Memories in Rust - Exploring the Cloud Museum in Bard, California

[@uptoolate2793]

Ha. At 3:22. That's a minute maid pressure cooker sitting on the stove. I have my mother's from 1947 in working condition and use it regularly. The company began production in 1919 under the advanced aluminum castings Corp. For anyone interested in the trivia.

[@straybullitt]

The "$850 car" that you looked at towards the end was actually a 1926 Dodge Brothers. In 1926, a Model T would cost around $300-$400 depending upon the body style.

[@Racingnut24]

would explain why in modern money that 850 dollar car was a nearly 15,000 dollar car. Although even Henry Fords Model T in 1926 (in 2024's dollars) would of been a bit over 5k

[@wientz]

wow ..what an excellent and economic way of storing rubber tired vehicles...dry environment, standing just above ground on simple firewood logs...nice

[@CarsandCats]

What an amazing video! I have to visit Bard now. I lived in a 1940's motorhome back in the early 1970's. It was a converted Chevy milk truck. For entertainment, we listened to AM radio at night - CBS Mystery Theater

[@SidetrackAdventures]

That sounds pretty cool. I love listening to classic radio sometimes in the car while driving.

[@robertlyman9789]

No Art Bell drifting in 😕

[@rickreichertvideo]

I definitely got $10 worth of entertainment walking around this place! The host/manager was very friendly, and pointed us to some interesting things. Especially the rest room! 🙂

[@kurtweiand7086]

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[@sahilkannamwar6479]

Does he sell the antique cars which are abandoned

[@rickreichertvideo]

@@sahilkannamwar6479 Sorry, I didn't ask, so I don't know.

[@sahilkannamwar6479]

Can you please ask anyday if you visit, I am from India having interest in vintage cars. If you would ask him about does he sell the cars and for what price it would be helpful for me, please consider my request. Thank you so much love from whole India🙏.

[@galardmills5306]

I had no idea the Cloud Museum was in this farming area. What a discovery! Thanks for showing us, and explaining how it started. I’ll make time to walk around, next time I’m down there.

[@MyFathersSon-e4w]

A very good illustration of how far we've come in the last one hundred years! One item I definitely noticed at time index 10:25 was the old ball shaped kerosene lanterns they used to use to warn drivers at night of areas of highway construction. They were still using them in the 1950's when I was a child and when they redid the streets around our home they were something for a kid to see at night!

[@southernman5839]

I remember the cannon ball kerosene lanterns in the 50’s and early 60’s in Virginia.

[@matthiasschmatz8101]

This video is technicaly very good made. And that spot and collection is overwhelming. And your quiet clear voice fits perfect. Thank you!

[@SidetrackAdventures]

Thank you so much 😄

[@larrykeyes4979]

Two notes about the end of your video. The rusty old round containers (10:25) are called Smudge Pots. They were us ed all around the Yuma area, mostly in the critus groves, to keep plants from frost damage in December and January. I was born in the old Yuma County Hospital in 1953, and during my time smudge pots were a common sight. In later years they were replaced by two-blade aircraft propellers mounted on tall steel poles in the 'Groves' of mostly lemons and oranges. The props were driven by 8-cylinder gasoline engines, and in some cases 3-cylinder Detroit Diesels. Then at 10:44 there is an old 4-door with running boards and no top, lettered as "Red's Scout Car". As a kid we would see this car every year in the annual Yuma Jaycees Silver Spur Rodeo parade, often with the owne driving it. Red Rambo was a local celebrity and business owner. He owned Red's Roost bar in WInterhaven, California, Red's Place and the Birdcage bars in downtown Yuma. Just some trivia for ya from an old Yuma Desert Rat.

[@terrybreed6391]

Thank you Steve for each and every one of your most excellant videos! As I sit here getting over covid I'm binge watching them all! Definitely they are making me feel better!

