Automotive museums in USA

Created: November, 1995
Last updated: 15 January, 2006

Auto World Museum By Backer: Business 54 North, Fulton, Missouri; Phone: 573-642-2080; www.automuseumbybacker.com/
Docs Museum: West Second Jamesport Mo. 64648, 754 Hwy 190, Trenton, MO 64683; Phone: (660)684-6020. Fax: (660)789-2169; E-mail: plazma@netins.net
Kelsey's Antique Cars Museum: Box 564 Camdenton, MO 65020; Tel: (314) 346-2506
Memoryville, USA. Autos of Yesteryear: Tel: (314) 364-1810; Route 63 North, Rolla, MO 65401
National Bowling Hall of Fame: 1936 Studebaker Bowling Pin Car; 111 Stadium Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63102-1716
National Museum of Transport: 8015 Barrett Station Road St. Louis, MO 63122; Tel: (314) 965-7998. Fax: (314)965-6885; Open daily 9 to 5; closed New Year's , Thanksgiving and Christmas.; Admission: adults $4, children and senior citizens $2.; Exhibits include 1935 Jaguar SS-100, 1901 St Louis, 1906 Ford Model N, 1964 Chrysler turbine, 1964 DiDia/Darrin Dream Car as well as locomotives, trains , buses, trucks, horse-drawn vehicles, aircraft, street cars, and pipeline and communication devices.
Ozark Auto Show & Museum: Wet Highway 76, Branson, MO 65616; Tel: (417) 334-4191
Patee House Museum: Box 1022, 12th and Penn Sts. St. Joseph, MO 64502; Tel: Gary Chilcote (816)232-8206
St. Louis Car Museum & Sales: 1575 Woodson, St. Louis, MO 63114; Tel: (314) 993-1330
" We are the largest car museum in the Midwest, and the only museum where you can leave with the exhibits! Over 150 classic cars on display and for sale."
Turpen Ent. Classic & Antique Cars: 1206 W. Hwy. 76 Branson, MO 65616; Tel: (417) 334-5700

Dudley Garage: Stonewall Hall Virginia City, MT 59755
Oscar's Dreamland: Route 9, Box 4002 Billings, MT 59102; Tel: Oscar O. Cooke (406) 656-0966
Polson-Flathead Historical: 704 Main St. Polson, MT 59860
World Museum of Mining & Hellroarin' Gulch: West Park St., Butte, MT 59701; (406) 723-7211

Chevyland U.S.A. Route 2 Elm Creek, NE 68836: Tel: (308) 856-4208; "World's largest display of vintage and classic Chevys from 1914 to 1975." All sport models including roadsters, convertibles, hardtops, coupes, Nomads, pickups and vintage motorcycles. "This beautiful collection of over 100 vehicles is open daily for your enjoyment".; www.classicar.com/museums/chevylan/chevylan.htm
Harold Warp Pioneer Village Foundation: P.O. Box 68 Minden, NE 68959-0068; Tel: Harold Warp (308) 832- 1181. Fax: (308)832-2750; Open year round, every day 8 to sundown.; www.classicar.com/museums/warp/warp.htm
Hastings Museum: 1330 North Burlington Hastings, NE 68901; Tel: (402) 461-2399 (402) 376-3293; Sawyer's Sandhills Museum; 440 Valentine Street Valentine, NE 69201; Tel: (402)376-3293; Open daily 9 to 6 during the summer season.; Exhibits include: 1907 Cadillac roadster, 1911 Austro-Daimler, 1909 Buick, 1909 Flanders and 1916 Paterson touring.; www.classicar.com/museums/sawyers/sawyers.htm
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer: U.S. Hwy. 281-34 Junction 3133 W. Highway 34 Grand Island. , NE 68801; Tel: (308) 385-5316. Fax: (308) 385-5028; Open daily 9 to 6 from May-October. Exhibits included: 1916 Pullman, 1903 American, Ford Model As and Ts, Dodge, Chevrolet, Velie and Overland. Museum also has a 200-piece collection of antique farm machinery including an 1880 threshing machine, steam engines of the 1890s, early kerosene, distillate and gasoline tractors and numerous examples of horse and tractor drawn farm implements.

