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■ 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 his Insider’s Guide to Automotive Museums is a dream come true for me. T 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 32 The Revs Institute Inc. Automotive Museum 42 Penske Racing Museum 32 The Elliott Museum Midwest 44 Petersen Automotive Museum 34 Lane Motor Museum 24 Auburn Cord Duesenberg 44 Unser Racing Museum Automobile Museum 34 National Corvette Museum 45 World of Speed Motorsports and Motorsports Park 24 British Transportation Museum 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. Automotive Museums 26 Early Ford V-8 Foundation 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

Advertisers Index Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum ��39 Owls Head Transportation Museum ��2 Elliott Museum ��9 Packard Proving Grounds ��57 America’s Packard Museum ��16 Ford Piquette Avenue Plant ��53 Penske Racing Museum ��37 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum ��47 Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum ��59 Petersen Automotive Museum ��13 Automobile Driving Museum ��25 Gilmore Car Museum ��10 Petroleum Museum & Chapparral Car Gallery. ��51 Blackhawk Museum ��4 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum ��55 Reliable Carriers ��60 British Transportation Museum ��16 Lane Motor Museum ��43 Simeone Foundation Museum ��33 Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum . . 5 LeMay—America’s Car Museum ��3 Sports Car Market ��31 California Automobile Museum ��46 Meguiar’s ��49 Studebaker National Museum ��58 Cobra Experience ��17 National Automobile Museum ��35 The Henry Ford ��15 Collier Collection/REVS Institute ��6 National Corvette Museum ��11 Unser Racing Museum ��23 Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum ��21 Newport Car Museum ��29 World of Speed ��7

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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

Courtesy of Petersen Automotive Museum

The redesigned structure of the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles, CA, is a work of art in itself

love museums. Of course, being both a quite difficult. But my assignment here is passionate enthusiast as well as a pro- to share what I feel makes an automotive Ifessional in the field of cars, automotive museum “great.” So to that end, here is how museums hold a particularly dear place in the above criteria have been met in a few of my heart. the venues I’ve enjoyed spending time in What makes a museum speak to me is the over the years. same, regardless of the theme. I want to see Preservation and promotion things I’ve never seen before in person, find One of the chief missions of any mu- out a new fact about something I thought I seum is the preservation, promotion and knew well and visit for a bit with an object dissemination of historical information. I’ve admired for a long time. This is best done through the gathering of a The best museums do this effortlessly, collection that has been carefully curated to through the presentation of carefully as- communicate a clear and consistent story. sembled and curated collections, well- A prime example of this for me is the researched and clearly presented special Simeone Foundation Museum in Phila- exhibitions, and a knowledgeable and en- delphia, PA. Based on the collection of thusiastic staff and volunteers who bring a sports racing cars donated to the foundation personal touch in connecting the displays by founder Dr. Frederick Simeone, this mu- with the visitors. seum consists of one of the most spectacu- I have been thrilled by visits to many lar collections of original historic racing automotive museums in the U.S., the U.K. cars of the 20th century. and Europe and, like naming your favor- Dr. Simeone is devoted to the preser- ite car, listing the ones I find the “best” is

