By: Meg Sween
Dick’s Classic Garage is a wonder for every age. Full of history and memorabilia, Dick’s Garage is truly a gem, right here, in the heart of Texas.
The museum on Stagecoach Trail, in San Marcos, Texas
features not only cars ranging from the 1920’s through till the 1950’s but also
a gift shop loaded with mementos and toys of the sort.
Having been created during the height of the Great
Depression in 1932, the Kit-Cat clock can be seen in households all over
America to this day. The Kit-Cat clock, with its roaming eyes and ticking tail,
proudly presents itself here in San Marcos. Dick’s Classic Garage is proud to
be an authorized retailer of this American icon.
Also featured in the gift shop at Dick’s Garage are 100
Tucker Torpedo model cars. These specific die-cast models have seen a dramatic
halt in production within the last few months, and Dick’s will only carry the
Tucker model car until its supplies run out.
Although the Tucker Torpedo model car will no longer be
manufactured, Dick’s Classic Garage says they intend to keep the very last
die-cast model as a keepsake for the museum and their guests.
Those who attend the museum will also be pleased to find the
ever classic, hanging fuzzy dice on the shelves at Dick’s gift shop. By the
middle of the 1950’s, cars in America became more than a means of
transportation. With the introduction of the low-rider car in southern
California and the desire to treat the automobile as a canvas, thus began the
need for a customized car. In turn, the production of the iconic fuzzy dice had
begun.
Various American-made tin signs featuring advertisements
from the 20’s to the 50’s can also be found in the gift shop at Dick’s. Any tin
sign bought at the museum is guaranteed to hold its shape and color for life.
The gift shop is stocked with drink ware, apparel, and other die-cast models of
a range of designs, as well.
