Situated on the beautiful 90-acre campus of the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan, about midway between Detroit and Chicago. As one of the Gilmore partner museums, they join the Gilmore collections, the Classic Car Club of America Museum, the Pierce-Arrow Foundation Museum, the Franklin Foundation Museum, the Model A Ford Foundation Museum, and the Lincoln Foundation Museum. The site also features a replica Shell station and a working 1940’s diner, plus a Miniatures Museum.
The Cadillac-LaSalle Club Museum & Research Center seeks to display not only the history of Cadillac and LaSalle automobiles but also the people, manufacturing facilities, and dealerships who designed, manufactured and sold these fine vehicles.
Within the Cadillac-LaSalle Club Museum, you will see Cadillacs and LaSalles dating from 1903 to 1993 in a building styled from plans for a 1948 Cadillac dealership. The showroom currently features a 1903 Cadillac, a 1937 LaSalle convertible sedan, a 1948 Cadillac Fleetwood, and a 1959 Cadillac Coupe. Just off the showroom you can visit Henry Leland’s office and view a short video on Cadillac history.
As you enter the display area you will see a 1910 Cadillac Demi-Tonneau and a 1931 Cadillac V-8 sedan before moving on to 1940s and 50’s cars, including the 1957 Eldorado Brougham used in the filming of Driving Miss Daisy and a 1993 Allante’ Indianapolis Pace Car. Cadillac was a major contributor to the war efforts in WWI and WWII, reflected in a military display featuring a WWII naval V-8 engine.
As you continue your tour of the museum, you will pass by the 1960s and 70s Cadillacs and the service area, where a 1967 Sedan DeVille is being serviced. You will see a display of model Cadillacs and the 5-foot diameter ceramic tile Cadillac Wreath and Crest saved from the Detroit Clark Street factory where Cadillacs were built from 1921 to 1987.
6865 W Hickory Rd
Hickory Corners, MI 49060
P: 269-671-5089
Adults (18 & Over) … $16
Active Military (ID).. FREE
Youth (7-17) …………… $11
Children 6 & under. FREE
Plan: 1hr
9-5 pm M-F 9-6 Sat-Sun
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Situated on the beautiful 90-acre campus of the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan, about midway between Detroit and Chicago. As one of the Gilmore partner museums, they join the Gilmore collections, the Classic Car Club of America Museum, the...
Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum is an automotive museum featuring Corvair, Hydramatic, Tucker, Kaiser-Frazer, and Hudson displays.
The Automotive Hall of Fame honors and celebrates the men and women of the automobile industry through their contributions, innovations, and stories.
The Gilmore Car Museum is the North America's Largest Auto Museum -- over 300 cars on display, nearly 190,000 sq. ft. Exhibit space, 90 acres
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The Michigan Firehouse Museum Encompasses over 26,000 square feet, the Museum is an educational treasure trove that includes an original 1898 firehouse and modern, multilevel exhibit display area.
110 W Cross St
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
P: 734-547-0663
Email: info@michiganfirehousemuseum.org
Admission:
Adults 12+ : $10
Kids 5-11 : $5
4 & under : Free
Plan: 1hr
Open: Thursday – Sunday 12pm – 4pm
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Situated on the beautiful 90-acre campus of the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan, about midway between Detroit and Chicago. As one of the Gilmore partner museums, they join the Gilmore collections, the Classic Car Club of America Museum, the...
Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum is an automotive museum featuring Corvair, Hydramatic, Tucker, Kaiser-Frazer, and Hudson displays.
The Automotive Hall of Fame honors and celebrates the men and women of the automobile industry through their contributions, innovations, and stories.
The Gilmore Car Museum is the North America's Largest Auto Museum -- over 300 cars on display, nearly 190,000 sq. ft. Exhibit space, 90 acres
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The Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum is a place of education, fascination, and inspiration. The building and outdoor patio are dedicated exclusively to highlighting the American automobile industry with a focus on Lincoln motor cars.
Much of the significance and charm of the Gilmore Car Museum campus lies in the placement of many historic structures, both restored originals, and replicas, on the site. In keeping with that theme, the Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum, although a new building, is patterned after a historic Lincoln dealership.
6865 W Hickory Rd
Hickory Corners, MI 49060
P: 2696715089
Email: lincolnmotorcarsecretary@gmail.com
Admission:
Winter season rates (December 1 – March 30)
$14.00 Adults / Seniors
$10.00 Youth (ages 7 – 17)
FREE Children (ages 6 and under)
FREE Active Military (must present ID)
Plan: 3+hr (including Gilmore)
Open: Monday – Friday 9 am to 5 pm
Saturtay – Sunday 9 am to 6 pm
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Situated on the beautiful 90-acre campus of the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan, about midway between Detroit and Chicago. As one of the Gilmore partner museums, they join the Gilmore collections, the Classic Car Club of America Museum, the...
Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum is an automotive museum featuring Corvair, Hydramatic, Tucker, Kaiser-Frazer, and Hudson displays.
The Automotive Hall of Fame honors and celebrates the men and women of the automobile industry through their contributions, innovations, and stories.
