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2018 Insider’s Guide to

AUTOMOTIVE

Museums Premiere Issue

■ Donald Osborne on What Makes a Great Museum

■ In-Depth Profiles of 31 Featured Museums
■ Directory of More Than 80 Museums
introduction / Table of Contents

Where the Past Comes to Life

T
his Insider’s Guide to Automotive Museums
is a dream come true for me.
I have long wanted a listing of the most
significant museums in the U.S. in one easy-to-
access digest. This guide fulfills that need. I’m
keeping a copy in my glovebox.
I love automotive museums of all types, from
the rigorous, intellectually challenging Petersen
and Revs collections to “I bought it because I liked it” private collections.
The history of the automobile spans little more than 130 years, starting with the Benz
Patent-Motorwagen in 1886. Thus in a single museum you can often follow the evolution of
the motor car from the horseless carriage to the Bugatti Chiron.
As you stroll through the museums listed here, reflect on what the cars on display tell
you about the tastes of the owners who collected them. The cars and the people behind them
are inextricably intertwined, as it should be with these four-wheeled chariots of passion.
— Keith Martin, Publisher, Sports Car Market ■

Features
12  The Qualities That Make a Museum Great — Donald Osborne
18  Map of Major Automotive Museums in the U.S.

Featured Museums
east 28  Indianapolis Motor Speedway 40  The Cobra Experience
Museum
20  The Buffalo Transportation 41  Fountainhead Antique Auto
Pierce Arrow Museum 28  Packard Proving Grounds Museum
20  Newport Car Museum 30  Studebaker National Museum 41  LeMay—America’s Car
Museum
22  Owls Head Transportation 30  The Henry Ford
Museum 42  National Automobile Museum
South (The Harrah Collection)
22  Simeone Foundation
Automotive Museum 32  The Revs Institute Inc.
42  Penske Racing Museum
32  The Elliott Museum
Midwest 44  Petersen Automotive Museum
24  Auburn Cord Duesenberg 34  Lane Motor Museum
44  Unser Racing Museum
Automobile Museum
34  National Corvette Museum
45  World of Speed Motorsports
24  British Transportation Museum and Motorsports Park
Museum
26  Crawford Auto-Aviation 36  Permian Basin Petroleum
Museum of the Western Museum Directory
Reserve Historical Society
West 48  Detailed Listing of Major U.S.
26  Early Ford V-8 Foundation Automotive Museums
38  Automobile Driving Museum
Museum
38  Blackhawk Museum
27  Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
40  California Automobile Cover photo courtesy of
27  Gilmore Car Museum Museum The Blackhawk Museum

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Insider information
Making a Museum Great
What makes a museum speak to me is the same,
regardless of the theme
By Donald Osborne
The redesigned structure of the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles, CA, is a work of art in itself
I
love museums. Of course, being both a
passionate enthusiast as well as a pro-
fessional in the field of cars, automotive
museums hold a particularly dear place in
my heart.
What makes a museum speak to me is the
same, regardless of the theme. I want to see
things I’ve never seen before in person, find
out a new fact about something I thought I
knew well and visit for a bit with an object
I’ve admired for a long time.
The best museums do this effortlessly,
through the presentation of carefully as-
sembled and curated collections, well-
researched and clearly presented special
exhibitions, and a knowledgeable and en-
thusiastic staff and volunteers who bring a
personal touch in connecting the displays
with the visitors.
I have been thrilled by visits to many
automotive museums in the U.S., the U.K.
and Europe and, like naming your favor-
ite car, listing the ones I find the “best” is
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Courtesy of Petersen Automotive Museum
quite difficult. But my assignment here is
to share what I feel makes an automotive
museum “great.” So to that end, here is how
the above criteria have been met in a few of
the venues I’ve enjoyed spending time in
over the years.
Preservation and promotion
One of the chief missions of any mu-
seum is the preservation, promotion and
dissemination of historical information.
This is best done through the gathering of a
collection that has been carefully curated to
communicate a clear and consistent story.
A prime example of this for me is the
Simeone Foundation Museum in Phila-
delphia, PA. Based on the collection of
sports racing cars donated to the foundation
by founder Dr. Frederick Simeone, this mu-
seum consists of one of the most spectacu-
lar collections of original historic racing
cars of the 20th century.
Dr. Simeone is devoted to the preser-
Insider information
vation of living legends, and most amaz-
ingly, demonstration runs regularly held in
the large lot behind the museum showcase
the cars of the museum as they should be
— loud and live. This is no fossil reposi-
tory, regardless of the irreplaceable objects
found here. The Simeone Foundation Mu-
seum brings new meaning to the term “in-
teractive.”
The Simeone also boasts an amazing
library with period brochures, magazines,
books, letters and other documents cover-
ing historic vehicles throughout the 20th
century. I have found it a vital source of in-
formation for writing and restoration proj-
ects on which I’ve worked.
Research and connoisseurship
As archives go, if the Revs Institute/
Collier Collection in Naples, FL, only
consisted of its document and photographic
materials, I would rank it as one of the most
important, useful and simply entertaining
institutions around. When you add to that
what is arguably the most important assem-
blage of antique, vintage, classic and col-
lectible automobiles on the planet, you’ll
agree that it is a must-see destination.
Here the keywords are connoisseurship,
rarity, historic significance, preservation,
responsible restoration and research. An-
other collector might have purchased the
legendary Briggs Cunningham Collection,
dusted the cars, hung a sign, unlocked the
door occasionally and called it a day.
The one-of-a-kind Miles Collier
couldn’t conceive of such an approach. To
say that the legacy of America’s first and
greatest motor sportsman is more secure
now than when it was in Cunningham’s
own hands is no exaggeration. That Collier
has added to the collection in a painstak-
ingly thoughtful manner with more historic
sports racing, grand touring and historically
significant vernacular cars from the late
19th through the 20th century takes it be-
yond the next level.
The themed displays and incredibly gift-
ed docents bring these remarkable vehicles
to vivid life. To be near some of these cars
is to feel transported in time and to be in
the presence of the legends who owned and
drove them.
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Culture and context
I get a lot of enjoyment out of visits to
the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los
Angeles, CA. Now in its 24th year, the Pe-
tersen is enjoying a well-deserved renais-
sance following a massive renovation and
redesign finished in December, 2015.
What do I love about the Petersen? It
celebrates car culture as only a museum lo-
cated in Southern California can — a nexus
of people and their inescapable vehicles. I
appreciate it when a museum does a con-
sistent and credible job of contextualizing
exhibitions.
It’s easy to park a car in a museum. It’s
less so to be able to tell a visitor, whether
sophisticated and experienced or a neo-
phyte, why the car is there and why they
should care. The Petersen does it brilliantly,
with a range of cars from classics to hot
rods, race cars to low riders. My taste in
cars is broad — I may not want to write a
check for or live with some, but I appreciate
being introduced to and coming to appreci-
ate cars I might not have otherwise.
As I wrote near the beginning of this
piece, it’s tough to limit myself to just a
few. I’ll conclude with a short list of some
of the other museums I’ve spent memorable
hours in and why. I hope you have the op-
portunity to visit them too.
The Mullin Automotive Museum
Oxnard, CA
Exquisite cars, furniture and sculpture
tell a fascinating story of creativity and
craftsmanship.
Louwman Museum
The Hague, The Netherlands
One of the few examples where notable
architecture complements rather than com-
petes with a brilliant collection of vehicles.
Collection ranges from horse-drawn car-
riages to modern F1 cars and also features a
large and important automobilia collection.
Porsche Automuseum Helmut
Pfeifhofer
Gmünd, Austria
Proof that size doesn’t matter, the hand-
ful of cars in this humble barn in a pictur-
esque town in Austria shows in a moment
how an automotive legend began. ■
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LeMay—America’s
Car Museum
Tacoma, WA