[@waynejohnting2954]

I've been there, it's an amazing place and an absolutely fantastic collection. Mr.Johnny Cloud is a fantastic guy as well as the extremely nice lady that helps him take care of the place

[@SidetrackAdventures]

I didn't get to meet Mr. Cloud but if the lady you are talking about is the same one who was there on our visit, she was amazing. Very helpful and friendly.

[@waynejohnting2954]

@@SidetrackAdventures yes, she and her husband live in the little house by the side entrance. Very,Very nice people

[@Jason1Pa]

This place is so awesome!! It's also sad as well. Seeing all the cool things just sitting and slowly rotting away.

[@MichaelBeeny]

It's abit sad that this amazing collection is just rusting away outside. Love the grills on the school bus windows, to keep the kids in I expect!

[@doskraut]

At 10:25 those round ball looking things was used to warn motorist, road flairs if you will. They have a wick and was filled with kerosene and would burn all night. I remember them from the 60s.

[@joeyager8479]

Those are Toledo Torch Smudge Pots. They were made by the millions starting in 1929 by Toledo Pressed Steel of Toledo, Ohio. They were mainly used as warning lights by road construction crews.

[@bentontatum4175]

I was about to write the same thing, but thought that I would read to see if someone else had already said it.

[@SL_BA]

I am not a fan of Model Ts, but I do love seeing history 😀 You did a great job on this video! It kept my interest, even though it is a place I probably would have just overlooked. Lesson learned 😀

[@SidetrackAdventures]

Thank you, I appreciate it.

[@secretdaisy6484]

Now you’ve blown my mind. I relish all of your videos but this one was IT! I have autism and am completely nuts 🥜 about old cars, motorcycles and bicycles. I wrote papers and created presentations for the invention of the bicycle and motorcycle and wrote something short of a book about Henry Ford and his contribution to modern manufacturing and transportation while studying design in art school. I have a thing about rust. Staring at it makes me extremely calm. That’s called ‘stimming’. Anyway, clearly you’re not a car person or you would have spent several days here. For me it would, no it will, be a week or more. I read books about cars, motorcycles, bicycles and guitars all the time along with all kinds of esoterica like the biography of the pencil, the invention of the photocopier and I love 💗 reading appliance manuals and how to manuals for most anything. My father was an engineer and I learned a lot from him. I’ve been thinking about what you’re doing here on the TuboSphere and wondered if you ever thought about compiling your Sidetrack adventures into a book. You have a wonderful start and your unique perspective could be extremely interesting in a printed form. Keep up the great work and be safe. 👍☮️🌞🗺

[@SidetrackAdventures]

I've thought about doing maybe an e-book or something on Highway 80, its just finding the time.

[@secretdaisy6484]

@@SidetrackAdventures You have a very good start with all of the things you have profiled in the videos. I think they could be compiled into a really interesting and kind of esoteric book. You have found so many interesting places and not being related other than being interesting out of the way little known places makes them work as a compilation. At least I think they do. 📖✅

[@CRAsher2522]

Thanks Steve. I just recently stumbled onto your videos. The subjects you cover really resonate with me. This one hits especially close home, both the subject and proximity. I will definitely be making a field trip from Phoenix!

[@SidetrackAdventures]

No problem. Have fun. There is lots of stuff there I couldn't even fit in the video without making it 5x as long!

[@paulbaker5085]

If it wasnt for steve taking the time to record this I would never have known it existed let alone get to view all this . Thanks so much

[@dynamitedavedotcom]

I'm glad you made it there. The museum is a great place. It's too bad Johnny wasn't there. He has great stories. I made the website for this Museum years ago after visiting. My grandmother and Johnny were school friends and our old family farm was a couple miles away. It really is a great place. Have you made it to the Dwarf Car Museum near Phoenix? If not, go see Ernie there.

[@SidetrackAdventures]

I have not been there, but after looking it up I'm definitely adding it to my list of places to check out.

[@dynamitedavedotcom]

@@SidetrackAdventures How about the King Gold Mine and Ghost Town in Jerome AZ? It's super cool. Well it was 20 years ago when I was there last.

