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...

Svengoolie to greet Volo Auto Museum visitors   VOLO — With exhibits like the ’58 Plymouth Fury known as “Christine,” a rover from the movie “Alien,” “Ghostbusters” Ecto-1 and more, the Volo Auto Museum is a spooktacular place for some ghoulish fun.   Throw in a little Svengoolie, some candy-wielding costumed characters, train tours and more, and you’ve got an especially sweet Halloween in store.   Emmy award-winning Rich Koz, aka Svengoolie, will meet and greet visitors from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Volo Auto Mus...

VOLO — As the Chicago Cubs’ wild ride zoomed upward, the Volo Auto Museum’s “Back to the Future” DeLorean winding up safe at home looked like a bad bet.   But the New York Mets dumped a Biff Tannen-sized pile of manure all over Cubs fans’ dreams of a World Series appearance as they swept the Cubs 4-0 in the National League Championship Series that ended Wednesday with an 8-3 loss.   That ended not only Cubs fans’ dreams of a World Series win, but also museum fans’ dreams of winning the DeLorean. The car was set to be given away this...

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      Museum adds wooden, 1895 caboose to collection   VOLO — A 40-ton, wooden caboose built in 1895 is embarking on a 350-mile journey from Michigan to Illinois, where it will hold a place of honor in the Volo Auto Museum’s Evolution of Transportation exhibit.  Museum founder Greg Grams said the eBay find was too “jaw-dropping” to pass up; original wooden cabooses from that era are exceptionally rare.  “It’s completely restored,” he said. “The inside is beautiful. It has the original ice box in it, the old cast-iron stove …”  Long ...

VOLO – "Miami Vice," a TV series from the late 1980s will be celebrated this Saturday at the Volo Auto Museum, 27582 Volo Village Road in Volo, according to a news release.   Among the series' leading stars was Michael Talbott (Det. Stan Switek), who will be greeting fans and signing autographs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., the release stated. In conjunction with Talbott's visit, museum director Brian Grams will be celebrating some detective work of his own. Back in 2006, museum officials bought a fiberglass-bodied Fer...