was
hing
ton

montan
World of Speed a
north dakota
Wilsonville, OR

oreg
on
idaho

National south dakota

Automobile
Cobra Museum
Experience Reno, NV wyomin
g
Martinez, CA
California
nevad Automobile nebraska
a
Museum
Sacramento, CA
utah
califo
rnia colorado
kansas
Petersen
Blackhawk Automotive Unser Racing
Museum Museum Museum
Danville, CA Los Angeles, CA Albuquerque, NM

arizon
a oklahoma

new mexic
o

Automobile
Driving Museum
El Segundo, CA Penske Racing
Museum
Phoenix, AZ texas

Petroleum Museum
& Chapparral Car
Gallery
Midland, TX
alaska

hawaii

Fountainhead
Antique Auto
Museum
Fairbanks, AK

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 Map
Crawford Auto-
Aviation Museum Owls Head
Cleveland, OH Transportation
Museum
Packard
Owls Head, ME
Motor Car
The Henry Ford Foundation
Dearborn, MI Shelby
Township, MI Buffalo Trans.
Pierce-Arrow
Museum MAINE
Auburn Cord Ford Piquette
Duesenberg Gilmore Car Avenue Plant Buffalo, NY
Museum Museum Detroit, MI
Auburn, IN Hickory
Corners, MI VT
minnesota NH

Studebaker MA
National wisconsin NEW YORK RI
CT
Museum michigan
S. Bend, IN
ylvan
ia NJ Newport Car
Penns
iowa
Museum
illinois Portsmouth, RI
ohio MD
Early Ford V-8 indiana
west
DE
Simeone
Foundation Museum virgin
ia
Foundation
Auburn, IN ia Museum
virgin
missouri Philadelphia, PA
Indianapolis
Motor Speedway kentucky
Museum
Indianapolis, IN North
lina
Caro
tennessee

South British Transportation

arkansas Carolina Museum
Dayton, OH
Lane Motor georgia
Museum
Nashville, TN alabama National Corvette
Museum
mississippi Bowling Green, KY

louisiana

Elliot Museum
Stuart, FL
Collier Collection/ florida
REVS Institute
Naples, FL

Featured museums. See detailed info, p. 20

All other museums. See Museum Directory, p. 48

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Featured Museums: east
The Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum
Location: 263 Michigan Ave., Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: 716.853.0084
Website: www.pierce-arrow.com
Hours: Summer and fall, Thursday through
Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. See website for
specialty dates.
Admission: $10 adults, $5 for children 5 to 15.
$25 for guided tour by reservation.
Year founded: 1997
Types of cars featured: Pierce-Arrow, Thomas
Flyer, Buffalo-made vehicles, muscle cars,
bicycles, motorcycles and carriages.
Number of cars on display: 40 to 65
Frequency of exhibit change: Twice per year
Specific car highlights: 1933 Pierce-Arrow Silver features an atrium which houses the Frank Lloyd
Arrow, 1909 Thomas Flyer, 1902 Buffalo Electric, the Wright Filling Station designed for Buffalo in 1927
world-famous 1927 Buffalo Filling Station by Frank but never built at that time. The unique station has
Lloyd Wright, and a famous 1962–69 Corvette a second-story observation room with fireplace,
collection. restrooms, attendant’s quarters with fireplace,
Special events: Host of the Great Race starting line, extensive copper roof, two 45-foot poles that Wright
June 23, 2018. called “totems,” and overhead gas distribution.
Insider info: “An ornament to the pavement.” The Approximately 20,000 visitors a year have come to
Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum see the station.

Newport Car Museum

Location: 1947 W. Main Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871
Phone: 401.848.2277
Website: www.newportcarmuseum.org
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Closed Christmas and
New Year’s Day.
Admission: Adults, $18; seniors, military and students,
$15; kids ages 5–15, $8 (with adult). Children 4
and under admitted free.
Year founded: 2017
Types of cars featured: The Newport Car Museum’s
private collection of 70-plus automobiles focuses
on seven decades of modern industrial automotive
design and celebrates cars as works of art — from
the fabulous ’50s to today’s hottest designs.
Number of cars on display: 70
Frequency of exhibit change: Ongoing
Specific car highlights: 1965 Ford Shelby 427 SC
Cobra and 1965 GT350 R. The Corvette Gallery
features Corvettes from every generation, C1
through C7. The World Car Gallery features
exquisite Porsches, Jaguars, Mercedes-Benz, BMWs
and Acura NSXs.
Special events: Movie nights on the second
Wednesday of each month, Hoods Up Weekends on
the second weekend of every month, and “Corrals
and Coffee” car club visits.
Insider info: Named on USA Today’s Top 10 Best
New Attractions in America (named in 2018 for
2017). Visitors can test their driving skills on one of
Newport Car Museum’s six Playseat driving simula-
tors, powered by Forza Motorsport 6 for Xbox One
(just like those used by Red Bull Racing’s Formula
One Racing Team). Drivers can go flat out on the
Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans, try their nerves in
the five-story drop of the Corkscrew at WeatherTech
Raceway Laguna Seca, and more. Visitors can buy
a ticket to the Newport Car Museum at the Bowen’s
Wharf Visitor Kiosk in downtown Newport. They can
also bundle the ticket price with round-trip trolley
transportation.

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Featured Museums: east
Owls Head Transportation Museum
Location: 117 Museum St., Owls Head, ME 04854
Phone: 207.594.4418
Website: www.owlshead.org
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week.
Closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and
New Year’s Day.
Admission: Adults, $14; seniors, $10. Free for
members and for those 18 and younger.
Year founded: 1974
Types of cars featured: OHTM focuses on
innovative and pioneering transportation
technologies from the pre-1940s.
Number of cars on display: Offering more than 150 Wings and Wheels Spectacular.
ground vehicles, engines, aircraft, bicycles and more. Insider info: Generally held between Memorial Day
Frequency of exhibit change: Annually and Labor Day, the Special Event Season offers
Specific car highlights: 1907 Renault Vanderbilt 12–15 events that focus on a diverse array of
racer, 1886 Benz, Ferrari F2002 F1 raced by Michael themes and topics, ranging from commercial vehicles
Schumacher, 1918 American LaFrance, 1904/05 to motorcycles. With the exception of a few one-day
Mercedes Simplex Tourer. special-interest options, the majority of our summer
Special events: More than a dozen special events events offer two full days of aircraft and automobile
take place throughout the year, including New demonstrations, Model T rides, archive tours, special
England Auto Auction, Vintage Motorcycle Festival, guest exhibitors and a car show open to any vehicle
Barnstormers Ball, Truck and Tractor Show, and that was made more than 20 years ago.

Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum

Location: 6825 Norwitch Drive,
Philadelphia, PA 19153
Phone: 215.365.7233
Website: www.simeonemuseum.org
Hours: Tuesday through Friday,
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed
Mondays.
Admission: Adults, $12; seniors,
$10; students, $8. Children under
8 admitted free.
Year founded: 2008
Types of cars featured: Racing
sports cars.
Number of cars on display: 75
Frequency of exhibit change:
Three to four times per year.
Specific car highlights: 1957
Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, 1964
Shelby Cobra Daytona coupe,
1956 Jaguar D-type.
Special events: Our twice-monthly
Demo Days on the second and
fourth Saturdays of each month.■

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Featured Museums: Midwest
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
Location: 1600 S Wayne
St., Auburn, IN 46706
Phone: 260.925.1444
Website: www.automobil-
emuseum.org
Hours: Open daily 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed
Thanksgiving Day,
Christmas Day and New
Year’s Day.
Admission: $12.50 per
person. Other pricing
available.
Year founded: 1974
Types of cars featured:
Auburns, Cords,
Duesenbergs, Indiana-
made automobiles, early
motorized carriages and exhibits.
other Classic cars as defined by the Classic Car Club Specific car highlights: 1904 Auburn, 1927
of America. Duesenberg Model X, experimental 1932 Cord V12.
Number of cars on display: 120 Special events: The museum hosts a number of
Frequency of exhibit change: One to two new special events each year. Check out www.automo-
exhibits per year, along with several temporary bilemuseum.org for more information.

British Transportation Museum

Location: 321 Hopeland St., Dayton, OH 45417 bicycles and boats.

Phone: 937.221.9568
Website: www.britishtransportationmuseum.org
Hours: Mondays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., also open by
appointment.
Admission: Donation
Year founded: 1998, building purchased in 2015
Types of cars featured: British cars, motorcycles,
Number of cars on display: 55 to 60
Specific car highlights: Cars range from a 1936
Austin 20 Mayfair Limousine and 1960 Peerless GT
to a 1995 Range Rover.
Special events: Brits at the Burg Car Show takes
place each spring. Other events include a Chili
Cook-off and Detroit NAIAS bus trip.

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Featured Museums: Midwest
Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum of the Western Reserve Historical Society
Location: 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone: 216.721.5722
Website: www.wrhs.org/research/crawford/
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays.
Admission: Adults, $10; seniors, $9; veterans, $7;
children (3–12), $5. Children under 2, WRHS
Members and active military admitted free.
Year founded: The Crawford Auto-Aviation
Museum was formed in 1963 with the donation of
Thompson Products Auto Album from Frederick C.
Crawford and TRW. It is part of Western Reserve
Historical Society, which was founded in 1867.
Types of cars featured: More than 170 antique
automobiles, 21 non-car transportation artifacts
(motorcycles, bicycles, and boats), 12 aircraft, three
carriages and sleighs.
Number of cars on display: The collection rotates,
with nearly 100 vehicles on display.
Frequency of exhibit change: Two permanent
exhibits with rotation of vehicles annually. “Setting
the World in Motion” explores the rich automotive
industry history of Cleveland, while “REVolution”
delves into the evolution of the automobile in
America.
Specific car highlights: A strong collection of
Cleveland-made vehicles and one-of-a-kind
prototype vehicles, including a collection of four
Stainless Steel cars, and a 1932 Peerless prototype
5-passenger sedan. Other rare vehicles such as
a 1967 Ferrari 365 California Spyder call the
Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum home too.
Insider info: A ticket to the Crawford Auto-Aviation
Museum includes access to the Cleveland History
Center. Admission includes two rides on the
restored Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel, access
to two early 20th century mansions, the Chisholm
Halle Costume Wing, and the all-new permanent
exhibit “Cleveland Starts Here,” sponsored by the
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation.

Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum

Location: 5634 C.R. 11A,
Auburn, IN 46706
Phone: 260.927.8022
Website: www.fordv8foundation.
org
Hours: Monday through
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Sundays, Christmas
Eve/Day and Thanksgiving
Day.
Admission: Adults, $10; Seniors,
$8; School-age children, $5.
Children 7 and under admitted
free.
Year founded: 1992
Types of cars featured: Fords
produced between 1932 and
1953.
Number of cars on display: Insider info: This is the only museum in the world
50-plus dedicated to the history of Ford’s Flathead V8. It
Specific car highlights: 1940 Lincoln Zephyr features over 30,000 square feet of exhibit space
Continental cabriolet, 1936 Stainless Steel. Every and features cutaway engines, transmissions and
model of 1936 Ford. one-of-a-kind vehicles.

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 Featured Museums: Midwest
Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
Location: 461 Piquette
Ave., Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313.872.8759
Website: www.fordpi-
quetteplant.org
Hours: Wednesday through
Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Guided tours at 10
a.m., noon and 2 p.m.
Admission: Adults, $12;
seniors, $10; students,
$5. Children 12 and
under admitted free.
Year founded: 2000.
National Historic
Structure from 1904.
Types of cars featured:
Brass era, Ford Alphabet
cars, Model Ts and
more. Special exhibits feature other eras. Birthday Celebration in September.
Number of cars on display: 71 Insider info: The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant is a
Frequency of exhibit change: Once per year National Historic Landmark. It is part of the Motor
Specific car highlights: Ford Alphabet cars Cities National Heritage Area, an affiliate of the
Special events: Super Roll in August, Model T National Parks Service.

Gilmore Car Museum

Location: 6865 W. Hickory Road, Hickory Corners,
MI 49060
Phone: 269.671.5089
Website: www.gilmorecarmuseum.org
Hours: Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Easter,
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Admission: Adults, $15; youths 7–17, $10. Children
6 and under admitted free. K-12 school trips
admitted free, as well as active military.
Year founded: 1963. Opened to the public in 1966.
Types of cars featured: Nearly 400 extraordinary
vehicles, ranging from horseless carriages to classic
Duesenbergs, Tucker, the Model T Ford and muscle
cars of the 1960s and ’70s.
Number of cars on display: Nearly 400. More than
560 in the collection.
Frequency of exhibit change: Constant rotation,
six-months to one-year special exhibits.
Specific car highlights: 1929 Duesenberg, 1948
Tucker.
Special events: Eighteen to 20 car shows, weekly
Cruise-In (May through September), Speakers
Series (winter through spring), Model T Driving
Experience.
Insider info: Gilmore features 189,000 square feet
of exhibit space, 2.5 miles of paved roadways and
a 90-acre historic campus with several historic
buildings including a vintage dealership row
(1918–48), a 1930s gas station, small-town train
depot and authentic 1940s diner that serves lunch.
Automotive Research Library and Archives on site.
Home of onsite museum facilities for the Classic
Car Club of America Museum, the Pierce-Arrow
Museum, the Franklin Collection at Hickory
Corners, the Model A Ford Museum, the Cadillac
& La Salle Club Museum, the Lincoln Motor Car
Heritage Museum and Gilmore Garage Works high
school automotive education program.

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Featured Museums: Midwest
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
Location: 4790 W. 16th St.,
Indianapolis, IN 46224
Phone: 317.492.8500
Website: www.indyracingmu-
seum.org
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(March through October), 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. (November
through February). Open
every day of the year except
for Thanksgiving Day and
Christmas Day (closing at 1
p.m. Christmas Eve).
Admission: Adults, $10;
youths, $5. Children 5 and
under admitted free.
Year founded: 1956
Types of cars featured:
Race cars from many series
including IndyCar, NASCAR, points in history.
Formula One, Sprint, Midget, motorcycle races, Number of cars on display: The museum rotates a
and drag racing. The collection encompasses display of 75 cars.
motorcycles, dragsters, cars and other vehicles Specific car highlights: The collection includes
that have set world land-speed records at various more than 30 Indianapolis 500-winning cars.