[@Buck1954]

I was a boy in the early 50's. The Texaco gas stations then looked just like that one, except brightly painted. I was unaware that all that old history existed somewhere. Happy to see an RV park nearby. I think I could spend a week in that place.

[@cobbleup]

Cloud Museum… MUST SEE! Love that place. 👍

[@RedSoxDad01]

I lived in southern California for over 30 years. I am amazed at all the cool places you find! Keep up the good work.

[@SidetrackAdventures]

Thanks, will do!

[@dustbowlhammer7119]

I feel right at home in a place like this, everything in this place reminds me of my father, and grandfather! The world they grew up in, the stories they could tell. I guess the dry climate is ideal for preserving all those cars!

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Just mind-blowing, really, to consider how many of these esoteric, not so well-known collections exist in our country!...One could spend a few years, just trying to visit all these quaint spots!

[@scotcoon1186]

Pioneer Village, Minden, Nebraska. Figure 2 days to see it all Stuhr Museum, Grand Island, Nebraska Legacy of the Plains, Gering, Nebraska Tri-state Threshers Ass'n, Bird City, Kansas Wessel's Living History Farm, York, Nebraska Fort Cody trading post, Lincoln County Historical Museum, Bailey Yard and the Golden Spike tower, Traveller's Rest, and Cody Park, North Platte Last Indian Raid Museum, Oberlin, Kansas

[@marksherrill9337]

Absolutely wonderful. Another time. A simpler time. I’m decorating my house with antiques and reproductions.

[@chuniquepaceno470]

Love your work, Steve. That motor home was something special.

[@SomeplaceOrAnother]

Wow 🤩 I’ve only seen in videos but totally want to see in person 😎

[@russell-di8js]

Coo-la -boola, We're lucky to have people who still collect artifacts & what's more to display 'em. Thanks to you for showing a wider audience these gems of days long since gone. uk

[@Charles-qq7vf]

Spent tons of time around this place in the '00s, when work was taking me to Yuma almost daily. One of my"T"s had a bunch of parts come from Cloud's "overflow storage" a couple miles up the road. Model "T"s are an absolute BLAST to run around in, and late models so freakin boring to drive, I can't even imagine why cars evolved much beyond them. To this day, (I'm 58) I've NEVER owned a car newer than '64, or that I didn't build myself. My current daily driver around Phoenix is a '29 Ford Model "A" pickup, slightly modernized to keep up with the trafic today.

[@redtobertshateshandles]

I drive a small modern Suzuki 4x4. Not quite as great as an old car but pretty good.

[@mikemcnabb1582]

I love how organized and the uniformity of this place, will have to and to bucket list

[@felixcat9318]

Thank you for making this superb video of a fascinating museum that I had not known about. This museum makes a trip to the USA worthwhile, it covers virtually all that was needed to help farmers, homesteads, families, commercial operations and the entire community. Subscribed.

[@earllutz2663]

Thank you for the tour of the museum in Bard, California. I could certainly understand, how one could spend quite a lot of time, taking in everything. I have watched and subscribed to your channel, and thank you again.

[@SidetrackAdventures]

Thank you, we appreciate it.

[@johnbellamy6449]

lovely old preserved vehicles. well done Steve for showing us.

[@jatzbethstappen9814]

I am coming to California because of this video.

[@serg-67kvon74]

Oh, bro!!! How I do appreciate you WORK! Its really great! I got extraordinary pleasure from contemplating so many T-ford! THANKS!

[@SidetrackAdventures]

Thank you!

[@whathappened2230]

Thank you very much for showing us this! I didn't know this place existed until you showed us... wow!

[@SidetrackAdventures]

My pleasure 😊

[@Chrisb8s]

I love how positive you are. I think that I would get museum fatigue. Especially at 05:37 “the meat grinder “ side of the museum.