The Gilmore Car Museum is the North America's Largest Auto Museum -- over 300 cars on display, nearly 190,000 sq. ft. Exhibit space, 90 acres
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The Classic Car Club of America Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan is a part of the Gilmore Car Museum. Today the campus contains eight barns that are filled with some 240 wonderful automobiles. Along with three miles of paved roads to exercise them, a restored diner, a wayside train station, and a re-creation of a 1930’s service station, the barns grace the beautifully landscaped 90 acres in rural southwest Michigan.
A nearby barn that had been built in the 1890s was acquired, moved to a corner of the Gilmore grounds, and rebuilt. It was named for Tom Barrett, the Arizona collector, who helped fund the project. Very soon great Classic cars like Duesenbergs, Rolls-Royce, Cadillac, Lincoln, Packard, and Wills-Sainte-Claire began motoring into the Thomas W. Barrett Barn.
Then Marvin Tamaroff, a long-time CCCA member from Michigan and a strong supporter of the Museum, offered his incredible mascot collection. It’s believed to be the largest in the world.
Now 675 rare, exciting and original hood ornaments are on display for visitors to enjoy. Over the years, a lot of very dedicated people have helped the CCCA Museum grow. Among them was Noel Thompson of New Jersey. Noel generously donated the funds to build a library. Again, contributions poured in: automobile books, magazine collections, and literature.
A few years ago it became obvious the Museum had outgrown itself. Again, friends stepped forward to help. The new octagon barn is named for Dr. Erle M. Heath who was a CARavaner extraordinaire. The barn was completed in record time and has almost doubled the floor space. Dick & Linda Kughn, who have been long-time supporters, contributed $100,000.00 toward the project.
The new gallery has been named in their honor. Former Museum president and current Museum trustee Fred Guyton was not only the architect of our new barn but was instrumental in a great deal of fundraising to make the project a success.
The CCCA Museum at Gilmore is open year-round. The main event for the Classic Car Club of America Museum is called “The Experience.” It’s held on the first weekend of June.
6865 W. Hickory Road
Hickory Corners, Michigan 49060
P: 269-671-5333
Email: info@cccamuseum.org
Admission:
Ages 6 and under Free
Ages 7 – 17 $11
Adult / Senior $16
Active Duty Military Free
Plan: 2+hr
Open: Daily 9 am – 5pm April 1 – November 30
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Situated on the beautiful 90-acre campus of the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan, about midway between Detroit and Chicago. As one of the Gilmore partner museums, they join the Gilmore collections, the Classic Car Club of America Museum, the...
Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum is an automotive museum featuring Corvair, Hydramatic, Tucker, Kaiser-Frazer, and Hudson displays.
The Automotive Hall of Fame honors and celebrates the men and women of the automobile industry through their contributions, innovations, and stories.
The Gilmore Car Museum is the North America's Largest Auto Museum -- over 300 cars on display, nearly 190,000 sq. ft. Exhibit space, 90 acres
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The Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site is also on the National Register of Historic Places. Located in Shelby Township, Michigan this is the original home of Packard. The site hosts a variety of car shows, events & weddings. PPG is also the site of a weekly farmer’s market in the summer months.
The Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site is one of only three auto museums in the country located on property owned by the auto manufacturer. PPG is also the only auto museum in the world located at the manufacturer’s proving grounds, listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. National Park Service.
49965 Van Dyke Ave
Shelby Township, MI 48317
P: 586-739-4800
Email: maryanne@packardprovinggrounds.org
Cost: $
Plan: 1hr
Open: Daily 9am – 3pm
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Situated on the beautiful 90-acre campus of the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan, about midway between Detroit and Chicago. As one of the Gilmore partner museums, they join the Gilmore collections, the Classic Car Club of America Museum, the...
Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum is an automotive museum featuring Corvair, Hydramatic, Tucker, Kaiser-Frazer, and Hudson displays.
The Automotive Hall of Fame honors and celebrates the men and women of the automobile industry through their contributions, innovations, and stories.
The Gilmore Car Museum is the North America's Largest Auto Museum -- over 300 cars on display, nearly 190,000 sq. ft. Exhibit space, 90 acres
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To celebrate the heritage and remarkable achievements of these many enterprises, the Pontiac Transportation Museum is being created to showcase examples of the cars, trucks, and other vehicles designed or built here – and the culture that truly changed the nation and the world.
The Museum will also honor the industrialization of this community and the many people whose work inspired these efforts. Through the museum’s existing and growing collections we will endeavor—through displays, teaching, and community programs—to help educate and inspire young people to chart their own destiny in an increasingly technical world.
250 W Pike St
Pontiac, MI 48341
Email: socialmedia@pontiactransportationmuseum.org
Cost: Not open yet
Plan: n/a
Open: not open yet
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Situated on the beautiful 90-acre campus of the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan, about midway between Detroit and Chicago. As one of the Gilmore partner museums, they join the Gilmore collections, the Classic Car Club of America Museum, the...
Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum is an automotive museum featuring Corvair, Hydramatic, Tucker, Kaiser-Frazer, and Hudson displays.
The Automotive Hall of Fame honors and celebrates the men and women of the automobile industry through their contributions, innovations, and stories.
The Gilmore Car Museum is the North America's Largest Auto Museum -- over 300 cars on display, nearly 190,000 sq. ft. Exhibit space, 90 acres
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