Inside the Roush Museum a collection of auto history (cont'd)

A highlight of the collection is a 1913 Rauch & Lang Electric Brougham. It's the oldest car in the collection and actually is defined on the license plate as a "horseless carriage."

But it's not just cars at the museum. Roush's affinity for flying also is on display with a P-51 propeller hanging on the wall, as well as replica bombs from a P-51 sitting beneath the propeller.

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On a wall are the remains of the plane Roush crashed in April 2002. The propeller, both wings and the body of the plane -- a mangled mess of fiberglass and metal that is barely recognizable -- hangs as a reminder of just how precious life is and how quickly it could be taken away.

It takes about an hour to walk through and take a good look at the vehicles on display and one usually is at a loss for words in trying to describe the visit. Bruce Quigley, winner of the 2007 Irwin Ultimate Tradesman Challenge, had trouble finding the right adjectives.

"Awesome. I love cars, I love speed, I think it's great," Quigley said

In November 2007, Quigley bested two other finalists in Phoenix winning $20,000, a Ford F-150 customized by Roush, a private tour of the Roush Museum, tickets to the 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway and a VIP barbeque with Roush Fenway driver Jamie McMurray on Thursday.

"We went out to Brooklyn, a little pub out there, kind of a low-key type thing. I was able to bring 30 friends and family with me and Jamie came by, and stayed for quite a while," Quigley said. "Real good guy. He came out and made time for everybody, made sure he got to everybody, everybody got an autograph that wanted one, it was great."

While Quigley would never complain about his prize -- it could have been so much more.

The winner of the challenge got to pick a toolbox numbered from 1 to 26. Going into the contest, Quigley had decided if he won, he would take No. 13. But before his trip to Phoenix, a friend told him to go with No. 14 -- that was the case he needed to take.

Faced with the decision, Quigley stuck with his gut and chose No. 13, which held $20,000. Number 14? $1.26 million.

"People love the story, they laugh about it," Quigley said with a chuckle. "That haunts me everyday and people get a bigger kick out of it ... for me it's just a kick."

Money aside, Quigley is clearly thrilled with how this past year has unfolded and the Roush Museum provided one of the many highlights. A self-described car guy, Quigley had a smile on his face most of the afternoon and came loaded with questions for which Corn was more than prepared.

"It's just incredible," Quigley said. "It's the history going through here, it's just incredible."

Also
• Quigley wins Irwin Ultimate Tradesman Challenge
• Roush pilots World War II-era P-51 Mustang fighter