Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
6/12/20 9:02 a.m.
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Most automotive museums will have special collections–such as a showcase of cars from a certain marque, or an exhibition about a particular class of racing.

Not the Lane Motor Museum. Instead, their crew answered the age-old question: "How many vehicles be stacked on top …

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SVreX (Forum Supporter)
SVreX (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
6/12/20 9:04 a.m.

That place is awesome!

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
6/12/20 9:16 a.m.

Yes, the Lane is awesome. 

I wonder if this stack of cars could then fit on the  LARC

slantsix
slantsix Reader
6/12/20 9:55 a.m.

Put a go kart, Pedal Car, and then an Matchbox on top of the white car for 8!

 

Greg

nderwater
nderwater UltimaDork
6/12/20 9:56 a.m.

Pretty sure the big blue truck would be right at home on a flatbed semi trailer, too!

TurnerX19
TurnerX19 Dork
6/12/20 9:56 a.m.

One of the best museums ever, and run by a great guy who knows how to have fun.

WonkoTheSane (Forum Supporter)
WonkoTheSane (Forum Supporter) SuperDork
6/12/20 10:10 a.m.

That was really fun to watch :)

cmcgregor (Forum Supporter)
cmcgregor (Forum Supporter) SuperDork
6/12/20 11:27 a.m.

So cool! At first I thought that the Citroen didn't look too happy with that much weight on it, but I should have known that it just had the suspension pumped down.

MadScientistMatt
MadScientistMatt PowerDork
6/12/20 1:10 p.m.

So, did they load the three wheeler onto the keitruck with a forklift, or just had a couple staff members pick it up by hand?

David S. Wallens said:

Yes, the Lane is awesome. 

I wonder if this stack of cars could then fit on the  LARC

And then put one of their suitcase motorcycles on top the three wheeler to make a seven-vehicle stack!

 

z31maniac
z31maniac MegaDork
6/12/20 1:18 p.m.

Cool video. That was such an awesome museum when I got to visit, crap I think that was 10 years ago!

nocones
nocones UltraDork
6/12/20 1:37 p.m.

Am i the only one that wants that green truck (#3 on car sand which).

Also they should have backed the Citroen on.   It looks like it would of fit, and then they could put Christmas Lights on it cuz it would be tree-shaped.

jimbbski
jimbbski SuperDork
6/12/20 9:51 p.m.

They upped the number of cars stacked from 5 to 8 here in Berwyn, IL.

 

 

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/6557

buzzboy
buzzboy Dork
6/13/20 6:42 a.m.

We drove my friend's 544 400 miles to the Lane. It was a fun pilgramige. The basement tour was excellent.

Vigo (Forum Supporter)
Vigo (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
6/13/20 10:48 p.m.

When i read the title i thought "that's easy, just use Tesla Model S's" and i'm glad it's cooler than that. 

karussell
karussell New Reader
6/14/20 11:46 a.m.

That reminds me of Town Musicians of Bremen.smiley

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