Created: November, 1995
Last updated: 7 July, 2006
Georgia
- Stone Mountain Antique Car and Treasure Museum
- Stone Mountain Memorial Park, 2542 Young Road, Stone Mountain, GA 30088
- Tel: (404) 981-0194
- They have a Tucker, a 35 K
series Lincoln and a home made aluminum car from a Buck
Rogers (outer space) movie. The car is a shortened 37
Ford. They have about 40 cars on display.
-
www.protsman-antiques.com/
- Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum, Inc
- 2950 Eatonton Road, Madison, GA 30650
- Ph: (706) 343-9937
- Visit by appointment only
- WWW: www.microcarmuseum.com
- Very nice collection of microcars, bubble cars.
- Museo Abarth
- 111 Via Bayless, Marietta, GA 30066-2770
- Tel: (678) 928-1446. Fax.: (770) 928-1342
- Open Monday-Friday 9 to 5, except holidays. Admission free. Display of
original Abarth, Fiat and Lancia memorabilia.
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www.classicar.com/museums/abarth/abarth.htm
Idaho
- Grant's Antique Cars & Museum
- 5603 Franklin Rd. Boise, ID 83705
- Tel: (208) 342-8800 (208) 343-3113
- Idaho State Historical Society Transportation Museum
- Boise, ID 83705
- Tel: (208) 334-2844
- The Vintage Wheel Museum
- 218 Cedar Street Sandpoint, ID 83864
- Tel: (208)263-7173
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www.ohwy.com/id/v/vintwhmu.htm
Illinois
- Dale's Classic Cars
- 12th & West Lake St. Glenview, IL 60025
- Tel: (618) 244-4116
- Gasoline Alley
- 1765 N. Milwaukee, Libertyville, IL 60048
- Tel: (312) 362-8700
- Grant Hills Antique Auto Museum
- U.S. Highway 20, Galena, IL 61036
- Tel: (815) 777-2115
- Hartung's License Plate Automotive Museum
- 3623 West Lake St., Glenview, IL 60025
- Tel: (847) 724-4354. Appointment by phone is strongly advised.
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www.classicar.com/museums/hartung/hartung.HTM
- Lazarus Motor Museum
- P.O. Box 368, 211 Walnut St.
- Forreston, IL 61020 or 61030
- Tel: (815) 938-2250
- Museum of Science and Industry-Collections
- 57th Street and Lake, Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60637
- Tel:(312) 684- 1414
- Exhibits: More than 14 acres of exhibits cover technological and in-
dustrial development including all aspects of transportation.
Over 30 cars are on display ranging from pioneer efforts of the
1890's to Craig Breedlove's Spirit of America, the first land vehi-
cle to exceed 500 miles per hour. Other transportation exhibits
of note are the German U-505 submarine, famous locomotive
#999, a Spitfire aircraft and the actual Apollo 8 command
module that orbited the moon.
- Quinsippi Island Antique Auto Museum
- 2215 Spruce Quincy, IL, 62301
- Volo Antique Auto Museum
- 27582 West Highway 120 Volo, IL 60073
- Tel: Greg Grams (815)385-3644, Fax: (815)385-0703
- www.volocars.com
- Wheels O' Time Museum
- 11923 North Knoxville (Rt #40)
- Mailing Address: P.O. Box 9636, Peoria, Illinois 61612-9636
- Phone: (309) 243-9020 or (309) 691-3470
- www.wheelsotime.org
Indiana
-
An up-to-date list of Indiana automotive museums and collections
compiled by Dennis E. Horvath
- Antique Auto & Racecar Museum
- Stone City Mall, 3348 16th Street, Bedford, Indiana 47421
- Tel.: (812)-275-0556
- www.autoracemuseum.com/
- Auburn-Cord Duesenberg Museum
- P.O. Box 271 1600 South Wayne Street Auburn, IN 46706
- Tel: (219)925-1444. Fax: (219)925-6266
- Open 9 to 6 daily, year round.
- www.acdmuseum.org/
- Henry H. Blommel Historic Connersville Automotive Data Collection
- IN 47331
- Door Prairie Auto Museum
- 2405 Indiana Ave, PO Box 1771, LaPorte, IN 46350
- Tel.: (219) 326-1337. Fax (219) 326-1437
- dpmuseum@csinet.net
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www.dpautomuseum.com/index.htm
- Early Whells Museum
- 817 Wabash Ave, Terre Haute, IN 47801
- Elwood Haynes Museum
- 1915 South Webster St.Kokomo, IN 46902
- Tel: (317)452-3471
- Bill Goodwin Museum
- 757 South Harrison St., Frankfort, IN 46041
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway & Hall of Fame Museum
- 4790 West 16th St. Speedway, IN 46224
- Tel: (317) 248-6747. Fax:(317)484-6449
- Open daily 9 to 5; closed Christmas Day.
