Read the complete list here: https://bestthingsia.com/museums/
May 8, 2017
100th Birthday Party – 1917 Velie
On Friday, July 14, 2017 at 2:30pm, we will be celebrating the 100th Birthday of our 1017 Velie. Please join us for cake!
May 8, 2017
QUAD CITIES MUSEUM WEEK – June 17-25
On June 17 through 25, over 20 museums from across the Quad Cities region will come together for the third annual Quad Cities Museum Week.
Enjoy this celebration of our region’s museums and participate in special activities, exhibits and promotions during this fun-filled week.
This year’s theme will be “QC Spotlight”. Each museum will feature people, items, inventions, products, and historical events that spotlight and tell a story about the Quad Cities.
Get out and learn … Read More
June 30, 2016
100th Birthday Party Set for First 1916 Mack AC
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum will host a 100th Birthday party for its 1916 Mack AC truck on Friday, July 15th at 2:30 pm. The event will coincide with this year’s Walcott Truckers Jamboree, July 14-16. The public is welcome to attend the celebration.
“We are fortunate to have this Mack AC. It is the first one built of the 40,299 that were manufactured between 1916 -1938”, says Dave Meier, museum curator. “It was actually shown at the Boston Auto Show when it was new and then sold to … Read More
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum will host racers competing in the Hemming’s Motor News Great Race, a cross-country road rally of antique vehicles on Sunday, June 26th from 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM. "We know many of the competitors and staff. It will be fun to reconnect with them”, says Delia Moon Meier, Senior Vice President.
One of the museum’s displays, CAT Scale’s 1938 Kenworth, will also be competing in a portion of the race; from Cheyenne, Wyoming to its finish in Moline, Illinois. It is … Read More
June 13, 2016
Quad Cities Museum Week: June 18-26, 2016
Museums from across the Quad Cities region will come together for the second annual Quad Cities Museum Week. Enjoy this celebration of our region’s museums and participate in special activities, exhibits and promotions.
New this year, each museum will feature a little known mystery about something at their museum. It could be part of their collection or even something about their building.
Museum Week is the perfect opportunity for families and friends to get out and explore. Each … Read More
May 11, 2016
Great Race to Stop at Iowa 80 Trucking Museum
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum has been selected as a lunch stop for the Hemming’s Motor News Great Race, a cross country road rally of antique vehicles. Nearly 100 racers will be eating lunch on the lawn adjacent to the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum on Sunday, June 26th between 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM. The public is invited to view the cars while the racers stop for a special lunch before heading to downtown Moline.
"We ran our 1938 Kenworth in the Great Race for over 10 years in the 1990s and early … Read More
May 10, 2016
Quad Cities Museum Week
Museums from across the Quad Cities region will come together for the second annual Quad Cities Museum Week. Enjoy this celebration of our region’s museums and participate in special activities, exhibits and promotions.
New this year, each museum will feature a little known mystery about something at their museum. It could be part of their collection or even something about their building.
Museum Week is the perfect opportunity for families and friends to get out and explore. Each … Read More
March 21, 2016
1918 Fruehauf Trailer
Very pleased to have this new addition to our collection. This 1918 Fruehauf trailer arrived yesterday. We hope to be able to display it when the exhibit hall expansion is complete!
October 27, 2015
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum Now Accepting Apple Pay
The Iowa 80 Trucking Museum is now accepting Apple Pay. Use it while buying great gifts at the gift shop!
