The Museum of Automobiles was founded by Winthrop Rockefeller in 1964 before he became Governor of Arkansas. The museum housed Rockefeller’s collection of antique and classic cars until his death in 1973, and in 1975 the collection was sold to collector Bill Harrah for $947,000, which included 68 motorized vehicles and three that were horse-drawn. The museum building, designed by the Little Rock firm of Ginocchio, Carter, Cromwell, and Neylan, and 57-acre grounds were donated to the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.
A new non-profit corporation was formed and reopened the Museum in 1976 with cars on loan from collectors around the country, leasing the building from the state.
There are 50 Antique Cars, 6 Antique Motorcycles, Antique License Plate Collection, Antique Small Cars, Antique Amusement Machines that still work, and a Gift Shop on display.
8 Jones Lane,
Morrilton, AR 72110
P: 501-727-5427
Email: info@museumofautos.com
Adults $10
6-17 $5
Plan: 1-2hr
10-5 pm daily
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The Wellborn Musclecar Museum is devoted to the great American automobiles of the 1960’s and 1970’s, showcasing classics such as the Charger, the Roadrunner and the SuperBee, as well as the nation’s largest high-performance Dodge collection.
Whether you are a car collector. A weekend car-warrior, or someone that appreciates cool cars. The sights and sounds of the Wellborn Musclecar Museum will grab your attention! The Museum is constantly rotating through its inventory of amazing vehicles. So you never know what you might see. The Wellborn Musclecar Museum has one of the finest collections of American Muscle Cars in the country, featuring everything from the uber-rare Last Hemi Dodge Charger ever produced, Aero Cars designed for NASCAR, Mercury Cougar Eliminators, Ford Boss Mustangs, a Chevrolet Chevelle SS or two, and everything in between.
The Museum is housed in a fully restored, vintage 1940’s Car Dealership in Alexander City, AL.
124 Broad St.
Alexander City, AL 35010
P: 256-329-8474
Email: wellbornmusclecarmuseum@gmail.com
Adults $11
Kids 7-17 $7
Plan: 1hr
Saturday 10 am – 3 pm
Tuesday – Friday by appointment only
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Miles Through Time Automotive Museum has over 100 years of must-see automotive history on display. This unique, co-op-style museum is located inside of Vintage Garage Antiques which is in an old textile mill called the Old Clarkesville Mill in Clarkesville, GA....
With its creative architecture and great attention to detail, Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum is home to over 1,400 motorcycles that span over 100 years of production. More than 650 bikes can be seen on any given day, and 200 different manufacturers from 20...
Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum began as a dream, of Richard Holmes, a Tulsa attorney, and car enthusiast. In 2012 Holmes began putting together an advisory board that was all car lovers and collectors who all shared his dream. And the search for a suitable venue...
Located in Melbourne, Florida, this new 123,000 square foot complex houses the collection of Mark Pieloch. Mark has been a car enthusiast for over 40 years and has amassed over 295 cars that range from classic 1950s to 1970’s American muscle cars, to modern...
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The Texas Transportation Museum is an all-volunteer group that operates donated transportation equipment, including full-sized locomotives, antique automobiles, and four different scales of model railroad, including a huge garden railroad layout.
11731 Wetmore Rd
San Antonio, TX 78247
P: 210-490-3554
Email: info@txtm.org
Adults $10
Kids 4-12 $8
Under 4 free
Plan: 1-2hr
Saturday – Sunday 9am – 4pm
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Miles Through Time Automotive Museum has over 100 years of must-see automotive history on display. This unique, co-op-style museum is located inside of Vintage Garage Antiques which is in an old textile mill called the Old Clarkesville Mill in Clarkesville, GA....
With its creative architecture and great attention to detail, Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum is home to over 1,400 motorcycles that span over 100 years of production. More than 650 bikes can be seen on any given day, and 200 different manufacturers from 20...
Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum began as a dream, of Richard Holmes, a Tulsa attorney, and car enthusiast. In 2012 Holmes began putting together an advisory board that was all car lovers and collectors who all shared his dream. And the search for a suitable venue...
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Bill’s Backyard Classics has vehicles that take you back in time. Their current inventory consists of over 100 vehicles. These include cars and trucks, all kinds of makes and models that span a period from the 1920s to 2012. They even have Model As (from 1928), Street Rods, Military Jeeps, Power Wagons, Smart Cars, Corvettes, and so much more. There is also a full-time custom and repair facility which ensures that not only are the cars well maintained but they are actually enhanced.
5309 S Washington St
Amarillo, TX 79110
P: 806-373-8194
Email: classicsfrombill@flycruz.com
Adults $12 (Cash only)
12 and under free
Plan: 1hr
Monday – Saturday 10 am – 4 pm
(Winter/Summer hours vary contact to confirm)
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With its creative architecture and great attention to detail, Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum is home to over 1,400 motorcycles that span over 100 years of production. More than 650 bikes can be seen on any given day, and 200 different manufacturers from 20...
Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum began as a dream, of Richard Holmes, a Tulsa attorney, and car enthusiast. In 2012 Holmes began putting together an advisory board that was all car lovers and collectors who all shared his dream. And the search for a suitable venue...
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Admire a collection of pristine vintage cars at Mike Fuller’s Auto & Gas Museum in Inola. Check out the classic designs of 19 well-preserved vehicles that range from 1917 to 1953, and see how cars have changed through the years.
The museum also features gas memorabilia from the time of service stations, including 145 gas pump globes, eight gas pumps, gas signs, oil cans, cookie jars, calendars, and more.
At Mike Fuller’s Auto & Gas Museum you’ll see a fire truck, a couple of motorcycles, and a train as well. With free admission, this museum is a must-see for lovers of classic cars and service station memorabilia.
