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Links to Antique Engine Resources

Please note: The resources listed herein are provided only as a courtesy, with the intent of disseminating possibly useful information. These courtesy links are NOT to be construed as any kind of endorsement or approval of any referenced material, product, or service. It is the sole responsibility of the reader to determine whether any information, advice, or service provided as a consequence of contacting and/or dealing with anyone or anything mentioned or inferred within this website is suitable or useful, or not. The author and/or others associated with the production of this site do not necessarily agree with viewpoints expressed or presented by the various websites listed below, nor shall anyone associated with this website assume any kind of responsibility or liability directly or indirectly in regards to any action, content, product, or service relating to or offered by any individual, entity, or web site herein mentioned.

Information Resources for Antique Engine Collectors

Antique Gas Engine and Steam Museum--Vista, California

A large and diversified museum featuring many types of antique machinery, with many excellent examples of working steam engines, gas engines, tractors, etc.

Antique Powerland -- Brooks, Oregon

Antique Powerland Museum is a power equipment heritage site operated by the Antique Powerland Museum Association, a non-profit organization. Powerland is dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and demonstration of steam powered equipment, antique farm machinery and implements.

Coolspring Power Museum -- Coolspring, Pennsylvania

An excellent place to learn about the history and evolution of internal combustion engine technology. The museum's collection includes over 275 stationary engines housed in more than 35 buildings and outdoor displays.

Gas Engine Magazine

A definitive and well established magazine for engine collectors.

Harry's Old Engine Pages -- SmokStak Forum

An easy to navigate site that offers plenty of useful and interesting information, along with lots of photographs of antique engines. It also hosts numerous Antique Engine Forums in the SmokStak section.

Hathaway Ranch and Oil Museum -- Santa Fe Springs, California

The Hathaway Ranch & Oil Museum is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to preserving early twentieth century farming, ranching, and oil cultures of Fulton Wells, which later became Santa Fe Springs, California. The museum is housed on five acres of the former Hathaway Home Ranch, with extensive collections of machinery, various miscellany of daily living, photographs and ephemera, displaying these artifacts on the very property that originally housed them. Through hands-on and immersive exhibits and tours, the museum honors the independent and hard-working spirit of the early pioneers and settlers of Southern California.