Peter Gariepy Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Map with dynamic links to all the musuems. “Give me a museum and I’ll fill it.” – Pablo Picasso150 “must-see” car museums in America Compiled by West Peterson, Editor, Antique Automobile*This is a comprehensive list of “open-to-the-public” museums. Before setting out to visit any of them, it is very important that you call to understand their hours of operation and the days in which they are open. Many are closed on certain days of the week and some are closed during certain times of the year.* <span style="font-weight: bold">Antique Automobile Club of America</span>America’s oldest and largest old car society – established in 1935501 W. Governor RoadPO Box 417Hershey PA 17033-0417717-534-1910ALABAMA<span style="font-weight: bold">Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum</span>6030 Barber Motorsports ParkwayBirmingham AL 35094 (205) 699-7275International Motorsports Hall of FamePO Box 1018Talladega AL 35160 (256)362-5002<span style="font-weight: bold">Mercedes-Benz</span>1 Mercedes DriveTuscaloosa AL 35490 (205) 507-2252ALASKA<span style="font-weight: bold">Historical & Transportation Museum</span>Mile 47 Parks HighwayWasilla AK 99687 (907) 376-1211ARIZONA<span style="font-weight: bold">Franklin Automobile Museum</span>1405 E. Kleindale RoadTucson AZ 85719 (520) 326-8038<span style="font-weight: bold">Penske Racing Museum</span>7125 E. Chaucey LanePhoenix, AZ (480) 538-4444ARKANSAS<span style="font-weight: bold">Museum of Automobiles</span>8 Jones Lane, Petit Jean Mt.Morrilton AR 72110 (501) 727-5427<span style="font-weight: bold">Vintage Motorcar Museum</span>301 W. Main StreetHardy AR 72542 (870) 856-4884CALIFORNIA<span style="font-weight: bold">Blackhawk Museum</span>3700 Blackhawk Plaza CircleDanville CA 94506 (925) 736-2280<span style="font-weight: bold">Deer Park Auto Museum</span>29013 Champagne Blvd.Escondido, CA 92026 (619) 749-1666<span style="font-weight: bold">Hays Antique Truck Museum</span>1962 Hays LaneWoodland CA (530) 666-1044<span style="font-weight: bold">J.A. Cooley Museum</span>4233 Park Blvd.San Diego CA 92103 (619) 296-3112<span style="font-weight: bold">Justice Bros. Racing Museum</span>2734 E. Huntington RoadDuarte CA 91010 (626) 359-9174<span style="font-weight: bold">Lucas Automotive Museum</span>2850 Temple AvenueLong Beach CA 90806 (800) 952-4333<span style="font-weight: bold">Marconi Automotive Museum for Kids</span>1302 Industrial Dr.Tustin CA 92680 (714) 258-3001<span style="font-weight: bold">Murphy Auto Museum</span>2340 Palma Drive, Suite 104Ventura CA 93003 (805) 654-0731<span style="font-weight: bold">Motor Transport Museum</span>31949 Highway 94Campo CA 91906 (619) 478-2492<span style="font-weight: bold">Nethercutt Collection/San Sylmar</span>15180 Bledsoe StreetSylmar, CA 91342 (818) 367-2251<span style="font-weight: bold">NHRA Motorsports Museum</span>1101 W. McKinley Ave.Pomona CA 91768 (909) 622-2133<span style="font-weight: bold">Petersen Automotive Museum</span>6060 Wilshire Blvd.Los Angeles CA 90036 (323) 930-2277<span style="font-weight: bold">San Diego Automotive Museum</span>2080 Pan American PlazaSan Diego CA 92101 (619) 231-2886<span style="font-weight: bold">Towe Auto Museum</span>2200 Front StreetSacramento CA 95818 (916) 442-6802<span style="font-weight: bold">Toyota USA Automobile Museum</span>19001 S. Western Ave. #A-404Torrance CA 90509 (310) 468-4728<span style="font-weight: bold">Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum</span>1101 W McKinley AvePomona CA 91768 (909) 622-2133COLORADO<span style="font-weight: bold">Cussler Museum</span>14959 West 69th AvenueArvada CO 80007 (303) 420-2795<span style="font-weight: bold">Dougherty Museum</span>8306 US Highway 287Longmont CO 80501 (303) 776-2520 <span style="font-weight: bold">Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Museum</span>1135 Manitou Blvd.Manitour Springs CO 80829 (719) 685-5996<span style="font-weight: bold">Forney Transportation