Scotty's Classic Cars One of the neatest free attractions in Kansas is Scotty's Classic Car Sales and Museum in Arma, Kansas. The museum and store is just a couple of blocks off of the I-69 By-pass. Phyllis and Scotty Bitner opened the automobile store & museum after retiring from their Pittsburg automobile dealership in 1999. The focal points of Scotty's are the classic cars which are displayed with mannequins in period clothing, but many people will be just as interested in the toys and automobile related memorabilia from the 1950s and 1960s. Scotty does the automobile restoration work and often starts from nearly the ground up. It typically takes about a year for him to restore one of of these beauties, so it isn't about making money, but the love of the work and the joy of meeting travelers who love old cars or nostalgia. He began his restorations with a 1938 Ford Club Cabriolet convertible which he had dreamed about since he was a child. His second project was a 1956 Ford Sunliner, and he just kept going. It was a pleasure meeting Scotty and Phyllis. To learn more about them, visit their web site. Scotty's is closing in January of 2011. Saturday, January 8 will mark the final day that Scotty's Classic Car Museum will be open. There will be a farewell scheduled from 10 AM - 4 PM. Except for 8 vehicles which are still available at this time, the collection has been sold to the Central Texas Museum of Automotive History in Rosanky, Texas.
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