1st &, N Broadway Ave
Inola, OK 74036
P: 918-906-5192
Email: mfmasonman@yahoo.com
Free
Plan: 1hr
Call ahead
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Miles Through Time Automotive Museum has over 100 years of must-see automotive history on display. This unique, co-op-style museum is located inside of Vintage Garage Antiques which is in an old textile mill called the Old Clarkesville Mill in Clarkesville, GA....
With its creative architecture and great attention to detail, Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum is home to over 1,400 motorcycles that span over 100 years of production. More than 650 bikes can be seen on any given day, and 200 different manufacturers from 20...
Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum began as a dream, of Richard Holmes, a Tulsa attorney, and car enthusiast. In 2012 Holmes began putting together an advisory board that was all car lovers and collectors who all shared his dream. And the search for a suitable venue...
Located in Melbourne, Florida, this new 123,000 square foot complex houses the collection of Mark Pieloch. Mark has been a car enthusiast for over 40 years and has amassed over 295 cars that range from classic 1950s to 1970’s American muscle cars, to modern...
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Most visitors to the Darlington Raceway Stock Car Museum aren’t quite sure what to expect. Old cars, or modern ones? A history lesson, or a fresh look at a most contemporary and constantly evolving sport?
The answer: The museum offers all this, and a lot more.
Originally, the facility was called the Joe Weatherly Stock Car Museum; the name was changed following a major renovation and expansion project in 2003.
“Little Joe” Weatherly had a reputation as one of racing’s most colorful characters back in the sport’s early days, even earning the nickname “The Clown Prince of Stock Car Racing.” He was known for his zest for life, his no-holds-barred driving style, and his seemingly endless creativity in the field of practical jokes.
But Weatherly was much more than a prankster. He was a serious competitor on the track, with two wins at notoriously tough Darlington Raceway, in 1960 and 1963.
Joe Weatherly was killed while driving at Riverside in 1964, but he left a legacy at Darlington that went beyond a couple of entries in the win column. The driver who like so many others began his career racing on dirt had a real disdain for the fancy Indy cars so popular at the time, describing them as looking like “cucumbers with hayraker wheels.”
Just as Darlington Raceway had originally been constructed in 1950 to give stock car racing a platform to rival that of the Indianapolis 500, the Museum was intended to do the same for the history of the still-fledgling sport.
After a visit to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, Weatherly suggested to his good friend Bob Colvin, then president of Darlington Raceway, that he consider building a stock car museum in South Carolina. Colvin not only liked the idea but followed through with it; following his friend’s death, Colvin brought plans for the Joe Weatherly Stock Car Museum before the Raceway’s Board of Directors, where they were unanimously approved. The facility was officially dedicated on May 2, 1965, and still stands as a testament to the greatness of the sport of stock car racing and those who compete in it.
A walk through the Museum is not only a trip through the history of Darlington Raceway but of the entire sport. On the end of a line of classic cars, looking like a prop from a 1940s film sits the 1950 Plymouth Johnny Mantz drove to Victory Lane in the very first Mountain Dew Southern 500. Mantz was the slowest qualifier for the race which he eventually won by 15 laps over second-place finisher Fireball Roberts.
Did you know that the winningest car in the history of stock car racing is a convertible? The 1956 Ford convertible which sits in the Weatherly Museum won 22 races in a single year racing in the convertible series, plus three more races that same year with the top welded on – including the Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington.
Sitting quietly in the middle of a row, sporting its trademark blue and the number 43, is the 1967 Plymouth of Richard Petty, a car that won 10 races that year. Occupying a prominent spot in the back is Darrell Waltrip’s 1991 Chevy Lumina, which rolled eight times in the ’91 Pepsi 400 in one of the most fearsome crashes in stock car history. Waltrip walked away from the incident, and the car stands as an impressive witness to stock car safety.
In the rear of the building, visitors can find the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Hall of Fame, filled with photos, memorabilia, and interactive exhibits showcasing the sport of NASCAR racing and the personalities who have inhabited it over the years. Alan Kulwicki; David Pearson; Junior Johnson. Lee and Richard Petty. Neil Bonnett.
Ever wondered what a restrictor place looks like? How about the famous “Hemi” engine? Both are on display in the Darlington Raceway Stock Car Museum, along with other bits and pieces of racing trivia such as Fonty Flock’s Bermuda shorts and Joe Weatherly’s very own racing shoes.
The Darlington Raceway Stock Car Museum and NMPA Hall of Fame offer those who are interested in the history of stock car racing an in-depth look at the roots of the sport and have a lot to pique the interest of newer fans as well. All in all, both facilities provide a unique stroll down NASCAR’s memory lane.
1301 Harry Byrd Hwy.
Darlington, SC 29532
P: 843-395-8821
Email: nadcock@darlingtonraceway.com
Adults $8
Military $5
Children under 12 free
Plan: 1hr
Monday – Friday 10 am – 4 pm
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Miles Through Time Automotive Museum has over 100 years of must-see automotive history on display. This unique, co-op-style museum is located inside of Vintage Garage Antiques which is in an old textile mill called the Old Clarkesville Mill in Clarkesville, GA....
With its creative architecture and great attention to detail, Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum is home to over 1,400 motorcycles that span over 100 years of production. More than 650 bikes can be seen on any given day, and 200 different manufacturers from 20...
Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum began as a dream, of Richard Holmes, a Tulsa attorney, and car enthusiast. In 2012 Holmes began putting together an advisory board that was all car lovers and collectors who all shared his dream. And the search for a suitable venue...
Located in Melbourne, Florida, this new 123,000 square foot complex houses the collection of Mark Pieloch. Mark has been a car enthusiast for over 40 years and has amassed over 295 cars that range from classic 1950s to 1970’s American muscle cars, to modern...
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