Don Laughlin's Classic Car Collection: 1650 Casino Dr., Laughlin, NV 89029; Phone: (702)298-2535; E-mail: riverside@laughlin.net
Imperial Palace Auto Collection: 3535 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109; Tel: (702) 794-731-3311. Fax: (702) 369-7430; www.autocollections.com
Ponderosa Ranch: 100 Ponderosa Ranch Rd. Incline Village, NV 89451; Tel: (702) 831-0691
National Automobile Museum: 10 Lake St. South Reno, NV 89501; Tel: (702) 333-9300; www.automuseum.org

Crossroads of America Museum: P.O. Box 436, Route 302 & Trudeau Rd., Bethleham, NH 03579; Tel: (603) 869-3919
Westminister MG Car Museum: P.O. Box 37 South St. Walpole, NH 03608; Tel: (603) 756-4121

Roarings 20s Autos: Rd. 1 Box 178-G Wall, NJ 07719
Space Farms: Route 519 Beemerville, NJ; Tel: (201) 875-5800

Antique Auto Barn: National Parks Highway 16-180, Carlsbad, NM 88220; Tel: (505) 885-2437
Unser Racing Museum: 1776 Montano NW, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87101; Ph: (505) 341 1776; WWW: www.unserracingmuseum.com; Added: January, 2006
YesterDave's Auto Museum: 10601 Montgomery Blvd NE; Albuquerque, NM; Tel: (505)293-0033; This is a small, but great museum! They have a couple of Elvis' cars on display, a real 428 Cobra autographed by Carrol Shelby and several other cars as well as antique automobile stuff.

American Museum of Fire Fighting: Harry Howard Ave., Hudson, NY 12534
Automobile Museum of Rome and Restoration Shop: Rte. 46-49 West Rome New London Road, Rome, NY 13440; Tel: Salvatore F. Comito (315)336-7032
The Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum: 263 Michigan Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14203; Tel.: 716-855-1931; Web: www.pierce-arrow.com
Bridgewater Auto Museum: P.O. Box 152, U.S. Route 20, Bridgewater, NY 13313
Collector Cars Inc.: 56 West Merrick R., Freeport, NY 11520; Tel: (516) 378-6666
Corvette Americana Museum: P.O. Box 167, Cooperstown, NY 13326; Tel: (607) 547-4135
Hall of Fame & Classic Car Museum: P.O. Box 240, 1 Speedway Drive, Weedsport, NY 13166; Tel: (315) 834-6606. Fax: (315) 834-9734; Mail order and open shop. Open April-Labor Day Monday-Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-7; September-December Monday-Friday 10-5, Saturday & Sunday 11-4; closed January-March.; Dozens of classic cars on display throughout the showroom. Our classic car finder's network assists in selling, buying and locating classic cars. A classic car corral located outdoors adds to the rare & continuously changing models already shown. Rarity can easily be found. A 1969 Dodge Charger Hemi, 4-speed, first built & ordered/owned by The Dodge News Bureau.
Himes Museum of Motor Racing Nostalgia: 15 O'Neil Ave., Bay Show, NY 11706; Tel: (516) 666-4912; Open 7 days a week, 9 to 9. Motor racing museum. Autos, boats, motorcycles. Exhibits also include Midgets, Sprints, stock cars.
Miller's Automotive museum: www.autolit.com/autolit/museum.htm
New York City Fire Museum: 278 Spring St., New York, NY 11706; Tel: (516) or (212) 691-1303
New York Museum of Transportation: www.classiccarmuseum.org
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome: 42 Stone Church Rd., Rhinebeck, NY 12572; Tel: (914) 758-8610; Open May 14 to October 31, 10 to 5.; Living museum of old airplanes featuring WWI and earlier aircraft in weekend air shows, air museums and airplane rides. Features 1909 Renault, 1916 Packard moving van, 1918 GMC WWI ambulance, 1911 Baker Electric, 1911 International Auto Buggy, 1911 Hupmobile, 1910 Maxwell runabout, 1913 Brewster Town Car, 1916 Studebaker, 1914 1919, 1927 Ford Model Ts, 1920 Buick, 1916 Royal Enfield motorcycle, 1917 Indian motorcycle, 1936 Indian motorcycle used in conjunction with weekend air shows. New air shows schedule: starts weekends after June 15 to October 15, Saturday and Sunday at 2:30. A great meeting place for an outing, especially for vintage car clubs.; www.oldrhinebeck.org
Saratoga Automobile Museum: 110 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866; Ph: (518) 587-1935; Fax (518) 587-4149; www.saratogaautomuseum.com
Watkins Glen Racing Museum and National Motor Racing Hall of Fame: 110 North Franklin St., Watkins Glen, NY 14891; Tel: (607) 535-2779
William F. Badgley Historical Museum: Schoharie, NY 12157
Wilson Historical Museum: Route 425, Wilson, NY 14172; Tel: (716) 751-9886