[@swankles3877]

Another amazing find!! Never heard of Bard and it's only a few hours away from me. If you haven't already, check out the antique steam and engine museum in Vista, CA. They do a twice a year huge working demonstration and a cool antique tractor parade. You'll need all day to see everything. Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Steve 😊

[@SidetrackAdventures]

I've been wanting to get out there but just haven't had a chance yet.

[@biscuitboy3617]

I love places like this. A look back into a bygone era that was an important part of our history.

[@Theogenerang]

Every car would have a story from its showroom year to the Depression and beyond. Its a pity that much of that human history is now lost to time but great that the vehicles are still here.

[@redtobertshateshandles]

When I saw those vehicles inside with camping gear, water bottles and stuff stacked on the running boards that's exactly what I thought of.

[@christopherwinter6911]

Thanks Steve. I just stumbled onto your video. WOW! This place is awesome!! Love the old Fords.

[@MrFmiller]

Another outstanding adventure.

[@tamarafox5746]

We just happened to be in the Yuma area when we saw your video. We rounded up some friends and checked the Cloud Museum out. Such a cool place and Mr. Cloud was great to talk to. So. Much. Stuff. We just recently discovered your channel and really enjoy watching. We lived in the San Diego area for many years, and now travel the country in our motorhome. Thanks!

[@SidetrackAdventures]

That's really cool that Mr. Cloud was there when you went. Hope he's there next time we stop by. Thanks for the kind words.

[@henktulp4400]

What a lovely place!!!!... a time capsule!!!

[@kethsharakhlok1976]

A good HD filming tour, thank you. I wonder how could this large museum make money from its daily admission revenue 🤔 .

[@jerrysullivan8424]

I was wondering that also.

[@casedoumasr656]

Yes any one I know could spend the whole day there 🏆😀thank you this is great love it

[@OffRampAdventures]

What a find! Would really like to see this museum in person!

[@joelgalvan8358]

I knew there was a heaven on Earth, cloud museum.

[@rickkaylor8554]

You always come up with such cool places to visit. Next time I'm near Yuma I'll have to check this place out. Thanks for posting!

[@HossEehoss]

Looks like Ebay Heaven Awesome stuff. Stepping back in time.

[@rrelectric5159]

Great show! I never heard of this place before. Now it is on my bucket list. Thanks for showing it.

[@mr.commander3947]

thanks a lot,,, oh, man, I drove through there at least once long time ago,, and never realize such historical place to visit,,,,, I need to go,,,

[@Dadzilla2]

WOW! Looks like a great place to go visit. Guess I'll have to put this on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing

[@1984xlx]

I am a motorhead, so that place is going on my bucket list for sure! Thanks for sharing!

[@nestlevalley]

WE LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR VIDEOS ! Love your research and info. We've been to a lot of the places you've showcased but never knew the history. THANK YOU.

[@edwardanderson1562]

I am a big fan of Sidetrack. I pretty much want to visit all of your adventures. Sometimes, I wish you would go more slowly. Heck your videos aren't too long. Anyway, please carry on. Thanks 👍

[@SidetrackAdventures]

I have to remind myself to slow down more. My big problem here was the heat kept shutting down the camera so I couldn't spend as much time on certain things as I wanted to.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Man that’s the kinds of stuff I love to see! I’m gonna have to take a drive there one of this days and check that out! Great stuff man!👌😎👍thanks for sharing! Well $850 dollars back then was the equivalent of 13,455 in today’s money! But pretty affordable by today’s standards!👍

[@mojo.adventures]

Wow that is quite a collection he's got there! First time we've heard of this spot. Great episode thank you for sharing 😎

[@SidetrackAdventures]

Thanks for watching!

[@cheryloliver4914]

Steve,well done, nice controlled pans and nice stable video,people can learn a lot on how to video a subject from this!

[@LostShipMate]

There's something oddly beautiful about this place. Especially around 7:10 with the wagon wheels casting shadows over those old tools. Its still sad to see hundreds of Model Ts rot away in the desert.