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Insider information vation of living legends, and most amaz- Culture and context ingly, demonstration runs regularly held in I get a lot of enjoyment out of visits to the large lot behind the museum showcase the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los the cars of the museum as they should be Angeles, CA. Now in its 24th year, the Pe- — loud and live. This is no fossil reposi- tersen is enjoying a well-deserved renais- tory, regardless of the irreplaceable objects sance following a massive renovation and found here. The Simeone Foundation Mu- redesign finished in December, 2015. seum brings new meaning to the term “in- What do I love about the Petersen? It teractive.” celebrates car culture as only a museum lo- The Simeone also boasts an amazing cated in Southern California can — a nexus library with period brochures, magazines, of people and their inescapable vehicles. I books, letters and other documents cover- appreciate it when a museum does a con- ing historic vehicles throughout the 20th sistent and credible job of contextualizing century. I have found it a vital source of in- exhibitions. formation for writing and restoration proj- It’s easy to park a car in a museum. It’s ects on which I’ve worked. less so to be able to tell a visitor, whether Research and connoisseurship sophisticated and experienced or a neo- As archives go, if the Revs Institute/ phyte, why the car is there and why they Collier Collection in Naples, FL, only should care. The Petersen does it brilliantly, consisted of its document and photographic with a range of cars from classics to hot materials, I would rank it as one of the most rods, race cars to low riders. My taste in important, useful and simply entertaining cars is broad — I may not want to write a institutions around. When you add to that check for or live with some, but I appreciate what is arguably the most important assem- being introduced to and coming to appreci- blage of antique, vintage, classic and col- ate cars I might not have otherwise. lectible automobiles on the planet, you’ll As I wrote near the beginning of this agree that it is a must-see destination. piece, it’s tough to limit myself to just a Here the keywords are connoisseurship, few. I’ll conclude with a short list of some rarity, historic significance, preservation, of the other museums I’ve spent memorable responsible restoration and research. An- hours in and why. I hope you have the op- other collector might have purchased the portunity to visit them too. legendary Briggs Cunningham Collection, The Mullin Automotive Museum dusted the cars, hung a sign, unlocked the Oxnard, CA door occasionally and called it a day. Exquisite cars, furniture and sculpture The one-of-a-kind Miles Collier tell a fascinating story of creativity and couldn’t conceive of such an approach. To craftsmanship. say that the legacy of America’s first and Louwman Museum greatest motor sportsman is more secure The Hague, The Netherlands now than when it was in Cunningham’s One of the few examples where notable own hands is no exaggeration. That Collier architecture complements rather than com- has added to the collection in a painstak- petes with a brilliant collection of vehicles. ingly thoughtful manner with more historic Collection ranges from horse-drawn car- sports racing, grand touring and historically riages to modern F1 cars and also features a significant vernacular cars from the late large and important automobilia collection. 19th through the 20th century takes it be- yond the next level. Porsche Automuseum Helmut The themed displays and incredibly gift- Pfeifhofer ed docents bring these remarkable vehicles Gmünd, Austria to vivid life. To be near some of these cars Proof that size doesn’t matter, the hand- is to feel transported in time and to be in ful of cars in this humble barn in a pictur- the presence of the legends who owned and esque town in Austria shows in a moment drove them. how an automotive legend began. ■

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Map

LeMay—America’s Car Museum Tacoma, WA

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mont World of Speed ana Wilsonville, OR north dakota

ore gon idaho National south dakot Automobile a Cobra Museum wyom Experience Reno, NV ing Martinez, CA California Automobile nebrask neva a da Museum Sacramento, CA

utah californ ia colorado Petersen kansas Blackhawk Automotive Unser Racing Museum Museum Museum Danville, CA Los Angeles, CA Albuquerque, NM

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new mexico

Automobile Driving Museum El Segundo, CA Penske Racing Museum Phoenix, AZ texas Petroleum Museum & Chapparral Car Gallery Midland, TX alaska

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Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum Fairbanks, AK

18 Insider’s Guide to automotive Museums www.sportscarmarket.com 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 MAINE Auburn Cord Ford Piquette Museum Duesenberg Gilmore Car Avenue Plant Buffalo, NY Museum Museum Detroit, MI Auburn, IN Hickory Corners, MI VT minnesota NH

Studebaker MA YORK National wisconsin NEW RI CT Museum michigan S. Bend, IN ania NJ Newport Car Pennsylv iowa Museum illinois Portsmouth, RI io oh MD a Early Ford V-8 indian DE west Simeone ia Foundation Museum virgin Foundation Auburn, IN ia Museum virgin missouri Philadelphia, PA Indianapolis Motor Speedway kentucky Museum Indianapolis, IN North ina Carol tennessee oklahoma 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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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 the second weekend of every month, and “Corrals Types of cars featured: The Newport Car Museum’s and Coffee” car club visits. private collection of 70-plus automobiles focuses Insider info: Named on USA Today’s Top 10 Best on seven decades of modern industrial automotive New Attractions in America (named in 2018 for design and celebrates cars as works of art — from 2017). Visitors can test their driving skills on one of the fabulous ’50s to today’s hottest designs. Newport Car Museum’s six Playseat driving simula- Number of cars on display: 70 tors, powered by Forza Motorsport 6 for Xbox One Frequency of exhibit change: Ongoing (just like those used by Red Bull Racing’s Formula Specific car highlights: 1965 Ford Shelby 427 SC One Racing Team). Drivers can go flat out on the Cobra and 1965 GT350 R. The Corvette Gallery Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans, try their nerves in features Corvettes from every generation, C1 the five-story drop of the Corkscrew at WeatherTech through C7. The World Car Gallery features Raceway Laguna Seca, and more. Visitors can buy exquisite Porsches, Jaguars, Mercedes-Benz, BMWs a ticket to the Newport Car Museum at the Bowen’s and Acura NSXs. Wharf Visitor Kiosk in downtown Newport. They can Special events: Movie nights on the second also bundle the ticket price with round-trip trolley Wednesday of each month, Hoods Up Weekends on transportation.

