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Samuel admiring a Frazer convertible.
Only manufactured for five years, 1946-1951
Deer Park, Escondido |
Okay, so the first surprise is not in San Diego proper. It's in Escondido. A combination winery and auto museum, Deer Park is nestled in the boulder-strewn hills of eastern San Diego County. A friend said it was an unexpected gem, and we took our sons out there one weekend while they were on college break. Advertised as the largest collection of convertibles in the United States, Deer Park has an abundance of mint condition automobile beauties, including many cars no longer produced. Heard of Crosley Motors? Frazer? How about Hudson, Studebaker, Edsel, Nash? All here. And mixed in with all these cars are all manners of old appliances, clocks, bikes, vintage Coca-Cola machines and advertisements from a by-gone era. Even if you are not a big car aficionado, you will still be delighted. The cars are sprawled across three buildings with vineyards in between. In the lobby you can buy old fashioned candy and for $10 do a wine tasting of the wines produced there. (Tasting is free if you buy a bottle. We did.)
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| Benjamin in the Oldsmobile collection. |
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Steven and Samuel in the vineyards. Auto museum in the rear.
Great place for a picnic. |
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