. Thank you so much love from whole India🙏.

I had no idea the Cloud Museum was in this farming area. What a discovery! Thanks for showing us, and explaining how it started. I’ll make time to walk around, next time I’m down there.

This video is technicaly very good made. And that spot and collection is overwhelming. And your quiet clear voice fits perfect. Thank you!

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😄

At 10:25 those round ball looking things was used to warn motorist, road flairs if you will. They have a wick and was filled with kerosene and would burn all night. I remember them from the 60s.

@joeyager8479

2 ай бұрын

Those are Toledo Torch Smudge Pots. They were made by the millions starting in 1929 by Toledo Pressed Steel of Toledo, Ohio. They were mainly used as warning lights by road construction crews.

@bentontatum4175

Ай бұрын

I was about to write the same thing, but thought that I would read to see if someone else had already said it.

wow ..what an excellent and economic way of storing rubber tired vehicles...dry environment, standing just above ground on simple firewood logs...nice

I've been there, it's an amazing place and an absolutely fantastic collection. Mr.Johnny Cloud is a fantastic guy as well as the extremely nice lady that helps him take care of the place

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

I didn't get to meet Mr. Cloud but if the lady you are talking about is the same one who was there on our visit, she was amazing. Very helpful and friendly.

@waynejohnting2954

Жыл бұрын

@@SidetrackAdventures yes, she and her husband live in the little house by the side entrance. Very,Very nice people

Thank you Steve for each and every one of your most excellant videos! As I sit here getting over covid I'm binge watching them all! Definitely they are making me feel better!

What an amazing video! I have to visit Bard now. I lived in a 1940's motorhome back in the early 1970's. It was a converted Chevy milk truck. For entertainment, we listened to AM radio at night - CBS Mystery Theater

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

That sounds pretty cool. I love listening to classic radio sometimes in the car while driving.

@robertlyman9789

2 ай бұрын

No Art Bell drifting in 😕

I am not a fan of Model Ts, but I do love seeing history 😀 You did a great job on this video! It kept my interest, even though it is a place I probably would have just overlooked. Lesson learned 😀

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it.

Thanks Steve. I just recently stumbled onto your videos. The subjects you cover really resonate with me. This one hits especially close home, both the subject and proximity. I will definitely be making a field trip from Phoenix!

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

No problem. Have fun. There is lots of stuff there I couldn't even fit in the video without making it 5x as long!

I could spend a week at this place, from what you have showed us! Thanks for the tour!

Just mind-blowing, really, to consider how many of these esoteric, not so well-known collections exist in our country!...One could spend a few years, just trying to visit all these quaint spots!

@scotcoon1186

Жыл бұрын

Pioneer Village, Minden, Nebraska. Figure 2 days to see it all Stuhr Museum, Grand Island, Nebraska Legacy of the Plains, Gering, Nebraska Tri-state Threshers Ass'n, Bird City, Kansas Wessel's Living History Farm, York, Nebraska Fort Cody trading post, Lincoln County Historical Museum, Bailey Yard and the Golden Spike tower, Traveller's Rest, and Cody Park, North Platte Last Indian Raid Museum, Oberlin, Kansas

Every car would have a story from its showroom year to the Depression and beyond. Its a pity that much of that human history is now lost to time but great that the vehicles are still here.

@redtobertshateshandles

2 ай бұрын

When I saw those vehicles inside with camping gear, water bottles and stuff stacked on the running boards that's exactly what I thought of.

I'm glad you made it there. The museum is a great place. It's too bad Johnny wasn't there. He has great stories. I made the website for this Museum years ago after visiting. My grandmother and Johnny were school friends and our old family farm was a couple miles away. It really is a great place. Have you made it to the Dwarf Car Museum near Phoenix? If not, go see Ernie there.

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

I have not been there, but after looking it up I'm definitely adding it to my list of places to check out.

@dynamitedavedotcom

Жыл бұрын

@@SidetrackAdventures How about the King Gold Mine and Ghost Town in Jerome AZ? It's super cool. Well it was 20 years ago when I was there last.

It's abit sad that this amazing collection is just rusting away outside. Love the grills on the school bus windows, to keep the kids in I expect!

What a cool place, my granddad had these cars Ill see you one day Big Thanks from New Zealand

I feel right at home in a place like this, everything in this place reminds me of my father, and grandfather! The world they grew up in, the stories they could tell. I guess the dry climate is ideal for preserving all those cars!

A very good illustration of how far we've come in the last one hundred years! One item I definitely noticed at time index 10:25 was the old ball shaped kerosene lanterns they used to use to warn drivers at night of areas of highway construction. They were still using them in the 1950's when I was a child and when they redid the streets around our home they were something for a kid to see at night!

I was a boy in the early 50's. The Texaco gas stations then looked just like that one, except brightly painted. I was unaware that all that old history existed somewhere. Happy to see an RV park nearby. I think I could spend a week in that place.

Wow 🤩 I’ve only seen in videos but totally want to see in person 😎

Thank you for the tour of the museum in Bard, California. I could certainly understand, how one could spend quite a lot of time, taking in everything. I have watched and subscribed to your channel, and thank you again.