Museum</span>4303 Brighton Blvd.Denver CO 80216 (303) 297-1113<span style="font-weight: bold">Shelby American Collection</span>5020 Chaparral CourtBoulder CO 80308 (303) 516-9565<span style="font-weight: bold">Stanley Museum/Stanley Hotel</span>Estes Park CO 80517 (970) 577-1903CONNECTICUT<span style="font-weight: bold">Golden Age of Trucking Museum</span>1101 Southford RoadMiddlebury CT 06762 (203) 577-2181DELAWARE<span style="font-weight: bold">Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve</span>3000 Creek RoadYorklyn DE 19726 (302) 239-2385FLORIDA<span style="font-weight: bold">Don Garlits Museum</span>13700 SW 16th Ave.Ocala FL 34473 (352) 245-8661<span style="font-weight: bold">Elliott Museum</span>825 NE Ocean Blvd.Stuart FL 34996 (772) 225-1961<span style="font-weight: bold">Ft. Lauderdale Car Museum</span>1527 SW First AvenueFt. Lauderdale FL 33315(954) 779-7300<span style="font-weight: bold">Sarasota Classic Car Museum</span>5500 N. Tamiami Tr.Sarasota, FL 34243 (941) 355-6228<span style="font-weight: bold">Silver Springs Antique Car Collection</span>State Road 40Ocala, FL 32670 (904) 236-2121<span style="font-weight: bold">Tallahassee Antique Car Museum</span>3550A Mahan DriveTallahassee, FL 32308 (850) 942-0137<span style="font-weight: bold">Tampa Bay Automobile Museum</span>3301 Gateway Center Blvd.Pinellas Park FL 33782 (727) 579-8226<span style="font-weight: bold">Wings, Wheels & Keels Museum</span>222 Steedly Avenue LakeWales FL 33853 (863) 676-0166GEORGIA<span style="font-weight: bold">Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum</span>2950 Eaton RoadMadison GA 30650 (706) 343-9937<span style="font-weight: bold">Stone Mtn. Car & Treasure Museum</span>, Robert E Lee Blvd.Stone Mountain GA 30083 (770) 413-5229IDAHO<span style="font-weight: bold">Idaho State Historical Society</span>Transportation MuseumBoise, ID 83707 (208) 334-2844<span style="font-weight: bold">Vintage Wheel Museum</span>218 Cedar St.Sandpoint, ID (208) 263-7173IOWA<span style="font-weight: bold">National Sprint Car Hall of Fame</span>1 Sprint Capital PlaceKnoxville IA 50138 (641) 842-6176ILLINOIS<span style="font-weight: bold">Beller Museum</span>340 Burlington AvenueDowners Grove IL 60515 (630) 653-2277<span style="font-weight: bold">Corvair Preservation Foundation</span>13523 S. Red Coat DriveLemont IL 60439 (630) 257-6530<span style="font-weight: bold">Hartung’s Automotive Museum</span>3623 W Lake AveGlenview IL 60025 (312) 724-4354<span style="font-weight: bold">Hieronymus Mueller Museum</span>61 S Country Club RdDecatur IL 62521 (217) 423-6161<span style="font-weight: bold">Museum of Science and Industry</span>57th Street and Lake Shore DriveChicago, IL 60637 (773) 684-1414<span style="font-weight: bold">MY Garage Museum (Mid America)</span>17082 N US Highway 45Effingham IL 62401 (217) 540-4200<span style="font-weight: bold">Volo Auto Museum</span>27582 Volo Village RoadVolo IL 60073 (815) 385-3644<span style="font-weight: bold">Wayne County Historical Museum</span>1150 North A St.Richmond IN 47374 (765) 962-5756<span style="font-weight: bold">Wheels O’ Time Museum</span>11923 N. Knoxville Ave.Peoria IL 61612 (309) 243-9020INDIANA<span style="font-weight: bold">Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum</span>1600 South Wayne StreetAuburn IN 46706 (260) 925-1444<span style="font-weight: bold">Automotive Heritage Museum</span>1500 N. Reed Road US 31Kokomo IN 46901 (765) 454-9999<span style="font-weight: bold">Collectible Classics Car Museums</span>403 East Main StreetHagerstown IN 47346 (765) 489-5598<span style="font-weight: bold">Door Prairie Auto Museum</span>2405 Indiana Ave.LaPorte IN 46352 (219) 326-1337<span style="font-weight: bold">Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum</span>4790 West 16th St.Indianapolis IN 46224 (317) 492-6784<span style="font-weight: bold">Kruse Auto & Carriage Museum</span>5634 County Road 11-AAuburn IN 46706 (260) 927-9144<span style="font-weight: bold">National Auto & Truck Museum – NATMUS</span>US 1000 Gordon M. Buehrig PlaceAuburn IN 46706 (260) 925-9100<span style="font-weight: bold">Ragtops Auto Museum</span>209 West Michigan Blvd.Michigan City IN 46360 (219) 878-1514<span style="font-weight: bold">Studebaker National Museum</span>201 S. Chapin St.South Bend IN 46601 (574) 235-9714KANSAS<span style="font-weight: bold">Scotty’s Classic Cars</span>302 North 9th StreetArma KS 66712 (620) 347-8387KENTUCKY<span style="font-weight: bold">National Corvette Museum</span>350 Corvette DriveBowling Green KY 42101 (270) 781-7973<span style="font-weight: bold">Swope’s Cars of Yesteryear Museum</span>1100 North Dixie HighwayElizabethtown KY 42701 (270) 765-2181MAINE<span style="font-weight: bold">Boothbay Railway Village Car Museum</span>Rd. 27Boothbay ME 04537 (207) 633-4727<span style="font-weight: bold">Cole Land Transportation Museum</span>405 Perry RoadBangor ME 04401 (207) 990-3600<span style="font-weight: bold">Owls Head Transportation Museum</span>117 Museum St.Owls Head ME 04854 (207) 594-4418<span style="font-weight: bold">Seal Cove Auto Museum</span>20 Mechanic St.Camden ME 04843 (207) 244-9242<span style="font-weight: bold">Stanley Museum</span>PO Box 280Kingfield ME 04947 (207) 265-2729MARYLAND<span style="font-weight: bold">Wheels of Yesterday</span>12708 Ocean GatewayOcean City MD 21842 (410) 213-7329MASSACHUSETTS<span style="font-weight: bold">Larz Anderson Auto Museum</span>15 Newton StreetBrookline MA 02445 (617) 522-6547<span style="font-weight: bold">Heritage Museum and Gardens</span>67 Grove StreetSandwich MA 02563 (508) 888-3300MICHIGAN<span style="font-weight: bold">Alfred P. Sloan Museum</span>1221 E. Kearsley St.Flint MI 48503 (810) 237-3453<span style="font-weight: bold">Detroit Historical Society</span>5401 Woodward Ave.Detroit, MI (313) 833-7935<span style="font-weight: bold">Model T Auto Heritage Complex</span>411 Piquette AvenueDetroit MI 48202 (313) 872-8759<span style="font-weight: bold">Gilmore Car Museum</span>6865 Hickory RoadHickory Corners MI 49060 (269) 671-5089<span style="font-weight: bold">Henry Ford Museum</span>20900 Oakwood Blvd.Dearborn MI 48121 (313) 271-1620<span style="font-weight: bold">Novi Motorsports Hall of Fame</span>26200 Town Center Dr #100Novi MI 48050 (248) 349-7223<span style="font-weight: bold">R.E.Olds Transportation Museum</span>240 Museum DriveLansing, MI 48933 (517) 372-0529<span style="font-weight: bold">Walter P. Chrysler Museum</span>One Chrysler DriveAuburn Hills MI 48326 (248) 944-0001<span style="font-weight: bold">Wills Sainte Claire Auto Museum</span>3546 Conger StreetPort Huron MI 48060 (810) 987-2854<span style="font-weight: bold">Ypsilanti Auto Heritage Museum</span>100 East Cross StreetYspilanti MI 48198 (734) 482-5200MINNESOTA<span style="font-weight: bold">Ellingson Car Museum</span>20950 Rogers DriveRogers MN 55374 (763) 428-7337MISSISSIPPI<span style="font-weight: bold">Tupelo Automobile Museum</span>1 Otis Blvd.Tupelo MS 38804 (662) 842-4242MISSOURI<span style="font-weight: bold">‘57 Heaven</span>1600 W. Hwy. 76Branson MO (417) 332-1957<span style="font-weight: bold">AutoWorld Museum</span>1920 N. Bluff StreetFulton MO 65251 (573) 642-2080<span style="font-weight: bold">Memoryville USA</span>2220 North Bishop AvenueRolla MO 65401 (573) 364-1810<span style="font-weight: bold">National Museum of Transportation</span>3015 Barrett Station RdSaint Louis MO 63122 (314) 965-7998<span style="font-weight: bold">Patee House Museum</span>1202 Penn Street StreetJoseph MO 64502 (816) 232-8206MONTANA<span style="font-weight: bold">Miracle of America Museum</span>36094 Memory LanePolson MT 59860 (406) 883-6804<span style="font-weight: bold">Missoula Trans. & Rest. Museum</span>1001 E. BroadwayMisoula MT 59802 (406) 370-4365<span style="font-weight: bold">Montana Auto Museum</span>1106 Main StreetDeer Lodge, MT 59722 (406) 846-3111NEBRASKA<span style="font-weight: bold">Chevyland USA</span>Rt. 2, Elm Creek NE (308) 856-4208<span style="font-weight: bold">Hastings Museum</span>1330 N Burlington Ave.Hastings NE 68902 (402) 461-4629<span style="font-weight: bold">Merrick Auto Museum</span>Apollo Ave. Door 8Alda NE 68810 (308) 384-1780<span style="font-weight: bold">Sawyer’s Sandhills Museum</span>440 N Valentine StreetValentine NE 69201 (402) 376-3293<span style="font-weight: bold">Stuhr Museum of the Prairie</span>3133 W US Highway 34Grand Island NE 68801 (308) 381-5316 <span style="font-weight: bold">Warp’s Pioneer Village</span>138 East Highway 6, PO Box 68Minden, NE 68959 (800) 445-4447NEW JERSEY<span style="font-weight: bold">Mayor Gary’s Garage</span>300 Sooys Landing Rd.Port Republic NJ 08241 (609) 652-7664<span style="font-weight: bold">Vintage Auto Museum of New Jersey (under construction)</span>Beachwood NJ 08722 (732) 797-1456NEW MEXICO<span style="font-weight: bold">J & R Vintage Auto Museum</span>3650 NM Highway 528Rio Rancho NM (702) 298-2535NEVADA<span style="font-weight: bold">Don Laughlin’s Classic Car Collection</span>1650 Casino Dr.Laughlin, NV (702) 298-2535<span style="font-weight: bold">Goldfield Firehouse Museum Highway</span>95 Goldfield NV 89013 (775) 485-6313<span style="font-weight: bold">Imperial Palace Auto Collection</span>3535 Las Vegas Blvd. So.Las Vegas NV 89109 (702) 794-3174<span style="font-weight: bold">National Automobile Museum/Harrah</span>10 Lake Street S.Reno NV 89501 (775) 333-9300<span style="font-weight: bold">St. Jude’s Ranch Antique Car Museum</span>Highway 93Boulder City NV 89006 (702) 294-7100NEW YORK<span style="font-weight: bold">Buffalo Transportation Museum</span>263 Michigan AvenueBuffalo NY 14203 (716) 853-0084.<span style="font-weight: bold">Champlain Valley Trans. Museum</span>101 Lighthouse RoadPlattsburg NY 12901 (518) 566-7575<span style="font-weight: bold">Museum of Automobile Art & Design</span>6710 Brooklawn Pkwy.Syracuse NY 13211 (315) 432-8282<span style="font-weight: bold">Niagara Motorsports Museum</span>1008 Buffalo AvenueNiagara Falls NY 14303 (716) 284-1705<span style="font-weight: bold">Northeast Classic Car Museum</span>24 Rexford StreetNorwich NY 13815 (607) 334-2886<span style="font-weight: bold">Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome</span>2 Stone Church RdRhinebeck NY 12572 (914) 758-8610<span style="font-weight: bold">Saratoga Automobile Museum</span>110 Avenue of the PinesSaratoga Springs NY 12866 (518) 587-1935<span style="font-weight: bold">Watkins Glen Museum/Hall of Fame</span>110 North Franklin St.Watkins Glen, NY (607) 535-2779NORTH CAROLINA<span style="font-weight: bold">Backing Up Classics</span>4545 Highway 29 NConcord NC 28027 (704) 788-9500<span style="font-weight: bold">C. Grier Beam Truck Museum</span>111 North Mountain StreetCherryville NC 28021 (704) 435-3072<span style="font-weight: bold">North Carolina Transportation Museum</span>411 South Salisbury AvenueSpencer NC 28159 (704) 636-2889<span style="font-weight: bold">Richard Petty Museum</span>Branson Hill RoadRandleman NC (919) 495-1143<span style="font-weight: bold">Wheels Through Time Museum</span>62 Vintage Lane Maggie Valley NC 28751 (828) 926-6266NORTH DAKOTA<span style="font-weight: bold">Bonanzaville USA</span>1351 Main Avenue W.West Fargo, ND 58078 (701) 282-2822OHIO<span style="font-weight: bold">Citizen’s Motorcar Co. (Packard)</span>420 South Ludlow StreetDayton OH 45402 (937) 226-1710<span style="font-weight: bold">Carllion Historical Park</span>1000 Carillon BlvdDayton OH 45409 (937) 293-2841<span style="font-weight: bold">Canton Classic Car Museum</span>612 Market Ave. So.Canton OH 44702 (330) 455-3666<span style="font-weight: bold">Crawford Auto/Aviation Museum</span>10825 East Blvd.Cleveland OH 44106 (216) 721-5722<span style="font-weight: bold">National Packard Museum </span>1899 Mahoning Ave. NW Warren OH 44483 (330) 394-1899<span style="font-weight: bold">Snook’s Dream Cars </span>13920 County Home Road Bowling Green OH 43402 (419) 353-8338OKLAHOMA<span style="font-weight: bold">Antique Auto Museum</span>18th & ChickashaChickasha OK 73023 (405) 224-2049<span style="font-weight: bold">Georges Antique Auto Museum</span>508 S Grand, Enid OK 73701 (580) 242-6815<span style="font-weight: bold">Antiques Car Museum</span>2215 W Shawnee StMuskogee OK 74401 (918) 687-4447OREGON<span style="font-weight: bold">Northwest Vintage Car Museum (under construction)</span>Salem OR 97308 (503) 399-0647PENNSYLVANIA<span style="font-weight: bold">AACA Antique Auto Museum</span>161 Museum DriveHershey PA 17033 (717) 566-7100<span style="font-weight: bold">America on Wheels (under construction)</span>5 North Front StreetAllentown PA 18105 (610) 432-4200<span style="font-weight: bold">Boyertown Museum of Hist. Vehicles</span>28 Warwick StBoyertown PA 19512 (610) 367-2090<span style="font-weight: bold">Frick Art & Historical Center </span><span style="font-weight: bold">(The) Car & Carriage Museum</span>7227 Reynolds StPittsburgh, PA 15208 (412) 371-0600<span style="font-weight: bold">Rolls-Royce Foundation</span>3908 Col. Ellis Ave.Mechanicsburg PA (717) 932-9900<span style="font-weight: bold">William E. Swigart, Jr. Auto Museum</span>Route 22Huntingdon PA 16652 (814) 643-0885SOUTH DAKOTA<span style="font-weight: bold">Pioneer Auto Show & Antique Town</span>503 E. 5th StreetMurdo, SD 57559 (605) 669-2691<span style="font-weight: bold">Telstar Mustang-Shelby-Cobra Museum</span>1300 South Kimball St.Mitchell, SD 57301 (605) 996-6550TENNESSEE<span style="font-weight: bold">Dixie Gun Works Old Car Museum</span>1200 N Highway 51 SUnion City TN 38261 (731) 885-0700<span style="font-weight: bold">Floyd Garrett Musclecar Museum</span>320 Winfield Dunn Pkwy.Sevierville TN 37876 (865) 908-0882<span style="font-weight: bold">Hofstetter Car Museum</span>3331 Highway 231 N.Shelbyville TN 37160 (931) 437-2573<span style="font-weight: bold">Lane Motor Museum</span>702 Murfreesboro PikeNashville TN 37210 (615) 742 7445TEXAS<span style="font-weight: bold">Central Texas Museum of Automotive History</span>2502 Highway 304Rosanky TX 78953 (512) 237-2635<span style="font-weight: bold">Classic Showcase</span>418 Coronado DrKerrville TX 78028 (512) 895-5655<span style="font-weight: bold">Pate Museum of Transportation</span>18501 Hwy 377 S.Ft. Worth, TX (817) 396-4305<span style="font-weight: bold">Petroleum Museum/Chaparral Cars</span>1500 I-20 WestMidland TX 79701 (432) 683-4403UTAH<span style="font-weight: bold">Bonneville Speedway Museum</span>1000 Wendover BlvdWendover UT 84083 (435) 655-7721<span style="font-weight: bold">Classic Cars International Auto Museum</span>355 W 700 SSalt Lake City UT 84101 (801) 322-5186VIRGINIA<span style="font-weight: bold">Car & Carriage Caravan Museum</span>970 Highway 211 WestLuray Caverns VA 22835 (540) 743-6551WASHINGTON<span style="font-weight: bold">LeMay Museum/America’s Car Museum</span>325 152nd St. E.Tacoma, WA 98445 (253) 536-2885<span style="font-weight: bold">Lynden Pioneer Museum</span>217 Front StreetLynden, WA 98264 (360) 354-3675 WEST VIRGINIA<span style="font-weight: bold">West Virginia Auto Museum</span>1215 20th StreetVienna WV 26105 (304)295-6113WISCONSIN<span style="font-weight: bold">David V. Uihlein Antique Racing Car Museum</span>268 Green Bay RdCedarburg WI 53012 (414) 253-2661<span style="font-weight: bold">Dells Auto Museum</span>591 Wisconsin DellsWisconsin Dells WI 53965 (608) 254-2008<span style="font-weight: bold">Wisconsin Automotive Museum</span>147 N Rural StreetHartford WI 53027 (262) 673-7999CANADA<span style="font-weight: bold">Canadian Automotive</span>99 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa, Ontario (905) 576-1222<span style="font-weight: bold">Domain Museum Foundation</span>1555 Principale, PohenegamookQuebec (418) 859-3535<span style="font-weight: bold">Reynolds-Alberta</span>Highway 13Wetaskiwin, Alberta (780) 361-1351 Map with dynamic links to all the musuems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 West sent me this - posting it in the forum until I can find a better place for it on