Packard Proving Grounds

Location: 49965 Van Dyke Ave.,
Shelby Township, MI 48317
Phone: 586.739.4800
Website: www.packardmotorfdn.org
Hours: Monday through Sunday, 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed holidays.
Please call to reserve docent-led
tours.
Admission: Adults, $10; children and
seniors, $7.
Year founded: 1997
Types of cars featured: Packard
Number of cars on display: 14
Specific car highlights: “Miss
America X” speedboat owned by
Gar Wood, 1916 Twin-Six owned
by Henry B. Joy, 1942 convertible, 14, 1928, to June 16, 1954. Second: First flight of
1950 woodie wagon, 1953 and 1954 Caribbeans. a diesel-powered aircraft, September 19, 1928.
Special events: Cars-R-Stars Show second Sunday of Third: World’s first two-way, ground-to-airplane
June and Open House third Sunday of October radiophone communication on June 3, 1929.
Insider info: The Packard Proving Grounds are Fourth: Endurance Run 1935: 15,482 miles at 87.5
home to numerous world records. First: World’s mph. Fifth: Endurance Run 1954: 25,000 miles at
fastest closed-course track (148.174 mph) June 104.737 mph.

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Featured Museums: Midwest
Studebaker National Museum
Location: 201 Chapin
Street, South Bend,
IN 46601
Phone: 574.235.9714
or 888.391.5600
Website: www.stude-
bakermuseum.org
Hours: Monday through
Saturday, 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. Sunday, noon
to 5 p.m.
Admission: Adults,
$10; seniors, $8.50;
youths, $6. Children
5 and under admit-
ted free.
Year founded: 1916
Types of cars
featured: Studebakers, Packards and often other Predictor, 1953 Champion Starliner, 1964 Daytona
manufacturers via special exhibitions. (the very last Studebaker to come off the line).
Number of cars on display: 100 Special events: Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm,
Frequency of exhibit change: Twice per year Studebaker Speaker Series, Under the Hood.
Specific car highlights: President Lincoln’s ba- Insider info: Don’t miss the lower level, where all of
rouche in which he rode to Ford’s Theatre, Packard the military artifacts are exhibited.

The Henry Ford

Location: 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, MI
48124
Phone: 313.982.6001
Website: www.thehenryford.org
Hours: Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation:
Open every day from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed
Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
Greenfield Village: April 14 through October 28,
open every day from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. October
29 through November 26, open Friday through
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. November 26 through added to exhibit approximately every six months.
December 31, open select evenings for Holiday Specific car highlights: 1896 Duryea, 1931 Bugatti
Lights. Royale, 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential
Ford Rouge Factory Tour: Open Monday through Limousine, 1967 Ford Mark IV, 1997 General
Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Last tour leaves at Motors EV1.
3 p.m. Special events: Engines Exposed (January–
Admission: Please see thehenryford.org for package February), Motor Muster (June), Old Car Festival
and venue pricing. (September).
Year founded: 1929 Insider info: Guided “Insider’s Tour” offered daily
Types of cars featured: Primarily American-built in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
automobiles from the 1890s to the 2010s. Mix of Model T rides offered daily in Greenfield Village
family cars, sports cars, luxury cars, and race cars. (mid-April through October). Tours offered
Number of cars on display: Approximately 120 Monday through Saturday at Ford Rouge Factory
Frequency of exhibit change: Different vehicles Tour. ■

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The Revs Institute Inc.
Location: 2500 S. Horseshoe Drive, Naples, FL 34104
Phone: 239.687.REVS (7387)
Website: revsinstitute.org
Hours: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Library is open by appointment from Monday
through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Reservations are
required.
Admission: Docent-led tours and specialty tours
are $25. Student, faculty, active military are $20.
General admission is $17; student, faculty or active
military is $12. Children under 8 are admitted
free.
Year founded: 2009
Types of cars featured: The automobiles were
manufactured between 1896 and 1995 and each
is thoughtfully curated for its technological and
historical significance.
Number of cars on display: 115
Frequency of exhibit change: Periodic
Specific car highlights: Significant examples from
the Miles Collier Collection: 1939 Mercedes W154,
1896 Panhard et Levassor Wagonette, 1953
Porsche 550 coupe, 1935 Duesenberg SSJ, 1948
The Elliott Museum
Location: 825 NE Ocean Blvd., Stuart, FL 34996
Phone: 772.225.1961
Website: www.elliottmuseum.org
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except major
holidays
Admission: Adults, $14; seniors and groups, $12;
children 6 to 12, $6. Children under 6 admitted
free. Active-duty military and their families are
admitted free from Memorial Day through Labor
Day.
Year founded: 1961
Types of cars featured: The museum’s collection of
over 90 vehicles includes a large selection of 1930
and 1931 Model A Ford cars and rare Model AA
commercial trucks, as well as early veteran cars,
Brass era cars and several CCCA Classics.
Number of cars on display: Approximately 75
vehicles on display in the museum. There are an
additional 15 vehicles in the museum’s garage,
which can be viewed as part of a regular Curator’s
Auto Gallery/Garage tour most Thursdays at 11
a.m. (Please call to confirm. Tour is included with
admission price, Members free.)
Frequency of exhibit change: Vehicles in the
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Ferrari 166, 1952 Cunningham C-4RK , 1967
Gurney Eagle Weslake GP, 1995 McLaren F1.
Special events: Annual special exhibits of automo-
biles and artifacts, educational symposia.
Insider info: To maximize guests’ enjoyment and
understanding of the motorcar collection, there
are no ropes or barriers, which allows a more
intimate connection with the vehicles. Reservations
are required; visitors can book online or by
phone. The Library and Archives are by prior
appointment. We welcome journalist inquiries and
are available as a resource to those interested
in automotive history. For information, visit
revsinstitute.org, email news@revsinstitute.org or
call 239.687.REVS.
Wheels of Change Gallery are rotated quarterly.
Specific car highlights: 1903 Stanley Runabout,
1910 Moline “Dreadnought” Five-Passenger
Touring, 1914 Packard Model 2-38 Seven-
Passenger Touring, 1914 Detroit Electric, 1953
Cunningham C-3 cabriolet, 1954 Chevrolet
Corvette.
Special events: The Museum’s Annual Car Show,
“Classics at the Beach,” will be held on Saturday,
March 23, 2019. A special exhibit of vintage race
cars titled “Octane and Opulence” will be on
display from February 8 through March 31, 2019.
Insider info: Associate Car Curators John Giltinan
(e-mail: jgiltinan@elliottmuseum.org) and Don
Gilbert (e-mail: dgilbert@elliottmuseum.org),
phone 772.225.1961 ext. 111.
Featured Museums: South
Lane Motor Museum
Location: 702 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN
37210
Phone: 615.742.7445
Website: www.lanemotormuseum.org
Hours: Thursday through Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Closed New Year’s
Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Admission: Adults, $12; seniors (65 and older), $8;
youths 6–17, $3. Ages 5 and under admitted free.
(Prices subject to change)
Year founded: 2003 Helicron, 1947 Tatra T87, 1964 Peel P50, 1952
Types of cars featured: 150 cars and motorcycles Citroën 2CV Bicephale “Cogolin,” 1933 Dymaxion
with a focus on exhibits from Europe and Asia. replica.
The vehicles date from the 1920s to the modern Special events: Spring “Hoods Up” display, Lil’
day, and the museum collection includes a diverse Learning Lane activities for pre-school-age kids,
mix of microcars, amphibious vehicles, military summer special event days with free vault tours,
vehicles, alternative-fuel vehicles, prototypes, rides and demonstrations, summer Amphicar rides
one-of-a-kind vehicles and motorcycles. for museum members, fall Rally for the Lane
Number of cars on display: Approximately 150 events, Military Appreciation Week in the fall,
Frequency of exhibit change: Two to three major annual Toys for Tots Drive and more.
exhibit changes per year, plus ongoing minor Insider info: The museum offers deep discounts and
updates. exclusive perks for car and motorcycle clubs that
Specific car highlights: 1967 Gyro X, 1932 would like to visit the museum as a group.