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, we appreciate it.

Another amazing find!! Never heard of Bard and it's only a few hours away from me. If you haven't already, check out the antique steam and engine museum in Vista, CA. They do a twice a year huge working demonstration and a cool antique tractor parade. You'll need all day to see everything. Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Steve 😊

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

I've been wanting to get out there but just haven't had a chance yet.

This place is a GOLDMINE!!!

Thank you for making this superb video of a fascinating museum that I had not known about. This museum makes a trip to the USA worthwhile, it covers virtually all that was needed to help farmers, homesteads, families, commercial operations and the entire community. Subscribed.

Two notes about the end of your video. The rusty old round containers (10:25) are called Smudge Pots. They were us ed all around the Yuma area, mostly in the critus groves, to keep plants from frost damage in December and January. I was born in the old Yuma County Hospital in 1953, and during my time smudge pots were a common sight. In later years they were replaced by two-blade aircraft propellers mounted on tall steel poles in the 'Groves' of mostly lemons and oranges. The props were driven by 8-cylinder gasoline engines, and in some cases 3-cylinder Detroit Diesels. Then at 10:44 there is an old 4-door with running boards and no top, lettered as "Red's Scout Car". As a kid we would see this car every year in the annual Yuma Jaycees Silver Spur Rodeo parade, often with the owne driving it. Red Rambo was a local celebrity and business owner. He owned Red's Roost bar in WInterhaven, California, Red's Place and the Birdcage bars in downtown Yuma. Just some trivia for ya from an old Yuma Desert Rat.

If it wasnt for steve taking the time to record this I would never have known it existed let alone get to view all this . Thanks so much

The clearance and angles of these early Fords was ideal for "overlanding" dirt roads. A 4x4 built on a Model T chassis with a modern crate engine, suspension upgrades, and decent brakes and wheels would seemingly rival or surpass the capability of a modern Jeep.

@38unknownhinson

Жыл бұрын

Ive actually seen video proof of this. They dont get stuck. Something about the skinny tires high clearance and they probly didnt weigh a whole lot

@xxxYYZxxx

Жыл бұрын

@@38unknownhinson I take my statement back. A modded Model T 4x4 would destroy a Jeep off road. 🤣

@38unknownhinson

Жыл бұрын

@@xxxYYZxxx anyday anwhere anytime.

@straybullitt

Жыл бұрын

Interestingly, a young man named Jesse Livingood designed, manufactured, and marketed a 4X4 conversion kit for the Model T in 1914. His son started manufacturing the kit in limited numbers again in the 1980's. It's actually a very sought after accessory for Model T collectors.

I love how organized and the uniformity of this place, will have to and to bucket list

What a find! Would really like to see this museum in person!

I am coming to California because of this video.

Another outstanding adventure.

lovely old preserved vehicles. well done Steve for showing us.

Spent tons of time around this place in the '00s, when work was taking me to Yuma almost daily. One of my"T"s had a bunch of parts come from Cloud's "overflow storage" a couple miles up the road. Model "T"s are an absolute BLAST to run around in, and late models so freakin boring to drive, I can't even imagine why cars evolved much beyond them. To this day, (I'm 58) I've NEVER owned a car newer than '64, or that I didn't build myself. My current daily driver around Phoenix is a '29 Ford Model "A" pickup, slightly modernized to keep up with the trafic today.

@redtobertshateshandles

2 ай бұрын

I drive a small modern Suzuki 4x4. Not quite as great as an old car but pretty good.

Wow, what a place! Thanks!

Absolutely wonderful. Another time. A simpler time. I’m decorating my house with antiques and reproductions.

I love places like this. A look back into a bygone era that was an important part of our history.

Thank you very much for showing us this! I didn't know this place existed until you showed us... wow!

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊

What a lovely place!!!!... a time capsule!!!

WOW - love this place

You always come up with such cool places to visit. Next time I'm near Yuma I'll have to check this place out. Thanks for posting!

Yes any one I know could spend the whole day there 🏆😀thank you this is great love it

reminds me of the Warp museum off I-80 near Kearney, Nebraska

Love them all.

Oh, bro!!! How I do appreciate you WORK! Its really great! I got extraordinary pleasure from contemplating so many T-ford! THANKS!

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

What an Awesome place for a walk

Great show! I never heard of this place before. Now it is on my bucket list. Thanks for showing it.

There's something oddly beautiful about this place. Especially around 7:10 with the wagon wheels casting shadows over those old tools. Its still sad to see hundreds of Model Ts rot away in the desert.

WOW! Looks like a great place to go visit. Guess I'll have to put this on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing

What a great video !!! Thanks, Steve !!!

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

There was a gas station near Mille Lacs lake in Minnesota, In 1965 my Grandfather and I stopped for gas. the pump was an old tower flask type. If you wanted 5 gallons, The attendant would hand pump 5 gallons up into the holding flask, then with the filler hose in the tank open the valve and the gas would gravity drain from the flask into your tank.

Amazing, thanks for sharing!