the website. If you have additions or edits please post them here.Thanks,Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyll Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Good stuff Peter, thanks - we're vacationing in Florida this March / April and it looks like I'm not too far from a couple of them that I haven't seen already.We visited Don Garlits' museum a couple of vacations ago - well worth the visit, and it was on this visit we discovered the American term "down a ways". We'd got lost and asked at a gas station for directions, where we eventually discovered "down a ways" means in this part of Florida nearly 50 miles! I'd hate to find out what you folks call a long way away! Argyll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Walling Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Coming soon to Springfield Ma. History of Springfield Museum.They have been donated the entire collection of the Indian Motor Cycle Museum and The proto #4 Indian automobile. Also a Springfield Rolls Royce, A replicate of a Duryea, a Knox Fire engine and many more coming. Opening planned for Oct. 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennyZ Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 One Ohio auto you missed is Oberhaus Cars and Collectables in Archbold. Better hurry though because Ed and Alyce are selling everything this spring. Here is the website: http://www.bright.net/~oberhausenterprises/id21.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AntarcticDave Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I'd add this one in Colorado:http://www.gatewaycanyons.com/museum.phpDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 The truely GREAT collections are the ones put together by one man with a passion for what he collects, Bill Smith's Speedway Motors in Lincoln Nebraska,is on my short list of Top Six collections to see.http://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkV Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 The one in Deer Lodge Mt. has a superior 1950's and before collection, that I have ever seen! they have many teen and 20's cars. Definetly on par with or better than the one in Reno, because you can get close and see in the windows,etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Leonard Shepherd Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 You can add this one to the Virginia list:Guy Eavers Museum, Mint Spring, VA (540-337-1126)Petie Eavers was a race car driver. There are some race cars and lots of 50s and 60 cars there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bollman Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I have converted the museum list to a Point Of Interest file for my TomTom GPS. If anyone wants it here is a pointer to the file. The icon could be better, but it is recognizable. This is for the latest versions of TomTom that uses the .ov2 filesIf anyone with a different GPS wants a POI file I will attempt to convert the data with some software I have, just ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ken bogren Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 There's a new Hudson museum at: Hostetter's Hudson Auto Museum760 South Van Buren St.Shipshewana, IN 46565260-768-3021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splitter Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 nice compilation mate...have been to the MB museum in Alaska but never knew there can be a hundred n a half of such museums... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ken bogren Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Here's an interesting museum. On Sundays they apparently give rides in some of the cars in their collection.Automobile Driving Museum 610 Lairport Street in El Segundo, California 90245 www.automobiledrivingmuseum.