The Panoz Museum in Hoschton, Georgia is a must stop for any automotive enthusiast, especially race fans. Not only is the Panoz hand made right on site but they also display various models in the museum, as well as some of the actual race cars and racing memorabilia.
I had the opportunity to visit the museum on a Sunday afternoon and got a Panoz history lesson by the curator, Sydney. Sydney explained the various models including when the Panoz bodies switched from being all aluminum to full carbon fiber.
When it came to explaining the racing history and the pedigree of the Panoz brand Sydney didn’t miss a beat. You want to see the car that Dr. Panoz thought he killed Mario Andretti in it that car is on display. You want to see the first race car hybrid in the world, that’s on display as well.
The museum itself is by no means a large museum, but what is on display illustrates what Dr. Panoz intended these cars to be all about. You can order yourself a Panoz if you like, but you may have to wait just a little bit before you can take delivery since they only build one car per year.
If you’re like most of us you may want to settle for a t-shirt, hat or scale model. Panoz is less than an hour from the heart of Atlanta and is near the world-class resort, winery, and golf course, Chateau Elan.
You can visit the Panoz Museum for free Wednesday through Saturday. Enjoy the gallery of photos we took during our trip.
1089 GA-124
Hoschton, GA 30548
P: 678-425-1539
Email: info@panoz.com
Open: Wednesday & Thursday 11am – 7pm,
Friday & Saturday 11am – 8pm,
Sunday 12pm – 6pm
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Sean Mathis is the Founder of the Miles Through Time Automotive Museum in Clarkesville, GA, and the creator of the Automotive Museum Guide.
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Whenever I travel somewhere I always look for some sort of automotive museum visit. In this case I was heading out on a cruise with my family departing from Tampa Bay and discovered The Tampa Bay Automobile Museum, located in the Tampa, Clearwater, St. Petersburg area of west central Florida.
The Tampa Bay Automobile Museum is super neat and features some really unique European vehicles including a Tracta, Citroen and even a Mathis prototype. (which I been personally looking for one stateside) There’s even a DeLorean (Back to the Future time machine car) and an all-wheel drive Ford Mustang. There is some really, really neat stuff in the museum that I’ve never seen anywhere else, but I don’t want to completely ruin it for you so you’re going to have to visit.
The Tampa Bay Automobile Museum is privately owned and yes the owner does get the vehicles out and drive. Unfortunantely, I didn’t get a chance to personally meet the owner, but the two gentleman working full-time at the museum are absolutely amazing. My only regret is that I didn’t bring a recorder to record the vast amount of knowledge they could share about each of the vehicles on display.
This museum is worth the visit for any automotive enthusasist. If you can spare a few extra hours before or after your cruise out of Tampa like I did, a stop here is a no-brainer.
Believe me the pictures I took do not do this place justice, but just in case you won’t be able to visit anytime soon I hope you enjoy the gallery.
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Built by Clarence Marshall in 1947 for his growing collection of antique automobiles, the building that now houses the Marshall Steam Museum provides more than 8,000 square feet of display space. Here, the Friends of Auburn Heights displays its remarkable operating...
Mungenast Classic Automobiles & Motorcycles Museum serves as a permanent, two-building display dedicated to preserving the memory of Dave Mungenast, Sr.
The Car and Carriage Caravan Museum is a part of the Luray Caverns. See an 1897 Mercedes-Benz, which is one of the oldest cars in the country still in operating condition.
Cliff's collection of car "stuff". Anything you'd walk into a garage or service station and find. old cars, shop equipment, oil cans, oil bottles, etc.
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The Keystone Truck and Tractor Museum in Colonial Heights, Virginia is a fantastic automotive museum full of over 150 antique tractors, more than 60 antique trucks (and growing) as well as vintage fire trucks and classic cars.
The founder, Keith Jones started this museum from a personal passion and made his collection available for visitors who have an interest in not only agricultural history, but trucking and general automotive history. The museum curator Alan “Bones” Stone is extremely knowledgeable and often times found on the museum flow talking with visitors about the collection.
I was fortunate enough to visit Keystone Truck and Tractor Museum myself and while I was there I got a personal tour of the entire collection. I’ve never seen so many pristine vintage tractors, including one-offs. The massive big rig trucks on display look amazing and when you walk over and see the collection of vintage fire trucks it takes you forever to inspect the vehicles just to get a grasp of how they were used so many years ago.