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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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Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum Location: 1600 S Wayne St., Auburn, IN 46706 Phone: 260.925.1444 Website: www.automobilemuseum.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 Number of cars on display: 55 to 60 Website: www.britishtransportationmuseum.org Specific car highlights: Cars range from a 1936 Hours: Mondays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., also open by Austin 20 Mayfair Limousine and 1960 Peerless GT appointment. to a 1995 Range Rover. Admission: Donation Special events: Brits at the Burg Car Show takes Year founded: 1998, building purchased in 2015 place each spring. Other events include a Chili Types of cars featured: British cars, motorcycles, Cook-off and Detroit NAIAS bus trip.

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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 America. Museum was formed in 1963 with the donation of Specific car highlights: A strong collection of Thompson Products Auto Album from Frederick C. Cleveland-made vehicles and one-of-a-kind Crawford and TRW. It is part of Western Reserve prototype vehicles, including a collection of four Historical Society, which was founded in 1867. Stainless Steel cars, and a 1932 Peerless prototype Types of cars featured: More than 170 antique 5-passenger sedan. Other rare vehicles such as automobiles, 21 non-car transportation artifacts a 1967 Ferrari 365 California Spyder call the (motorcycles, bicycles, and boats), 12 aircraft, three Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum home too. carriages and sleighs. Insider info: A ticket to the Crawford Auto-Aviation Number of cars on display: The collection rotates, Museum includes access to the Cleveland History with nearly 100 vehicles on display. Center. Admission includes two rides on the Frequency of exhibit change: Two permanent restored Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel, access exhibits with rotation of vehicles annually. “Setting to two early 20th century mansions, the Chisholm the World in Motion” explores the rich automotive Halle Costume Wing, and the all-new permanent industry history of Cleveland, while “REVolution” exhibit “Cleveland Starts Here,” sponsored by the delves into the evolution of the automobile in 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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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 Series (winter through spring), Model T Driving 6 and under admitted free. K-12 school trips Experience. admitted free, as well as active military. Insider info: Gilmore features 189,000 square feet Year founded: 1963. Opened to the public in 1966. of exhibit space, 2.5 miles of paved roadways and Types of cars featured: Nearly 400 extraordinary a 90-acre historic campus with several historic vehicles, ranging from horseless carriages to classic buildings including a vintage dealership row Duesenbergs, Tucker, the Model T Ford and muscle (1918–48), a 1930s gas station, small-town train cars of the 1960s and ’70s. depot and authentic 1940s diner that serves lunch. Number of cars on display: Nearly 400. More than Automotive Research Library and Archives on site. 560 in the collection. Home of onsite museum facilities for the Classic Frequency of exhibit change: Constant rotation, Car Club of America Museum, the Pierce-Arrow six-months to one-year special exhibits. Museum, the Franklin Collection at Hickory Specific car highlights: 1929 Duesenberg, 1948 Corners, the Model A Ford Museum, the Cadillac Tucker. & La Salle Club Museum, the Lincoln Motor Car Special events: Eighteen to 20 car shows, weekly Heritage Museum and Gilmore Garage Works high Cruise-In (May through September), Speakers school automotive education program. www.americancarcollector.com Insider’s Guide to Automotive Museums 27 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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Studebaker National Museum Location: 201 Chapin Street, South Bend, IN 46601 Phone: 574.235.9714 or 888.391.5600 Website: www.studebakermuseum.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 admitted 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. Ferrari 166, 1952 Cunningham C-4RK , 1967 General admission is $17; student, faculty or active Gurney Eagle Weslake GP, 1995 McLaren F1. military is $12. Children under 8 are admitted Special events: Annual special exhibits of automo- free. biles and artifacts, educational symposia. Year founded: 2009 Insider info: To maximize guests’ enjoyment and Types of cars featured: The automobiles were understanding of the motorcar collection, there manufactured between 1896 and 1995 and each are no ropes or barriers, which allows a more is thoughtfully curated for its technological and intimate connection with the vehicles. Reservations historical significance. are required; visitors can book online or by Number of cars on display: 115 phone. The Library and Archives are by prior Frequency of exhibit change: Periodic appointment. We welcome journalist inquiries and Specific car highlights: Significant examples from are available as a resource to those interested the Miles Collier Collection: 1939 Mercedes W154, in automotive history. For information, visit 1896 Panhard et Levassor Wagonette, 1953 revsinstitute.org, email [email protected] or Porsche 550 coupe, 1935 Duesenberg SSJ, 1948 call 239.687.REVS.