National Corvette Museum and Motorsports Park

Location: 350 Corvette Drive, Bowling
Green, KY 42101
Phone: 270.781.7973 or 800.53.VETTE
Website: www.corvettemuseum.org
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a
week. Closed New Year’s Day, Easter,
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and
Christmas Day.
Admission: Adults, $10; kids (5–12), $5;
seniors (62 and older), $8. Children under
5 and active military admitted free.
Year founded: 1994
Types of cars featured: Corvettes. Special
rotating displays in exhibit vary by
marque.
Number of cars on display: 80 by Mobil 1 in early November. National Corvette
Frequency of exhibit change: Biannually Caravan will take place August 28–31, 2019.
Specific car highlights: Eight Corvettes that fell Insider info: Book a VIP tour in advance, or guided
into the museum’s sinkhole in 2014. The world’s tours are offered three times daily at the museum.
only 1983 Corvette. Prototypes. Racetrack champs. While GM Corvette Assembly Plant tours are
Mint classics. currently suspended, look for them to reopen in
Special events: Michelin NCM Bash, held the last early 2019. On-site café open daily until 3:30
weekend of April. Anniversary Celebration during p.m. Corvette Store offers unique gift items at the
Labor Day Weekend. Vets ’n’ Vettes presented museum and online.

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Featured Museums: South
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
Location: 1500 W Interstate 20, Midland, TX 79701
Phone: 432.683.4403
Website: www.pbpetro.org
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on New Year’s
Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas
Eve and Christmas Day.
Admission: Adults, $12; students and seniors (65
and older), $8. Pre-school age children admitted
free.
Year founded: 1975
Types of cars featured: All existing Chaparral
racers and the GS IIB Experimental Corvette
Number of cars on display: Eight
Specific car highlights: Chaparral 2 — first race
car designed by Jim Hall, which won 22 of its 39
races. Chaparral 2D — built for international
endurance races such as 24 Hours of Le Mans,
Daytona and Sebring.
Special events: Chaparral Live Drives — all
Chaparrals are kept in running condition and
they are driven around the Museum’s front circle
periodically. Annual Party on the Patio — for
GS IIB Experimental
Corvette
Chaparral Pit Crew Fan Club members only —
features Live Drive, dinner, and Q&A with Jim Hall
— for more information or to join the Fan Club,
go to pbpetro.org/chaparral-gallery-exhibits or
contact Luanne at lthornton@petroleummuseum.
org
Insider info: A new addition to the museum is the
GS IIB Experimental Corvette. Jim Hall did much
of the high-speed test driving for Chevrolet during
the early 1960s. GS II (Grand Sport II) was a
test vehicle completed in late 1963 by Chevrolet
Engineering Center (CEC). The car returned to
Midland on August 6, 1969. After being stored
for 20 years, Chaparral restored the vehicle to its
original configuration. ■

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Featured Museums: West
Automobile Driving Museum
Location: 610 Lairport St.,
El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone: 310.909.0950
Website: www.automobile-
drivingmuseum.org
Hours: Tuesday through
Sunday, 10 a.m. to
5 p.m.
Admission: Suggested
donation: $10 adult,
$8 senior, $5 children
(11–17). Children 10
and under admitted free.
Year founded: 2002
Types of cars featured:
History of the American
automobile from the
early 1900s to 2000.
Number of cars on Specific car highlights: 1930 Stutz, 1922 Detroit
display: Varies between 60 and 70 (collection is Electric, 1936 Packard V12 Touring convertible,
130 to 150). 1940 Packard Darrin, 1949 Frazier, 1932
Frequency of exhibit change: Every four to five Plymouth Town Car
months; cars rotate weekly. Special events: 15–20 car shows per year.

Blackhawk Museum
Location: 3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville,
CA 94506
Phone: 925.736.2280
Website: wwwblackhawkmuseum.org
Hours: Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Closed most major holidays.
Admission: $15 adults, $10 students, seniors
and military veterans. Children under 6 and
active military are admitted free.
Year founded: 1988
Types of cars featured: Late 1920s and early
1930s one-of-a-kind or limited-production
custom-coachwork cars. 1950s and ’60s sports
and race cars and American performance cars. Insider info: Blackhawk is a 501(c)(3) organization
Number of cars on display: 55 from a collection of that became a Smithsonian Affiliate in October
approximately 150 2000. In addition to the automotive gallery,
Frequency of exhibit change: Quarterly rotation of the Blackhawk Museum also features a “Spirit
a number of the cars on display. of the Old West” gallery and “Into China”
Specific car highlights: 1947 Delahaye 135M gallery. Since 1991, the Blackhawk Museum has
Figoni et Falaschi, 1948 Tucker. provided funding to reimburse any schools for
Special events: First Sunday Cars & Coffee. Spring all transportation costs to bring children to the
and fall “Speaker Series” events feature leading museum for educational tours at no charge. 2018
automotive personalities (race car drivers, design- will see our 200,000th student visit the museum on
ers, historians and authors). this program.

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Featured Museums: West
California Automobile Museum
Location: 2200 Front
St., Sacramento,
CA 95818
Phone: 916.442.6802
Website: www.
calautomuseum.
org
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5
p.m., last admission at 4 p.m. Closed on Tuesdays,
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s
Day. Closes early on Fourth of July, Christmas Eve
and New Year’s Eve.
Admission: $10 adult, $9 vintage (65 and up), $9
military and students with ID, $5 youths (5–17).
Kids 4 and under admitted free.
Year founded: 1987
Types of cars featured: The collection represents a
spectrum of vehicles driven in California since the
late 19th century, as well as cars important in the
evolution of the automobile.
Number of cars on display: 130-plus.
Frequency of exhibit change: Special exhibits
rotate every four to five months.
Specific car highlights: 1907 Ford Model K
Roadster, 1915 Dodge Touring, 1929 Chrysler
Imperial Custom Locke Body, 1929 Stutz M Series
sedan, 1932 Miller Ascot race car, 1933 Lincoln KB,
1947 MG TC, 1949 Buick Super convertible, 1954
Chevrolet Corvette, 1960 Austin-Healey 3000, 1966
Shelby Cobra 427 owned by Tony Hogg, 1966
Pontiac GTO convertible, 1981 DeLorean DMC12,
1987 Lamborghini Countach, 1997 GM EV1
Special events: CruiseFest is an all-makes-and-
models car cruise and family festival. Learn more
at calautomuseum.org/cruisefest.
Insider info: On the third Sunday of every month,
we provide rides to our guests in a select number
of our cars.

The Cobra Experience

Location: 777 Arnold Drive, Suite
200, Martinez, CA 94553
Phone: 925.558.5585
Website: www.cobraexperience.
org
Hours: Third Sunday of every
month, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also
by appointment or special event.
Cars, Kids and Coffee is every
third Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to
10:30 a.m.
Admission: Ranges from $5 to
$10 for public entry.
Year founded: 2014
Types of cars featured: Shelby
American from 1962 to ’70 — Cobra Day car show, annual fundraiser.
289 and 427 Cobras, Shelby Mustangs, Tigers, Insider info: The Cobra Experience includes a 40-
Lotus, GT40, Daytona Coupe, King Cobra. seat custom movie theater with 18-minute movie,
Number of cars on display: 22–27 race engine display, and multiple displays of
Frequency of exhibit change: Monthly original artifacts from Shelby American in Venice,
Specific car highlights: Mk IV GT40, first prototype including a shop scene. Home of the electronic
Tiger, one of 12 original automatic 289 Cobras, World Cobra Registry — releases in August 2018.
factory Dragonsnake. Annual Car Show (in June) includes the largest
Special events: Quarterly movie nights, annual display of original cobras in the West.

