100th Birthday Party Set for Truck Manufactured by John Deere’s Grandson
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum will host a 100th Birthday party for its 1917 Velie truck on Friday, July 14th at 2:30 pm. The event will coincide with this year’s Walcott Truckers Jamboree, July 13-15. The public is welcome to attend the celebration. “Willard Velie was the founder of The Velie Motor Company, Moline, Illinois and […]
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 […]
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum to Host Great Race Competitors for Lunch this Sunday!
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 PM – 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. […]
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum to Host Lunch Stop for Famous Antique Car Rally on June 26th
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 […]
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum to Expand Truck Exhibit Hall
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum is currently expanding the museum by adding on to the current truck Exhibit Hall. The expansion will add an additional 26,400 square feet; nearly doubling the Truck Exhibit Hall space. When complete, there will be space for over 130 trucks to be on display in the museum. “We are excited about […]
Local Man Gets Hole-in-One at Iowa 80 Trucking Museum Golf Tournament and Wins Car!
John Randle of Iowa City, Iowa, achieved something yesterday that no one has done in the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum’s Golf Tournament 11-year history; he got a hole-in-one. That feat in itself is impressive, but coupled with the fact that the particular hole was a prize hole for a 2-year lease on a Ford Mustang […]
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum Dedicates Flag During Ceremony Earlier This Afternoon
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum held a Flag Dedication ceremony today at 1:30 PM at the museum. The 25’ x 40’ U.S. Flag is now flying proudly on the Museum’s newly installed 100-foot tall flagpole. It is the largest known flag in the Quad City Area. American Legion Post 548 of Walcott, Iowa, performed the official […]
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum to Hold Flag Dedication Ceremony on Friday
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum will hold a Flag Dedication ceremony on Friday, May 23rd at 1:30 PM at the museum. The 25’ x 40’ U.S. Flag will be flown on the Museum’s newly installed 100-foot tall flagpole. American Legion Post 548 of Walcott, Iowa, will perform the official ceremony. The general public is welcome to […]
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum to Host 100th Birthday Party for 1913 Rambler
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum will host a 100th Birthday party for its 1913 Rambler truck on Friday, July 12th at 2:30 pm. The event will coincide with this year’s Walcott Truckers Jamboree, July 11-13. The public is welcome to attend the celebration. “This Rambler is a rare piece of trucking history.” says Dave Meier, museum […]
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum to Expand Exhibit Hall
WALCOTT, IOWA — Iowa 80 Trucking Museum is currently expanding the museum by adding on to the current truck Exhibit Hall. The new addition will add an additional 21,600 square feet to the Exhibit Hall. “We have more trucks that we want to share with the general public and this expansion will allow us to […]
