What automotive museums are worth the visit?
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Sitting here a little board on a Sunday night, the Volo thread got me wondering, what Automotive Museums are worth visiting? Doesn't have to be Mopar specific or even just automotive really. Where have you been or would like to go? Any hole in the wall kinda places that are under the radar? I went to the Henry Ford Museum a long time ago. I got to Floyd Garretts Muscle Car Museum several years ago. I want to go to the Tim Wellborn Museum. From casual observation, seems a majority are in the Mid-West? What say you? Just curious.
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Re: What automotive museums are worth the visit?
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this one was nifty. Quiet. Went there on a trip with my wife to the Falls. It's got a lot of old choch, bikes, early stuff. Lots of little stuff to look at and read. Definitely not full of shiny muscle cars. https://www.pierce-arrow.com/
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Re: What automotive museums are worth the visit?
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Garret closed last year. Have you been to the Garlits Museum in Florida?
In north east Ohio Doc Snyder in New Springfield and Flynn Auto Group in Columbiana both have large collections of Muscle and race cars. Neither is Mopar specific and both only have a few Mopars. Doc has more race cars than Flynn and Flynn has mostly original Muscle cars. Both are very worth seeing if you will be in the area. They are only a few miles apart so it's easy to see both in a day. They are both private collections that require appointments to see as they are not located at their businesses. I don't think either of these is advertised or well known. I was shocked when I found out about these less than 45 minutes from where I had lived all my life and had no idea they existed. I no longer live in Ohio and do not have contact info or addresses for either collection but I bet a few members here know.
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Re: What automotive museums are worth the visit?
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I forgot about Garlits, I was there back about '95 or so. I was in Ocala for work and happened upon it. I got there maybe 25 minutes before closing, but they gave me an hour to look around. It was about the time the 4dr Hemi Coronets became known and the white one was parked in a back room off the main floor. I probably could have stayed longer than the hour, but I didn't want to take advantage of their offer to stay late for me.
Thanks for the suggestions so far!
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Re: What automotive museums are worth the visit?
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What others have said, plus:
The Speedway Museum, Nebraska. The collection of vintage speed parts and rare engines is unparalleled ! The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum in Auburn India will blow you away. Classics galore. The Brumos Collection in Jacksonville Florida is home to a bunch of vintage Millers, and the Revs institute in Naples Florida if you like vintage race cars. The Tallahassee Auto Museum is really good. The Justice Brothers Museum in California is cool. The NHRA museum at Pomona. The museum at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is essential. The National Packard Museum in Ft. Lauderdale Florida is really good. The Wheels through time museum in Maggie Valley, NC is really interesting, but is mostly vintage motorcycles. But the way they are displayed is so cool.
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Re: What automotive museums are worth the visit?
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x2 for the Auburn Cord Dusenberg in Auburn IN.
Went there years ago when we lived in Ft. Wayne. Wasn't expecting much as those era cars aren't really my cup of tea, but it turned out to be awesome!
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Re: What automotive museums are worth the visit?
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I like the AACA Museum in Hershey, PA. They have a pretty impressive collection, and they have new exhibits two or three times a year. I go up for each new exhibit, so I bought a membership a few years back.
They don't have enough space to display their entire collection, so cars are rotated in and out. The featured exhibits are mostly cars loaned by collectors, with the rest from the museum's collection. They also have a small gallery right off the main lobby that usually features a specific manufacturer, organized by a club.
The Simeone Museum in Philadelphia has a really nice collection of vintage racers in as-raced condition, and displays pretty much all of them all the time. I can also recommend the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing in PA.
I'm waiting to hear back from another museum in Philadelphia that suspended tours due to COVID.
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Re: What automotive museums are worth the visit?
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Hajek Motorsports Museum in Ames, OK.
It's in the middle of nowhere but has amazing cars from drag racing and NASCAR history!
Hot Rod did a story a few years back on his collection.
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Re: What automotive museums are worth the visit?
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The short answer is, ALL OF THEM!! I've been lucky to visit many and enjoyed all of them. Here are some I recommend:
Hershey AACA (many exhibits are ongoing but they change the theme about every 6 months) EMMR (Eastern Museum of Motorsports Racing) Simeone Museum in Philly Petersen in CA Garlits Petty Wellborn The Henry Ford (but it's not really automotive) Walter P Chrysler (if it reopens) Barber Motorsports Museum in Alabama (do that and Wellborn in one trip) Keystone Antique Truck & Tractor Museum in VA Swigert in Huntingdon, PA (OLD school place) Ford Piquette Plant in Detroit (Ford's first plant) GM Heritage Center McCandless Museum once he opens it to the public
These are the ones that stand out the most to me.
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