[@screwplanplaybook7121]

Thank you Steve for the video, Very cool to see might be or probably is the world's largest model T collection and other memorabilia from the turn of the century, these old cars like these helped move and built America, great history, I live here in the Cornhusker we have a very neat place to visit in Minden,Ne called Pioneer village, all kinds of old car's and machinery from the turn of the century, safe travels take care now.

[@DM-lc2cf]

Wow, a lot of vehicles....Reminds of a place in Yuma, AZ, late 1980's. The Family had an RV park/Antique store/pet store & some shops to rent out. I sold collectibles there for one "season" in Yuma (Fall/winter). The elderly gentleman collected everything, and in the "back" he had old wooden buildings filled with all kinds of old stuff. His intention was to put together a little town, complete with a train....I don't think the project ever really got started....at least this collection is open and available to see. Interesting, as usual.

[@jpdavis6042]

Yuma is an interesting town, no other place like it. I spent a lot of time in Yuma over some five decades. Just came across a vintage Hotel Key fob from the Stardust (Yuma) in one of my boxes Met a lot of good local's there. I'm an Big City (LA) guy, who found Yuma fascinating.

[@shaggybreeks]

Wow, what a place! Thanks!

[@johnnygreene5447]

Neat motorhome and collection

[@IDNHANTU2day]

I dont have a Tesla Model 3 but I do have a Model Y and and I'm taking it to this place which is now on my list. Thanks and keep up the excellent work.

[@SidetrackAdventures]

Thank you.

[@kurtweiand7086]

Thoes T's& A's are amazing. There is a large fortune there!💰

[@omegacouchpotatoe5998]

What an Awesome place for a walk

[@george1la]

Fantastic video, what a collector of so many different things other than cars.

[@michaelbressette2599]

WOW there is so much to look at here. I never seen apace with such a wide variety of things for the home & business. Those cash registers at time index 10:32-10:57 I very much remember those. I used the one on the far right when I worked out of a road side produce stand as big as the building they are in. They where fairly simple to use too, I can still remember how hard you had to push them keys or levers or what ever they called them. A lot of this stuff I remember as a kid & i did use some of them, I use to play in the model A & T's too way back in the old days when I saw them typically I found them in ally ways old gas station repair yards & junk yards too. They where everywhere when I was a kid. These machines where by todays standards as almost prehistoric & they where bare bone machines that did the job with LOTS of noise & lots of muscle power to make them work. I guess back then these where conveniences & made life easier & of that I have no doubt when you consider these antiques & their replacements over the decades making our life a luxury in comparison cause back then these machines required regular maintenance vs today where most machines & appliances weren't so demanding for upkeep. An excellent video full of nostalgia & in todays world a lot of this stuff can be restored & used if our electronic world fell apart. Thanks for taking the time to video all this marvelous stuff & I am glad some folks take the time to restore & keep these item for all to see.

[@scottthornton9237]

Just yesterday i discovered your channel and subscribed! You do a superb job of describing and sharing your adventures here in SoCal. I am trolling along your videos looking for destinations to ride the Harleys to. We ride CA-74, 76, 78, 79 often. Take the freeways only to find the byways and a history buff and Historical Reenactor too. Been to Campo many times! Now thanks to your channel, I now know what to look for! THANK YOU! This one is a MUST SEE for me! I just GOTTA see this place!

[@SidetrackAdventures]

Thank you, glad some of these videos are helpful to you.

[@scottthornton9237]

Every video i have seen from your channel is helpful! You really know how to find the sweet berries on the tree! Always pointing out the hidden gems that the the rest of the world blowes right past. I honestly appreciate the videos you post.

[@DeidresTravelAdventures]

What a cool place! My dad and I would be like kids in a candy store. Will definitely have to plan a visit

[@ElCapitanDeLaNoche]

Not too long. Not too short. Loved it!

[@SidetrackAdventures]

Thank you.