Exhibits: Approximately 40 famous race cars, including thirteen 500
winners are on display in addition to many antique and classic
passenger cars. Tony Hulman, Speedway President, also has
assembled many photos and trophies. Additional cars are being
added to the exhibit as they become available. The Speedway
Foundation also offers several ten-passenger buses for tours of
the race track grounds.
- Kruse Automotive & Carriage Museum
- 5634 CR 11-A, Auburn, IN 46706
- WWW: www.kccmuseum.org
- S Ray Miller Foundation, Inc. Antique & Classic Auto Museum
- 2130 Middlebury St, Elkhart, IN 46516
- Tel: (219) 522-0539. Fax: (219)522-0358
- 2130 Middlebury Street, Elkhart, Indiana 46516
- Phone: (219) 522-0539 Fax: (219) 522-0358
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www.classicar.com/museums/srmiller/srmiller.htm and
www.millerautomuseum.org
- Museum of Transportation & Communication
- P.O. Box 83, Forest Park, Noblesville, IN 46060
- National Automotive & Truck Museum of the United States
- 1000 Gordon M. Buehrig Place, P.O. Box 686, Auburn, Indiana 46706-0686
- Tel: (219) 925-4560. Fax: (219) 925-4563
- NATMUS is located in Auburn, Indiana adjacent to the Auburn Cord
Duesenberg Museum. Museum Admission Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST
Daily from May 1 to October 31; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST Saturdays
from November 1 to April 30. Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. EST.
- www.natmus.com
- Plew's Indy 500 Museum, Inc.
- 9648 west Morris St., Indianapolis, IN 46231
- Studebaker National Museum
- 210 South Chapin Street, South Bend, IN 4660
- Ph: (574) 235 9714
- Hours of Operation: Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Sunday. 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.
- WWW: www.studebakermuseum.org
- The new facility opened in November 2005 and is fully operational
- World War II victory museum
- 5634 CR 11-A, Auburn, IN 46706
- WWW: www.wwiivictory.org
- Housed next to the Kruse Automotive Museum (see above), this collection is part of the American Heritage Village. There are more than 150 vehicles, hundreds of weapons and uniforms on display.
Iowa
- Auto Museum
- P.O. Box 188, Highway 75, Sioux Center, IA 51250
- Tel: (712) 722-1611
- Don Jensen Museum
- 411 4th Ave., N. Humbolt, IA 50548
- Tel: (515) 332-3343
- Iowa State Historical Museum
- East 12th & Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50319
- National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Grand Ave.
- One Sprint Capital Place, P.O. Box 542 Knoxville, Iowa, 50138-0542 U.S.A
- Tel: (800) 874-4488. Fax :(515)842-6177
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www.classicar.com/museums/sprint/sprint.htm and
www.sprintcarhof.com
Kansas
- High Banks Hall of Fame, Inc.
- P.O. Box 264, Belleville, Kansas 66935
- Phone: (785) 527-2310
- http://www/highbanks-museum.org
- A museum which is soon to be opened. Added: 15/11/98.
- Kansas Museum of History
- 6425 SW 6th Topeka, KS 66615-1099
- Tel: (913) 272-8681
- Kansas State Historical Society Museum
- 120 West Tenth St.
- Topeka, KS 66612
- Sylvester's Yesteryears
- Memorial Route 3 Ottawa, KS 66067
- Smokey's Car Museum
- 1909 Miller's Lane, McPherson, KS 67460
- (316) 241-5160
- Van Arnsdale Motor & Antique Cars
- 323 West Broadway, Highway 50 Macksville, KS 67557
- Tel: (316) 348-3105
- Wheels & Spokes Classic Auto Display
- HC 39 Box 360 Hays, KS 67601
- Tel: (913) 628-6477
Kentucky
- Calvert Auto Museum
- P.O. Box 245, Highway 95 Calvert City, KY 42029
- Exhibits: The Museum displays 35 vehicles representing ten different
makes. The cars range from a 1914 Ford touring car in mint
condition to a 1937 Cord, with most of the autos from the period
of the '20s.
- National Corvette Museum
- 350 Corvette Drive, Bowling Green, KY 42101-9134
- Phone: 502.781.7973. Fax: 502.781.5286 ~ Toll Free: 800.53.VETTE
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http://www.corvettemuseum.com
- Rineyville Sandblasting Model A Ford Museum
- 179 Arvel Wise Ln, Elizabethtown, KY 42701
- (502) 862-4671
- Open year round by phone or by chance. Located off Hwy 1538 between
Fort Knox and Elizabethtown, KY. 6,000 sq ft warehouse packed with
nearly 40 unrestored Model A Ford cars and trucks of various body
styles. Also license plate collection, signs, tools, parts,
accessorties, and much, much more. Admission $2.
Copyright November, 1995-2001. Paul Negyesi
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