WE LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR VIDEOS ! Love your research and info. We've been to a lot of the places you've showcased but never knew the history. THANK YOU.

Not too long. Not too short. Loved it!

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Thanks Steve. I just stumbled onto your video. WOW! This place is awesome!! Love the old Fords.

Looks like Ebay Heaven Awesome stuff. Stepping back in time.

We just happened to be in the Yuma area when we saw your video. We rounded up some friends and checked the Cloud Museum out. Such a cool place and Mr. Cloud was great to talk to. So. Much. Stuff. We just recently discovered your channel and really enjoy watching. We lived in the San Diego area for many years, and now travel the country in our motorhome. Thanks!

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

That's really cool that Mr. Cloud was there when you went. Hope he's there next time we stop by. Thanks for the kind words.

Fantastic video, what a collector of so many different things other than cars.

Thankyou i love these type video's

thanks a lot,,, oh, man, I drove through there at least once long time ago,, and never realize such historical place to visit,,,,, I need to go,,,

I am a motorhead, so that place is going on my bucket list for sure! Thanks for sharing!

I loved it!

Thanks for sharing this information

Very cool!

Love the motorhome!

Awesome amazing 👏

Wow very interesting. Time moves on.

Neat motorhome and collection

Thank you for making such great videos .

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Thank you Steve for the video, Very cool to see might be or probably is the world's largest model T collection and other memorabilia from the turn of the century, these old cars like these helped move and built America, great history, I live here in the Cornhusker we have a very neat place to visit in Minden,Ne called Pioneer village, all kinds of old car's and machinery from the turn of the century, safe travels take care now.

That’s a pretty impressive collection. Great job Steve

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Steve,well done, nice controlled pans and nice stable video,people can learn a lot on how to video a subject from this!

I am a big fan of Sidetrack. I pretty much want to visit all of your adventures. Sometimes, I wish you would go more slowly. Heck your videos aren't too long. Anyway, please carry on. Thanks 👍

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

I have to remind myself to slow down more. My big problem here was the heat kept shutting down the camera so I couldn't spend as much time on certain things as I wanted to.

Thoes T's& A's are amazing. There is a large fortune there!💰

Wow that is quite a collection he's got there! First time we've heard of this spot. Great episode thank you for sharing 😎

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Very cool! I'm going to have to check out that place!

Cool place, never heard of it before, but looks really interesting and worth a stop. 👍🏼

Great video. This is a place I'd like to visit

With a hot, dry climate, the vehicles at the Bard, CA Cloud museum should last a long time. Sort of like the USAF aircraft long term storage facility across the border in AZ.

@danor6812

Жыл бұрын

It's in a farming area. With very high humidity. Not good for them at all.

That's some collection! Thanks Sidetrack Steve.

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

Pretty cool 😎

That's amazing

Great videos, great channel...👍👍👍

Man that’s the kinds of stuff I love to see! I’m gonna have to take a drive there one of this days and check that out! Great stuff man!👌😎👍thanks for sharing! Well $850 dollars back then was the equivalent of 13,455 in today’s money! But pretty affordable by today’s standards!👍

I've driven by this place dozens of times. Never thought to check it out.

I have an old picture of my granddad and grandmother with my mother's older sister standing next to my granddad's model T coup. His dad (my great granddad) sold the car to my granddad. It was supposedly the first Ford model T in Itawamba County Mississippi.

What a nice place.

Thanks for the great video! I didn't know of that museum and now I'm just going to have to visit it. My brother lives out by the Salton Sea and this place isn't too far from there.

Awesome video !!! I'll be going there soon . Thank you sir

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Have fun there. It's quite a place.

What a cool place! My dad and I would be like kids in a candy store. Will definitely have to plan a visit

i WOULD LOVE TO VISIT THERE SOME DAY. THANKS!

I forgot new Lordsvile new Mexico to all of the people I met who made me feel welcome thank you very much and to all of the other towns I would have to flip a coin to live at any of these beautiful places

Brings back memories of Parker Lyons museum in Santa Anita, CA in the fifties.

Cool! We’re gonna have to go check it out!

Back in the day they used "Honey Pots".... That was a porcaline pot with a lid and when used, someone had to take it to the community bathroom to dump it or a hole that they dug. I think I saw one or two REO Speed Wagons in there.

Excellent job

@SidetrackAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Wow, a lot of vehicles....Reminds of a place in Yuma, AZ, late 1980's. The Family had an RV park/Antique store/pet store & some shops to rent out. I sold collectibles there for one "season" in Yuma (Fall/winter). The elderly gentleman collected everything, and in the "back" he had old wooden buildings filled with all kinds of old stuff. His intention was to put together a little town, complete with a train....I don't think the project ever really got started....at least this collection is open and available to see. Interesting, as usual.

@jpdavis6042

10 ай бұрын

Yuma is an interesting town, no other place like it. I spent a lot of time in Yuma over some five decades. Just came across a vintage Hotel Key fob from the Stardust (Yuma) in one of my boxes Met a lot of good local's there. I'm an Big City (LA) guy, who found Yuma fascinating.

Nice !