Today's high-powered, sleek and snarling snowmobiles reach speeds of 150 mph. Drag-racer snowmobiles exceed 200 mph. By comparison, the earliest snowmobiles, on display at the Volo Auto Museum, "hurtled" along at 20, 25 mph. The exhibit has just over two dozen vintage snowmobiles, from converted Model A and T Fords to a 3,000-horsepower rocket-powered snowmobile. The latter, made with NASA parts, left bemused visitors shaking their heads — as in "I wouldn't be caught dead riding that thing." The exhibit opened Dec. 26 and will r...

A display of antique boats and equipment is just one of many additions made during a multi-year renovation at the Volo Auto Museum. Eager to show off their upgrades, their added 10,000-square-foot showroom and multiple new exhibits, museum officials are offering a Black Friday-only deal for half-off admission tickets good through December 2016.   Officials of the Volo Auto Museum are eager to show off the attraction’s five-year facelift, and that spells huge savings for Black Friday shoppers. For one day only — on Friday,...

  Museum to honor the legendary George Barris   VOLO — Officials of the Volo Auto Museum express their condolences to the family, friends and legions of fans of George Barris, who died Thursday, Nov. 5, at the age of 89.   The Grams family, owners of the museum at 27582 Volo Village Road, had longstanding ties with Barris, creator of the original Batmobile from the 1960s “Batman” TV series as well as numerous other custom creations.   Barris, who founded Barris Kustom Industries in California, drew thousands of fans to the museum at...