[@trevertravis8963]

I've driven by this place dozens of times. Never thought to check it out.

[@williamkazak469]

Wow very interesting. Time moves on.

[@IndridCool54]

Cool place, never heard of it before, but looks really interesting and worth a stop. 👍🏼

[@lgd4247]

That's some collection! Thanks Sidetrack Steve.

[@SidetrackAdventures]

No problem 👍

[@victorcontreras9138]

Thanks for the great video! I didn't know of that museum and now I'm just going to have to visit it. My brother lives out by the Salton Sea and this place isn't too far from there.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

I could spend a week at this place, from what you have showed us! Thanks for the tour!

[@chrisbrowne4669]

Brings back memories of Parker Lyons museum in Santa Anita, CA in the fifties.

[@craignevels3530]

i WOULD LOVE TO VISIT THERE SOME DAY. THANKS!

[@fokkerd3red618]

Thanks so much for this video. I wish I were closer to this place so I could look around. I think I saw a least 2 John Deere D tractors right at the beginning.

[@jimholmes2555]

There was a gas station near Mille Lacs lake in Minnesota, In 1965 my Grandfather and I stopped for gas. the pump was an old tower flask type. If you wanted 5 gallons, The attendant would hand pump 5 gallons up into the holding flask, then with the filler hose in the tank open the valve and the gas would gravity drain from the flask into your tank.

[@thomasroberts8024]

Uh, how to save this gracefully..... Oh, what the heck. To my knowledge, the Dodge brothers never made any "Model T's." But you probably knew that! I truly enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work for as long as you can!

[@JP-su8bp]

What a peculiar museum. The obscure sites are the most interesting. Thanks for sharing. P.S. Sorry the Padres lost. 😞

[@tomtransport]

I'm not, staunch Phillies fan here.😃

[@DelfinFoto]

Great video. This is a place I'd like to visit

[@kevinconrad6156]

Have been ounce earlier year when my knee was starting to go so hobbled around as much as possible. Am going back soon. Cheers from Yuma.

[@hussamal-takriti8792]

Thanks for sharing this information

[@debrabennett3009]

Love the motorhome!

[@voltmandk.h.sherman777]

Wow! What an incredible and beautiful collection! As a historical Freak of the first half of the XX century, I simply love it! It's so sad and too bad that those items are full rust. Great video man! Greetings and cheers from Paris, France 😄😄😄🍺🍺🍺!

[@SidetrackAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to visit Paris again before too long.

[@pigeonpallz1733]

Awesome video !!! I'll be going there soon . Thank you sir

[@SidetrackAdventures]

Thanks. Have fun there. It's quite a place.

[@backroadjourneys7674]

Great videos, great channel...👍👍👍

[@marks.schwartz8468]

What a great video !!! Thanks, Steve !!!

[@SidetrackAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@chuck8664]

reminds me of the Warp museum off I-80 near Kearney, Nebraska

[@darrellbaty4127]

Amazing, thanks for sharing!

[@Rebelmediainc]

Cool! We’re gonna have to go check it out!

[@lizmccready1560]

WOW - love this place

[@philippesabourin9026]

Saw a few nice things ! In case your wondering those green engines you saw in the entrance of the building were hit and miss engines !!! And those big steel balls you saw on the table at the end of the video were for the road crews to indicate for drivers were to go so they dont fall in a hole or somme thing !!!!

[@andrewwebb17]

That’s a pretty impressive collection. Great job Steve

[@SidetrackAdventures]

Thank you.

[@jerryumfress9030]

I have an old picture of my granddad and grandmother with my mother's older sister standing next to my granddad's model T coup. His dad (my great granddad) sold the car to my granddad. It was supposedly the first Ford model T in Itawamba County Mississippi.

[@infidel202]

I forgot new Lordsvile new Mexico to all of the people I met who made me feel welcome thank you very much and to all of the other towns I would have to flip a coin to live at any of these beautiful places