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 Featured Museums: West
Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum
Location: 212 Wedgewood Drive,
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone: 907.450.2100
Website: www.fountainheadmu-
seum.com
Hours: May 15 through
September 15, Sunday through
Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to
6 p.m.; September 16 through
May 14, Wednesday and
Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.
Admission: $10
Year founded: 2008
Types of cars featured: 1898 to
1938 American-made vehicles.
Number of cars on display: Hotel grounds on summer evenings.
80-plus Insider info: FAAM is not just an automobile
Frequency of exhibit change: Quarterly museum. The facility houses the largest vintage-
Specific car highlights: 1898 Hertel, 1906 fashion collection in the Northwest, with over 100
Compound, 1917 Owen Magnetic, 1921 Heine- garments on display at any time. In addition, over
Velox. 100 historic vehicles are on display, depicting early
Special events: Vehicles driven on the Wedgewood Alaska transportation challenges.

LeMay — America’s Car Museum

Location: 2702 East D. St., Tacoma, WA 98421
Phone: 253.779.8490 or 877.902.8490
Website: www.americascarmuseum.org
Hours: Open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Closes at 3 p.m. on July 4, the Wednesday
before Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and New
Year’s Eve, and is closed on Thanksgiving Day and
Christmas Day.
Admission: Adults, $18; seniors (65 and older)
and military, $16; students, $14; youths 6–12,
$10. Adult groups (10 or more), $10 per person.
Children 5 and under admitted free.
Year founded: 2012
Types of cars featured: Our collection celebrates
America’s love affair with the automobile and
includes both domestic and foreign marques.
Number of cars on display: 300 cars, trucks and
motorcycles
Frequency of exhibit change: Every six months in
the Showcase Gallery; themes of the ramp exhibits
change every 18 to 24 months. Vehicles are
continually being rotated in and out of displays.
Specific car highlights: 1967 Volkswagen
split-window Camper Bus, 1967 Shelby GT500,
1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Body Roadster, 1957
Chevrolet convertible, pair of DeLoreans from
1981 and 1983, Chrysler 300s, and the Microstang.
Special events: Cruise-Ins at ACM; June 23, Grit
City Motorshow; July 21, CARnival; August 18,
RockaBetty; August 4, Cars & Cigars Havana
Nights; September 8, Chrome & Glass Wheels &
Heels Annual Gala.
Insider info: The ACM Collection consists of
automotive artifacts and 250 automobiles span-
ning over 100 years of automotive history, plus
approximately another 100 vehicles on exhibit
loan from private collections. Unique to ACM are
our open-storage galleries for collection vehicles
not on active display.

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Featured Museums: West
National Automobile Museum (The Harrah Collection)
Location: 10 South Lake Street, Reno, NV
89501
Phone: 775.333.9300
Website: www.automuseum.org
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m., Sunday 10 to 4: p.m. Closed
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Admission: Adults, $12; seniors, $10; youths
(6–18), $6. Children 5 and under admitted
free.
Year founded: Opened 1989
Types of cars featured: Antique, vintage, classic M20 Can-Am Race Car, 1936 Mercedes-Benz
and special-interest automobiles, including rare 500K Special Roadster, 1956 Mercedes-Benz
and one-of-a-kind wonders, dynamic race cars and 300SL sports coupe, 1910 Oldsmobile Limited
one of the finest horseless-carriage collections in Touring Seven-Passenger, 1938 Phantom Corsair
the world. The majority of our cars are from the Experimental Six-Passenger Coupe, 1907 Thomas
world-famous collection of the late Bill Harrah. Flyer (winner 1908 New York to Paris Race), 1948
Number of cars on display: More than 200 Tucker 4-door sedan.
Frequency of exhibit change: Annual Special events: Annual history symposium, Trick or
Specific car highlights: 1937 Airomobile Treat in the streets of the museum.
Experimental Sedan, 1941 Chrysler Newport dual- Insider info: Home of the Nevada Space Center
cowl phaeton (ex-Lana Turner), 1934 Dymaxion 2 (included with admission to the National
4D Transport by Buckminster Fuller, 1972 McLaren Automobile Museum).

Penske Racing Museum

Location: 7125 East Chauncey Lane, Phoenix, AZ Number of cars on display: 18–20
85054 Frequency of exhibit change: Partial change once
Phone: 480.538.4444 per year.
Website: www.penskeracingmuseum.com Specific car highlights: Team Penske Indy 500
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. winners.
Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Special events: Cars & Coffee on the third Saturday
Admission: Free of every month from 8 to 10 a.m.
Year founded: 2002 Insider info: Located inside the Scottsdale 101 Auto
Types of cars featured: Cars from the history of Collection, a Penske Automotive highline auto
Team Penske. mall.

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Featured Museums: West
Petersen Automotive Museum
Location: 6060 Wilshire Blvd., Los
Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: 323.964.6331
Website: www.petersen.org
Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Closed Christmas Day.
Admission: Adults, $16; seniors (62
and older), $13; children (3–12), $8;
students, $13
Year founded: 1994
Types of cars featured: Racing, post-
war sports cars, Hollywood, Brass Era,
hot rod, coachbuilt, pre-war.
Number of cars on display: Over 300, “Back to the Future” DeLorean
with 140 on the museum floors and over 200 in Special events: Opening exhibit receptions, monthly
the vault. curator talks, cruise-ins.
Frequency of exhibit change: Major exhibits Insider info: Visit the vault and take a “behind-the-
change approximately every three to 12 months, scenes” tour of some of the most unique cars in the
but individual vehicles and smaller exhibits change collection that are not on display in the museum
frequently. galleries. The vault is home to cars representing
Specific car highlights: Round-door Rolls-Royce over 100 years of automotive history, some of
(25/34 Phantom); ’56 XKSS Jaguar (ex-Steve which have rarely been seen by the public. Vault
McQueen) ’53 Ghia Cadillac (ex-Rita Hayworth) tours are $20 in addition to museum admission.

Unser Racing Museum

Location: 1776 Montano Road NW, Los Ranchos De NASCAR, midget.

Albuquerque, NM 87107
Phone: 505.341.1776
Website: www.unserracingmuseum.com
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Closed on New Year’s
Day, Easter, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Admission: Adults, $10; Seniors and military, $6.
Children under 6 admitted free. Blue Star Museum
(military families admitted free from Memorial
Day to Labor Day).
Year founded: 2005
Types of cars featured: Open-wheel Indy, Champ
dirt, Pikes Peak, pace cars, antique, IROC,
Number of cars on display: 40
Frequency of exhibit change: Special exhibit room
changes every six months.
Specific car highlights: 1931 Duesenberg Model SJ
with a disappearing Murphy top
Special events: Event space available (dinners up to
144, receptions up to 250).
Insider info: Museum was founded and created
by Al Unser Sr., and he is still very active in its
operation. He can be found frequently talking and
taking pictures with visitors.