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 Wheels of Change Gallery are rotated quarterly. Day. Specific car highlights: 1903 Stanley Runabout, Year founded: 1961 1910 Moline “Dreadnought” Five-Passenger Types of cars featured: The museum’s collection of Touring, 1914 Packard Model 2-38 Seven- over 90 vehicles includes a large selection of 1930 Passenger Touring, 1914 Detroit Electric, 1953 and 1931 Model A Ford cars and rare Model AA Cunningham C-3 cabriolet, 1954 Chevrolet commercial trucks, as well as early veteran cars, Corvette. Brass era cars and several CCCA Classics. Special events: The Museum’s Annual Car Show, Number of cars on display: Approximately 75 “Classics at the Beach,” will be held on Saturday, vehicles on display in the museum. There are an March 23, 2019. A special exhibit of vintage race additional 15 vehicles in the museum’s garage, cars titled “Octane and Opulence” will be on which can be viewed as part of a regular Curator’s display from February 8 through March 31, 2019. Auto Gallery/Garage tour most Thursdays at 11 Insider info: Associate Car Curators John Giltinan a.m. (Please call to confirm. Tour is included with (e-mail: [email protected]) and Don admission price, Members free.) Gilbert (e-mail: [email protected]), Frequency of exhibit change: Vehicles in the phone 772.225.1961 ext. 111.

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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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Permian Basin Petroleum Museum GS IIB Experimental Location: 1500 W Interstate 20, Midland, TX 79701 Corvette 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 Chaparral Pit Crew Fan Club members only — free. features Live Drive, dinner, and Q&A with Jim Hall Year founded: 1975 — for more information or to join the Fan Club, Types of cars featured: All existing Chaparral go to pbpetro.org/chaparral-gallery-exhibits or racers and the GS IIB Experimental Corvette contact Luanne at lthornton@petroleummuseum. Number of cars on display: Eight org Specific car highlights: Chaparral 2 — first race Insider info: A new addition to the museum is the car designed by Jim Hall, which won 22 of its 39 GS IIB Experimental Corvette. Jim Hall did much races. Chaparral 2D — built for international of the high-speed test driving for Chevrolet during endurance races such as 24 Hours of Le Mans, the early 1960s. GS II (Grand Sport II) was a Daytona and Sebring. test vehicle completed in late 1963 by Chevrolet Special events: Chaparral Live Drives — all Engineering Center (CEC). The car returned to Chaparrals are kept in running condition and Midland on August 6, 1969. After being stored they are driven around the Museum’s front circle for 20 years, Chaparral restored the vehicle to its periodically. Annual Party on the Patio — for original configuration. ■ The most valuable tool in your box

