The Teetotaling Couple Who Filled Their Home With Novelty Whiskey Containers

Charles Barrett can rattle off the more than 200 cars in his collection like a waiter might list salad dressings. “There’s a 1908 black Oldsmobile, a 1909 Thomas Flyer in both blue and ivory, a 1978 blue Corvette, a 1970 Dodge Challenger, a 1957 Thunderbird, a 1964 Mustang, a Jewel Tea truck, a covered wagon,” Barrett says. “If you can think it, I probably have it.” His armada has never transported a single person, though. Each of the 14-inch-long model vehicles in his fleet are decanters. They’re hollow and, at…

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