Wheels in the Sky

There is a near universal truism in the genesis of automotive museums: They usually start with someone’s interest in cars. That interest gradually grows into a hobby, then an obsession, then a collection. When space finally runs out at home, that collection finds a place of its own and becomes a museum. Most of us stop at the hobby stage, but for a select few that’s just not enough.

For Terry Brandt, the steps got even more complicated because he was interested in cars and airplanes, plus assorted military vehicles and motorcycles. Eventually, he