Charlotte's Motor Car Museum: 4545 Highway 29, Concord, NC 28027; Tel: (704) 788 9500; info@morrisonmotorco.com; www.backingupclassics.com
Richard Childress Racing Museum: 180 Industrial Drive PO Box 360 Welcome NC 27374; (333) 731-3389 (800) 476-3389; www.rcrracing.com
C. Grier Beam Truck Museum: 111 North Mountain Street, Cherryville, NC 28021; Ph: (704) 435 3072; www.beamtruckmuseum.com
Estes-Winn Antique Car Museum: 111 Grovewood Road, Asheville, NC 28804; Ph: (828) 253-7651; www.grovewood.com
Kelly's Classic Auto Museum: 306 N. Walnut St. (US 1), Pinebluff, NC 28373; Ph: 1-910-281-0104; WWW: www.kellysclassicautos.com
North Carolina Transportation Museum: PO Box 165, 411 S Salisbury Ave, Spencer, NC 28159; Tel: (704) 636-2889; Museum open April 1-October 31, Monday-Saturday 9 to 5, Sunday 1 to 5; November 1-March 31, Tuesday-Saturday 10 to 4, Sunday 1 to 4.; Museum is housed in Southern Railway's former repair facility. Visitor center, gift shop, movies, rail cars, transportation displays, steam/diesel train rides with roundhouse tour, and "bumber to bumper" antique auto exhibit. Special events include train excursions, railroad equipment show, AACA show and lectures.; www.nctrans.org
Richard Petty Museum: 142 W Academy Street, Randleman, NC 27317; Tel: (336) 495 1143; WWW: www.pettyracing.com
Wheels Through Time Museum: P.O. Box 790, Maggie Valley, NC 28751; Ph: (828) 926 6266; www.wheelsthroughtime.com">; Over 250 old motorcycles and automobiles.

Bonanzaville USA or Melroe-Dahl Automobile Building: I-94 and US 10, P.O. Box 719 West Fargo, ND 58078; Tel: (701) 282-2822
Cass County Historical Society Bonanzaville: P.O. Box 719 West Fargo, ND 58078; Tel: Clifford Melroe (701)282-2822

Allen County Museum: 620 West Market St., Lima, OH 45801; Tel: (419) 222-9426; E-mail: acmuseum@worcnet.gen.oh.us; www.allencountymuseum.org
Canton Classic Car Museum: Market Ave @ 6th Street SW, Canton, OH 44703; over 40 cars from 1911 Model T to 1981 DeLorean once owned by Johnny Carson.; Open 7 days except major holidays 10AM-5PM,; E-mail: Bob Lichty, Director; www.cantonclassiccar.org
Carillon Historical Park: 1000 Carillon Blvd.; Tel: (937)293-2841. Fax: (937) 293-5798; Open Tuesday-Saturday 10 to 6, Sunday 1 to 6 from May through October.; Features Dayton built automobiles.; www.carillonpark.org/
Crawford Auto-Aviation: 10825 East Blvd. Cleveland, OH 44106; Tel: (216)721 -5722. Fax: (216)721-0645; Open 12 months , Monday-Sunday 10-5.; Over 150 automobiles, airplanes, bicycles, specializing in Cleveland built automobiles. 1st Cleveland car (1898 Winton) to last Cleveland car (1932 Peerless). White Motors, Crawfords, Cleveland, Cleveland air races.
Goodyear World of Rubber: 1144 East Market St., Akron, OH 44316
Motorcycle Heritage Museum: AMA Headquarters, 33 Collegeview Rd., Westerville, Ohio.; http://www.ama-cycle.org
The National Packard Museum: 1899 Mahoning Avenue NW, Warren, OH 44482; Tel: (330) 3948484; www.packardmuseum.org
Scio Pottery Museum: Box 565 Intersection Ohio Routes 151 & 646 Scio, OH 43988
Charlie Sens Antique Auto Museum: 2074 Marion Mt Gilead Rd, Marion, OH 43302-8991; Tel: (614) 389-4686. Fax: (614)386-2521; Open January thru December, 7 days a week except Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Years, 10 to 5 Monday thru Saturday, 12 to 5 Sunday.; Filled with more than 100 of the most beautiful antique cars ever made from a 1903 Ford to a 1969 Corvair. These cars are all in perfect running condition. Special exhibition, 1905 Sears (only auto sold from a catalog).; www.classicar.com/museums/sens/sens.htm
Snook's Dream Cars: 13920 County Home Rd., Bowling Green, OH 43402; Phone : 419-353-8338 Fax : 419-353-1708; amanda@snooksdreamcars.com; www.snooksdreamcars.com; Classic car repairshop with a permanent museum collection
Welsh Jaguar Classic Car Museum: 5th & Washington Sts, PO Box 4130, Steubenville, OH 43952; Tel: (614) 282-1010; Open all year Monday-Saturday 11 to 7, Sunday 12 to 6.; The museum represents William Welsh's celebration of the "Glory Days of the Jaguar" featuring XKs and XKEs in the same complex as Jaggin Around Restaurant & Pub.; www.classicar.com/museums/welshjag/welshjag.htm

Paul Negyesi

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