High School Students Experience History On Wheels

High school students were able to experience History on Wheels by the Vintage Automobile Museum of New Jersey.

The program, History on Wheels, consists of a display made up of automobiles representing seven decades.

"The cars lead to discussion about the history of that era. The 60's for example lead to discussing the many high profile assassinations, the Vietnam War, and that gets the kids thinking," said David DiEugenio, Executive Director of the Vintage Automobile Museum of New Jersey.

Classes viewed the display, which was in the parking lot of Lacey Township High School, during the course of one period.

The owners of each vehicle made a five-minute presentation about the automotive industry during that era and the impact it had on society and the government. The owner also discussed specifics about their automobile so the students can see how automotive technology has progressed.

There were cars as old as the 1896 Quadricycle and as new as the DeLorean stainless steel car, DiEugenio said.

DiEugenio also showed a photograph that he carries in his car- a US Army portrait of his high school buddy. "I went to college and he went to Vietnam, I got old and he never did,” he said.

High school teachers Julie Ferenc and Jesse Fiduccia organized the event.

The following cars were on display:

• 1917 Model T Pickup
• 1917 Reo
• 1926 Model T
• 1927 Buick Master 6
• 1931 Franklin
• 1931 Model A Ford
• 1937 LaSalle
• 1940 Ford Tudor Sedan
• 1948 Chevrolet Fleetline
• 1956 Cadillac Fleetwood
• 1957 Chevrolet Belair
• 1960 Pontiac Bonneville
• 1962 Chevrolet Corvette
• 1966 Buick Electra 225
• 1966 Rambler
• 1966 Mustang
• 1966 Thunderbird
• 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle
• 1972 Mercury Comet
• 1972 Buick Centurion Convertible