BOYERTOWN PA – Get an eyeful of some great-looking cruising cars, and a mouthful of tasty ice cream, Thursday (Aug. 6, 2026). Both are part of the fifth annual “Cars & Cones” event at the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles.
The museum calls its event a “low-key cruise-in.” It is free to attend for both vehicle owners (no registration is required) and spectators.
Cars will assemble for display in the museum parking lot, adjacent to its entrance at 85 S. Walnut St., from 4-6:30 p.m. The museum itself will be open with extended hours for admission ticket-holders.
Parking for spectators will be available in the museum’s upper parking lot, and along the street.
That’s not all, of course. The “cones” portion of Cars & Cones is being offered by Boyertown’s own Peppermint Stick Candy Store and Ice Cream Parlor. Although the store is located at 26 E. Philadelphia Ave., members its staff will be on the museum grounds to offer “ice cream and other refreshing novelties” for purchase.
Joining Cars & Cones this year is the Farmer’s Market, held by Building a Better Boyertown, from 4-8 p.m. Visitors have the opportunity to shop the market for goods from local growers, artisans, food trucks, and favorite vendors.
Parking for shoppers also is available in the museum’s upper lot, and along the street. Local sponsors for the Farmer’s Market include Zimmer’s Pets, Ehst Kitchens, Dan Albert of State Farm Insurance, Gerhart, Hartman and Ritner, and PA Industrial Equipment.
For more information, call the museum at 610-367-2090.
Observing Its 60th Anniversary
The Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles is a non-profit organization founded in 1965 by Paul and Erminie Hafer. The museum is celebrating its 60th anniversary.
It preserves and displays examples of Pennsylvania’s road transportation history, in the former factory buildings of the Boyertown Auto Body Works. More than 90 locally manufactured cars, trucks, carriages, bicycles, and motorcycles are on display.
Exhibits also include three examples of roadside architecture: a 1921 cottage-style Sunoco gas station, an early 20th-century tourist cabin, and a 1938 Jerry O’Mahony diner.
The museum is open daily, Monday through Sunday, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission costs $10 for adults, and $9 for seniors and AAA members. Those age 12 and younger are admitted free.
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