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bluesky636 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Photographs from the museums I have visited:Automobile Driving Museum - http://rides.webshots.com/album/562407002coBSKNMurphy Auto Museum - http://rides.webshots.com/album/562407174TniCjtSan Diego Automotive Museum - http://rides.webshots.com/album/562407171pbyNjaPeterson Museum - http://rides.webshots.com/album/561867279UUMwUvNHRA Museum - http://rides.webshots.com/album/561866687SAsJGqNHRA Museum - http://rides.webshots.com/album/557284293evVADvEavers Museum - http://rides.webshots.com/album/556874885rCKJOR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucks Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 wow! thanks for that list! i definitely wanna see all the cars at those museums...______________________________________________bmw 740il brakes and bmw 740il car cover impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ken bogren Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I got an email today about a new museum being built in Alaska. It's the Fountainhead Antique Auto Collection in Fairbanks, Alaska Not open yet, but apparently under construction with opening planned for 2009.Here's a link to the web page. Fountainhead Antique Auto Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> NORTH CAROLINARichard Petty MuseumBranson Hill RoadRandleman NC (919) 495-1143</div></div>Peter, I don't know how old the information is on this, but Branson Hill Road, Randleman North Carolina may not be the correct address. Branson Hill Road is where Lee Petty's house, and the original home of Petty Enterprises is, and that is actually in Level Cross, North Carolina. Back when Lee Petty was alive, the Museum was at the family compound in Level Cross. As recent as four years ago, they had moved the Museum into a building in downtown Randleman, North Carolina. With the Petty's moving the shop to Charlotte, the museum may have been moved back into Petty Enterprises on Branson Hill Road. Level Cross is where the shop actually is, but if there isn't a post office in Level Cross, then Randleman may be the correct address. In either case, I'm not trying to put anyone in a spot, but if the Museum is still in Randleman, and a person goes to Branson Hill Road, you'll be putting people off the path by about 5-10 miles.Another museum that is well worth the mention is Richard Childress Racing Museum in Welcome, North Carolina. After Dale Earnhardt was killed, they basically closed the entire shop and turned it into a museum. They left toolboxes, race cars, engine dynos, engines, hauler, etc. in the building. Even if you were never a Dale Earnhardt fan (I wasn't), this museum is very well done. The curator of the museum is Danny "Chocolate" Myers who was Earnhardt's longtime gas man. Another interesting point is that they have all of the animals that Dale Earnhart and Richard Childress had shot on their various hunting trips mounted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillMadden Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Peter, I think the Gateway Museum in Colorado deserves to be in the list. They have that 3 million plust Olds F88 there. Very high class museum.http://www.gatewayautomuseum.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Bringing it to the top!!!!Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 No need...very soon we will have a listing of clubs and museums on the site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reatta Man Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 GREAT vacation planner!Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dei Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Anyone coming to Canada (Southern Ontario) should see the Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village (25 miles from Detroit, Mi). Currently on display is Lindberg's Packard phaeton parade car for the next year.The effort is supported by Members and Volunteers and came together as a goal set out by the then membership way back in 1954. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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