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 Featured Museums: West
World of Speed Motorsports Museum
Location: 27490 SW 95th Ave., Wilsonville, OR
97070
Phone: 503.563.6444
Website: www.worldofspeed.org
Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed most Mondays.
Admission: Adults, $10; seniors, students, veterans
and active military, $8.50; youths, $5. Members
and children 5 and under admitted free.
Year founded: 2015
Types of cars featured: Race cars, historic/record
cars, interactive exhibits.
Number of cars on display: 70–100 cars, motor-
cycles and boats
Frequency of exhibit change: One to two times
per year. Sub-exhibits are added and changed
more often.
Specific car highlights: Simulators, upcoming
Porsche display.
Special events: Porsche 911 exhibit opening April
28, museum open on Labor Day and Fourth of
July, free admission on Veterans Day, Portland
Cars & Coffee most Saturday mornings.
Insider info: We have 75 volunteers who make
World of Speed possible. We have multiple interac-
tive exhibits that range from race car simulators
to learning how an engine works and testing your
reaction time when the light turns green. We have
an extensive automotive education department —
many high schools in Oregon lack the facilities and
resources to host an auto education program, so
World of Speed is filling this gap. This innovative
program is the result of a partnership between
school districts, World of Speed and Clackamas
Community College. Students take part in classes
such as Automotive Fundamentals, General Auto
Repair, and Small Engine Repair. Students also
get behind-the-scenes tours with World of Speed
Curator Ron Huegli, and the chance to hear
industry professionals share their experiences. ■

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2018 Museum Directory Additional details about highlighted museums on pages 20–45

MUSEUM Location PHONE NUMBER Website

AACA Museum* Hershey, PA 717.566.7100 www.aacamuseum.org

America on Wheels* Allentown, PA 610.432.4200 americaonwheels.org

America’s Packard Museum

Dayton, OH 937.226.1710 www.americaspackardmuseum.com
(The Citizens Motorcar Co.)*
Antique Car Museum at Grovewood www.grovewood.com/antique-car-
Asheville, NC 828.253.7651
Village museum

Antique Car Museum of Iowa* Coralville, IA 319.354.3310 www.antiquecarmuseumofiowa.org

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile

Auburn, IN 260.925.1444 www.automobilemuseum.org
Museum*

Audrain Automobile Museum* Newport, RI 401.856.4420 audrainautomuseum.org

Auto World Museum Fulton, MO 573.642.2080 www.autoworldmuseum.com

Automobile Driving Museum* El Segundo, CA 310.909.0950 www.automobiledrivingmuseum.org

The Automobile Gallery* Green Bay, WI 920.437.9024 theautomobilegallery.org

Automotive Hall of Fame* Dearborn, MI 313.240.4000 www.automotivehalloffame.org

Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum Birmingham, AL 205.699.7275 www.barbermuseum.org

The Beller Museum Romeoville, IL 630.653.2277 www.bellermuseum.com

Blackhawk Museum* Danville, CA 925.736.2280 blackhawkmuseum.org

Blain Motorsports Foundation

Visalia, CA 559.733.2140 www.blainfoundation.org
Collection

BMW Car Club of America Foundation* Greer, SC 864.329.1919 bmwccafoundation.org

Boyertown Museum
Boyertown, PA 610.367.2090 boyertownmuseum.org
of Historical Vehicles*

British Transportation Museum* Dayton, OH 937.546.0039 www.britishtransportationmuseum.org

Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow

Buffalo, NY 716.853.0084 www.pierce-arrow.com
Museum*

Buick Heritage Alliance* Columbus, OH — www.buickheritagealliance.org

Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum* Hickory Corners, MI 269.671.5089 www.cadillaclasallemuseum.org

California Automobile Museum* Sacramento, CA 916.442.6802 www.calautomuseum.org

Canton Classic Car Museum* Canton, OH 330.455.3603 www.cantonclassiccar.org

The Carroll Collection* Jackson, MI 517.740.3000 www.thecarrollcollection.com

Champlain Valley Transportation

Plattsburgh, NY 518.566.7575 www.cvtmuseum.com
Museum

City Garage Car Museum Greeneville, TN 423.470.0841 www.citygaragecarmuseum.com

Classic Car Club of America Museum* Hickory Corners, MI 269.671.5333 cccamuseum.org

Classic Car Collection* Kearney, NE 308.234.1964 www.ccckearney.com

The Cobra Experience Martinez, CA 925.558.5585 www.cobraexperience.org

* Member of the National Association of Automobile Museums

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Cole Land Transportation Museum Bangor, ME 207.990.3600 www.colemuseum.org

Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum* Cleveland, OH 216.721.5722 www.wrhs.org/research/crawford

Cussler Museum* Arvada, CO 303.420.2795 www.cusslermuseum.com

Detroit Car Museum* Farmington Hills, MI 248.848.3505 detroitcarmuseum.com

Dick’s Classic Garage Car Museum* San Marcos, TX 512.878.2406 www.dicksclassicgarage.com

Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing Ocala, FL 352.245.8661 garlits.com

Dream Car Museum* Evansville, IN 888.482.9864 dreamcarmuseum.com

Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum* Auburn, IN 260.927.8022 www.fordv8foundation.org

Elliott Museum* Stuart, FL 772.225.1961 elliottmuseum.org

The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant* Detroit, MI 313.872.8759 www.fordpiquetteavenueplant.org

Forney Museum of Transportation* Denver, CO 303.297.1113 www.forneymuseum.org

Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum* Fairbanks, AK 907.450.2100 www.fountainheadmuseum.com

Four Wheel Drive Foundation Museum Clintonville, WI 715.823.4552 www.fourwheeldrivefoundation.com

The Franklin Auto Museum Tucson, AZ 520.326.8038 www.franklinmuseum.org

Gateway Auto Museum Gateway, CO 970.931.2895 gatewayautomuseum.com

Gilmore Car Museum* Hickory Corners, MI 269.671.5089 www.gilmorecarmuseum.org

Glenn H. Curtiss Museum Hammondsport, NY 607.569.2160 www.glennhcurtissmuseum.org

GM Heritage Center Sterling Heights, MI 586.276.1498 www.gmheritagecenter.com

Grand Oaks Resort & Museum* Weirsdale, FL 352.750.5500 thegrandoaks.com

Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum* Sapulpa, OK 918.216.1171 www.heartofroute66.org

The Hemken Collection Williams, IA 515.854.2749 the-hemken-collection.org

The Henry Ford* Dearborn, MI 313.982.6001 www.thehenryford.org

Horseless Carriage Foundation

La Mesa, CA 619.464.0301 www.hcfi.org
Automotive Research Library*
Hudson Essex Terraplane Historical
Ypsilanti, MI 734.482.5200 www.heths.info
Society*
www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum* Indianapolis, IN 317.492.8500
at-the-track/museum

Iowa 80 Trucking Museum Walcott, IA 563.468.5500 Iowa80truckingmuseum.com

J&R Vintage Auto Museum Rio Rancho, NM 888.298.1885 www.jrvintageautos.com

www.facebook.com/JA-Cooley-
J.A. Cooley Museum* San Diego, CA 619.296.3112
Museum-126989917403423

Kansas City Automotive Museum* Olathe, KS 913.322.4227 www.kansascityautomuseum.com

* Member of the National Association of Automobile Museums

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Kokomo Automotive Museum Kokomo, IN 765.454.9999 www.kokomoautomotivemuseum.com

Lane Motor Museum* Nashville, TN 615.742.7445 www.lanemotormuseum.org

Larz Anderson Auto Museum* Brookline, MA 617.522.6547 larzanderson.org

LeMay—America’s Car Museum* Tacoma, WA 253.779.8490 www.americascarmuseum.org

LeMay Collections at Marymount* Tacoma, WA 253.272.2336 www.lemaymarymount.org

Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum* Hickory Corners, MI 269.671.5089 lincolncarmuseum.org

Malamut Auto Museum Foundation Thousand Oaks, CA 818.667.4186 malamutautomuseumfoundation.org

