Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich invites car enthusiasts to a fundraising event on Thursday, August 17 from 5 – 6:30 pm, to help fund its mission to inspire people of all ages to explore, discover, and learn together. Curious to get a look under the hoods at the engines in its auto collection? Interested in horsepower, bore and stroke, or other technical details? This unique event invites you to get up close and personal with the Museum’s one-of-a-kind antique and classic car collection. Go behind-the-scenes into Heritage’s auto storage area and maintenance garage and get face-to-fender with these fascinating machines. Enjoy private access to the automobile exhibit From Carriage to Classic: How Automobiles Transformed America, and watch and listen as select cars from Heritage’s collection are started up for your enjoyment. Meet expert members of our Auto Committee and learn what it takes to maintain this world-class collection. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet like-minded aficionados and to get all your in-depth classic car questions answered. This month’s program will feature an in-depth look at the 1946 Mercury Woodie Station Wagon and the 1965 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon. $15 Heritage members, $25 nonmembers. Register at www.heritagemuseumandgardens.org