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Automobile Driving Museum Location: 610 Lairport St., El Segundo, CA 90245 Phone: 310.909.0950 Website: www.automobiledrivingmuseum.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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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, Specific car highlights: 1907 Ford Model K Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Roadster, 1915 Dodge Touring, 1929 Chrysler Day. Closes early on Fourth of July, Christmas Eve Imperial Custom Locke Body, 1929 Stutz M Series and New Year’s Eve. sedan, 1932 Miller Ascot race car, 1933 Lincoln KB, Admission: $10 adult, $9 vintage (65 and up), $9 1947 MG TC, 1949 Buick Super convertible, 1954 military and students with ID, $5 youths (5–17). Chevrolet Corvette, 1960 Austin-Healey 3000, 1966 Kids 4 and under admitted free. Shelby Cobra 427 owned by Tony Hogg, 1966 Year founded: 1987 Pontiac GTO convertible, 1981 DeLorean DMC12, Types of cars featured: The collection represents a 1987 Lamborghini Countach, 1997 GM EV1 spectrum of vehicles driven in California since the Special events: CruiseFest is an all-makes-and- late 19th century, as well as cars important in the models car cruise and family festival. Learn more evolution of the automobile. at calautomuseum.org/cruisefest. Number of cars on display: 130-plus. Insider info: On the third Sunday of every month, Frequency of exhibit change: Special exhibits we provide rides to our guests in a select number rotate every four to five months. 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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Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum Location: 212 Wedgewood Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 907.450.2100 Website: www.fountainheadmuseum.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, 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Body Roadster, 1957 $10. Adult groups (10 or more), $10 per person. Chevrolet convertible, pair of DeLoreans from Children 5 and under admitted free. 1981 and 1983, Chrysler 300s, and the Microstang. Year founded: 2012 Special events: Cruise-Ins at ACM; June 23, Grit Types of cars featured: Our collection celebrates City Motorshow; July 21, CARnival; August 18, America’s love affair with the automobile and RockaBetty; August 4, Cars & Cigars Havana includes both domestic and foreign marques. Nights; September 8, Chrome & Glass Wheels & Number of cars on display: 300 cars, trucks and Heels Annual Gala. motorcycles Insider info: The ACM Collection consists of Frequency of exhibit change: Every six months in automotive artifacts and 250 automobiles span- the Showcase Gallery; themes of the ramp exhibits ning over 100 years of automotive history, plus change every 18 to 24 months. Vehicles are approximately another 100 vehicles on exhibit continually being rotated in and out of displays. loan from private collections. Unique to ACM are Specific car highlights: 1967 Volkswagen our open-storage galleries for collection vehicles split-window Camper Bus, 1967 Shelby GT500, not on active display. www.americancarcollector.com Insider’s Guide to Automotive Museums 41 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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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 Number of cars on display: 40 Phone: 505.341.1776 Frequency of exhibit change: Special exhibit room Website: www.unserracingmuseum.com changes every six months. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Closed on New Year’s Specific car highlights: 1931 Duesenberg Model SJ Day, Easter, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. with a disappearing Murphy top Admission: Adults, $10; Seniors and military, $6. Special events: Event space available (dinners up to Children under 6 admitted free. Blue Star Museum 144, receptions up to 250). (military families admitted free from Memorial Insider info: Museum was founded and created Day to Labor Day). by Al Unser Sr., and he is still very active in its Year founded: 2005 operation. He can be found frequently talking and Types of cars featured: Open-wheel Indy, Champ taking pictures with visitors. dirt, Pikes Peak, pace cars, antique, IROC,

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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. World of Speed possible. We have multiple interac- Year founded: 2015 tive exhibits that range from race car simulators Types of cars featured: Race cars, historic/record to learning how an engine works and testing your cars, interactive exhibits. reaction time when the light turns green. We have Number of cars on display: 70–100 cars, motor- an extensive automotive education department — cycles and boats many high schools in Oregon lack the facilities and Frequency of exhibit change: One to two times resources to host an auto education program, so per year. Sub-exhibits are added and changed World of Speed is filling this gap. This innovative more often. program is the result of a partnership between Specific car highlights: Simulators, upcoming school districts, World of Speed and Clackamas Porsche display. Community College. Students take part in classes Special events: Porsche 911 exhibit opening April such as Automotive Fundamentals, General Auto 28, museum open on Labor Day and Fourth of Repair, and Small Engine Repair. Students also July, free admission on Veterans Day, Portland get behind-the-scenes tours with World of Speed Cars & Coffee most Saturday mornings. Curator Ron Huegli, and the chance to hear Insider info: We have 75 volunteers who make 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.)* www.grovewood.com/antique-car- Antique Car Museum at Grovewood 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, IN 317.492.8500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum* 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- San Diego, CA 619.296.3112 J.A. Cooley Museum* 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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2018 Museum Directory Additional details about highlighted museums on pages 20–45 MUSEUM Location PHONE NUMBER Website americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/ Smithsonian Museum — America on 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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