...by absorbing the visual delight of an early garage, (without the “oil odour” of the 20 th centaury garage) reconstructed to match the adjacent Service Station.

   This working garage, without the usual oil spills and misplaced wrenches, has an unusual air of organisation, and order. Once again displays along the workbenches and stocked shelves, show products, tools, and other necessities of  the day to maintain, and repair the family car and farm machinery. Brand names like, STP, Goodyear and Champion, jump out at you. Some logos, still used today, are recognisable, however others, show a progression of logo design that bear no resemblance to the product we see packaged in our stores of today. Three In One machine oil, for instance, was originally packaged in a small clear glass bottle with a cork stopper!

   Casually stored on a shelf on top of the workbench are a number of 1940 to 1970 Children’s Pedal Cars. These, mainly manufactured by The Murray Company, have been restored to mint condition. One of the more interesting models, manufactured by Steelcraft Murray, named The Torpedo, was made between 1948 and 1955, and sports fully chromed parts such as bumpers, headlights, windshield and steering wheel. Other models are a Pontiac Station Wagon, a Champion Straight Side, and a  Murray Toothgrill Fire Engine from the late 1960’s.   The Goodrich Garage, is a winter home for three immaculate full size, and licensed for current road use, restored vehicles.  Hunta Museum is very proud of its 1944 Ford three ton truck, 1928 truck, plus a 1956 Monarch, which are displayed outside during the Summer, providing the authentic foreground to the two buildings.