Besides the tractors and big rig trucks, there is also a collection of classic vehicles, including some really nice hot rods as well as many displays that if you really looked at everything you would be there all day. The good news is if you are there all day there is a restaurant on-site with views looking into the museum.
The Keystone Museum is large at over 70,000 sqft. and while I was there they were Keith was actually making the building even larger adding about 30,000 more sqft. to house more of his big truck collection.
With admission only being $10, a restaurant on-site, 100,000 sqft museum with a nice gift shop, I’d say the Keystone Truck and Tractor Museum is a fantastic way to spend a little bit of money and enjoy the day around automotive history.
Enjoy the gallery of some of the photos I took while spending some time at the museum and honestly the pictures do not do this museum justice.
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Sean Mathis is the Founder of the Miles Through Time Automotive Museum in Clarkesville, GA, and the creator of the Automotive Museum Guide.
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Built by Clarence Marshall in 1947 for his growing collection of antique automobiles, the building that now houses the Marshall Steam Museum provides more than 8,000 square feet of display space. Here, the Friends of Auburn Heights displays its remarkable operating...
Mungenast Classic Automobiles & Motorcycles Museum serves as a permanent, two-building display dedicated to preserving the memory of Dave Mungenast, Sr.
The Car and Carriage Caravan Museum is a part of the Luray Caverns. See an 1897 Mercedes-Benz, which is one of the oldest cars in the country still in operating condition.
Cliff's collection of car "stuff". Anything you'd walk into a garage or service station and find. old cars, shop equipment, oil cans, oil bottles, etc.
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Yesterday’s Memories is a collection of antique items on display to remind us of times gone by. Included is a nice collection of antique and specialty trucks.
106 Eastern St
Sanborn, IA 51248
P: 712-729-3268
Email: info@yesterdaysmemories.us
Admission: $10, 12 and under free
Plan: 1-2hr
Open: Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm
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Built by Clarence Marshall in 1947 for his growing collection of antique automobiles, the building that now houses the Marshall Steam Museum provides more than 8,000 square feet of display space. Here, the Friends of Auburn Heights displays its remarkable operating...
Mungenast Classic Automobiles & Motorcycles Museum serves as a permanent, two-building display dedicated to preserving the memory of Dave Mungenast, Sr.
The Car and Carriage Caravan Museum is a part of the Luray Caverns. See an 1897 Mercedes-Benz, which is one of the oldest cars in the country still in operating condition.
Cliff's collection of car "stuff". Anything you'd walk into a garage or service station and find. old cars, shop equipment, oil cans, oil bottles, etc.
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Gasoline Alley Museum is a celebration of industrial design illuminated by a storyline that follows the far-reaching social changes that resulted from the introduction and popularization of the automobile. The two-story museum contains thousands of automobile memorabilia items, mostly dating from before the Second World War.
Local businessman Ron Carey generously donated the items to Heritage Park so that they could be put on display for public enjoyment while being properly maintained. The artifacts displayed at the museum date from the turn of the 20th century to the 1950s and include vintage vehicles, unique gasoline pumps, and many products and signage from a host of petroleum companies. Most of the items on display in the Gasoline Alley Museum were painstakingly restored by Mr. Carey and his staff.
1900 Heritage Dr SW, Calgary, AB T2V 2X3, Canada
P: 403-268-8500
Email: social@heritagepark.ca
Admission:
General $9.95
Youth $4.95
Plan: 1-2hr
Open:
Open December 20, 2021 – December 23, 2021 10am – 4pm
Open December 24, 2021 10am – 3pm
Closed December 25, 2021 – December 26, 2021
Open December 27, 2021 – December 30 10am – 4pm
Open December 31, 2021 10am – 3pm
Closed January 1, 2022 – April 30, 2022
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Built by Clarence Marshall in 1947 for his growing collection of antique automobiles, the building that now houses the Marshall Steam Museum provides more than 8,000 square feet of display space. Here, the Friends of Auburn Heights displays its remarkable operating...
Mungenast Classic Automobiles & Motorcycles Museum serves as a permanent, two-building display dedicated to preserving the memory of Dave Mungenast, Sr.
The Car and Carriage Caravan Museum is a part of the Luray Caverns. See an 1897 Mercedes-Benz, which is one of the oldest cars in the country still in operating condition.
Cliff's collection of car "stuff". Anything you'd walk into a garage or service station and find. old cars, shop equipment, oil cans, oil bottles, etc.
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