Marconi Automotive Museum Tustin, CA 714.258.3001 marconimuseum.org

Martin Auto Museum* Phoenix, AZ 602.298.2377 www.martinautomuseum.com

Memory Lane Motorsports & Historical

Mooresville, NC 704.662.3673 www.memorylaneautomuseum.com
Automotive Museum*

Model A Ford Museum* Hickory Corners, MI 269.671.5089 www.maffi.org

Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

Daytona Beach, FL 386.681.6842 www.mshf.com/museum
Museum

Motte Historical Museum* Menifee, CA 951.928.3210 www.mottemuseum.com

Mullin Automotive Museum Oxnard, CA 805.385.5400 www.mullinautomotivemuseum.com

The Murphy Auto Museum Oxnard, CA 805.487.4333 www.murphyautomuseum.org

Muscle Car City* Punta Gorda, FL 941.575.5959 musclecarcity.net

Museum of American Speed* Lincoln, NE 402.323.3166 www.museumofamericanspeed.com

The Museum of Automobiles* Morrilton, AR 501.727.5427 www.museumofautos.com

Museum of Automotive History* Rochester, MN 507.269.5734 www.museumofautomotivehistory.org

The Museum of Off Road Adventure* East China, MI 877.393.6672 themora.org

Nascar Hall of Fame Charlotte, NC 888.902.6463 www.nascarhall.com

National Automobile Museum

Reno, NV 775.333.9300 www.automuseum.org
(The Harrah Collection)*

National Automotive & Truck Museum* Auburn, IN 260.925.9100 natmus.org

National Corvette Museum* Bowling Green, KY 800.538.3883 www.corvettemuseum.org

National Museum of Transportation Kirkwood, MO 314.965.6885 transportmuseumassociation.org

National Packard Museum* Warren, OH 330.394.1899 packardmuseum.org

National Rod & Custom Hall of Fame* Afton, OK 918.257.4234 www.darrylstarbird.com

National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Knoxville, IA 641.842.6176 www.sprintcarhof.com

Nelson Auto Museum* Longwood, FL 407.682.5448 —

* Member of the National Association of Automobile Museums

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Nethercutt Collection Sylmar, CA 818.364.6464 www.nethercuttcollection.org

New England Auto Museum* Norwalk, CT 860.673.3888 www.neautomuseum.org

Newport Car Museum* Portsmouth, RI 401.848.2277 newportcarmuseum.org

NHRA Motorsports Museum Pomona, CA 909.622.2133 www.nhramuseum.org

North East Motor Sports Museum Loudon, NH — www.nemsmuseum.com

Northeast Classic Car Museum* Norwich, NY 607.334.2886 www.classiccarmuseum.org

Nostalgia Street Rods Las Vegas, NV 702.876.3652  nostalgiastreetrods.com

NW Vintage Car & Motorcycle Museum* Brooks, OR 828.461.8899 nwcarandcycle.com

Old Spokes Auto Museum Kutztown, PA 484.554.7517 www.oldspokes.com

Owls Head Transportation Museum* Owls Head, ME 207.594.4418 owlshead.org

The Packard Proving Grounds

Shelby Township, MI 586.739.4800 www.packardmotorfdn.org
Historic Site*

Penske Racing Museum Phoenix, AZ 480.538.4444 penskeracingmuseum.com

Petersen Automotive Museum* Los Angeles, CA 323.964.6331 www.petersen.org

Petroleum Museum & Chaparral

Midland, TX 432.683.4403 petroleummuseum.org
Car Gallery

Pierce-Arrow Museum* Hickory Corners, MI 231.740.6610 pierce-arrowmuseum.org

Pioneer Auto Museum Murdo, SD 605.669.2691 www.pioneerautoshow.com

Pioneer Village Minden, NE 308.832.1181 www.pioneervillage.org

Pontiac-Oakland Museum & Resources

Pontiac, IL 815.842.2345 www.pontiacoaklandmuseum.org
Center*

R.E. Olds Transportation Museum Lansing, MI 517.372.0529 reoldsmuseum.org

The Revs Institute — Collier Collection* Naples, FL 239.687.7387 revsinstitute.org/the-collection

Rolls-Royce Foundation* Mechanicsburg, PA 717.795.9400 rollsroycefoundation.org

Roush Automotive Collection Livonia, MI 734.779.7290 www.roushcollection.com

San Diego Automotive Museum* San Diego, CA 619.231.2886 sdautomuseum.org

Sarasota Classic Car Museum Sarasota, FL 941.355.6228 www.sarasotacarmuseum.org

Saratoga Automobile Museum Saratoga Springs, NY 518.587.1935 www.saratogaautomuseum.org

Seal Cove Auto Museum* Seal Cove, ME 207.244.9242 www.sealcoveautomuseum.org

Shelby American Collection Boulder, CO 303.516.9565 shelbyamericancollection.org

Simeone Foundation Automotive

Philadelphia, PA 215.365.7233 simeonemuseum.org
Museum*

Sloan Museum Flint, MI 810.237.3450 sloanlongway.org/about-sloan

* Member of the National Association of Automobile Museums

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Smithsonian Museum — America on americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/
Washington, DC 202.633.1000
the Move america-on-the-move

Snook’s Dream Cars* Bowling Green, OH 419.353.8338 www.snooksdreamcars.com

Soviet Car Museum Sammamish, WA — sovietcar.com

Springfield Museums* Springfield, MA 800.625.7738 springfieldmuseums.org

The Stahls Automotive Foundation* Chesterfield, MI 586.749.1078 www.stahlsauto.com

Stanley Museum Kingfield, ME 207.265.2729 www.stanleymuseum.org

Studebaker National Museum* South Bend, IN 574.235.9714 studebakermuseum.org

Swope’s Cars of Yersteryear Museum* Elizabethtown, KY 270.765.2181 www.swopemuseum.com

The Tailfin Automotive Museum Inc.* Austell, GA 770.434.7930 www.purpledodo.net

Tallahassee Automobile Museum* Tallahassee, FL 850.942.0137 www.tacm.com

Tampa Bay Automobile Museum Pinellas Park, FL 727.579.8226 www.tbauto.org

Toyota USA Automobile Museum* Torrance, CA 310.468.8726 www.toyota50th.com

Tupelo Automobile Museum* Tupelo, MS 662.842.4242 www.tupeloautomuseum.com

Unser Racing Museum* Albuquerque, NM 505.341.1776 www.unserracingmuseum.com

Veit Automotive Foundation

Buffalo, MN 612.805.4780 www.veitauto.com
Educational Museum*
Vintage Automobile Museum
Point Pleasant, NJ 732.899.0012 www.vintageautomuseum.org
of New Jersey*

Virginia Museum of Transportation* Roanoke, VA 540.342.5670 www.vmt.org

The Virtual Steam Car Museum* Dallas, TX 972.661.9672 www.virtualsteamcarmuseum.org

Western Antique Aeroplane &

Hood River, OR 541.308.1600 www.waaamuseum.org
Automobile Museum*

Wheels O’ Time Museum* Dunlap, IL 309.243.9020 www.wheelsotime.org

Wheels Through Time* Maggie Valley, NC 828.926.6266 wheelsthroughtime.com

William E. Swigart Jr. Auto Museum* Huntingdon, PA 814.643.0885 www.swigartmuseum.com

Wills Sainte Claire Auto Museum* Marysville, MI 810.987.2854 www.willsautomuseum.org

The Winston Cup Museum Winston-Salem, NC 336.724.4557 www.winstoncupmuseum.com

Wisconsin Automotive Museum* Hartford, WI 262.673.7999 wisconsinautomuseum.com

World of Speed Motorsports Museum* Wilsonville, OR 503.563.6444 www.worldofspeed.org

Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum Ypsilanti, MI 734.482.5200 ypsiautoheritage.org

* Member of the National Association of Automobile Museums

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