The Price of Admission
The price of admission is always a subject of debate. It is also one of the most common updates to museums listed in the Automotive Museum Guide.
Oct 11, 2026
I try to visit as many automotive museums as I can. There was a time when I came really close to traveling the country in an RV just to visit and film automotive museums.
The RV I chose to do this in was a bit optimistic. It was way more cool than practical. Have you heard of a Mauck?
Ultimately, it was going to work for the purpose I needed, so I had to sell it. That combined with all of my other responsibilities, I’m just not able to travel as much as I’d like.
Today, it’s even worse. My only opportunities to visit automotive museums are during my trips to the NAAM conference. Which is coming up in a few weeks and I will be visiting a few museums.
Or, during my trips to pick up donated vehicles for Miles Through Time Automotive Museum, which, amazingly enough, has sent me all over the country. Unfortunately, I’m usually pressed for time, but I try my best to visit what I can.
I had an opportunity to visit the Midwest Dream Car Collection during one of my cross-country trips, and it did not disappoint. The museum was founded by Ward and Brenda Morgan, whom I have not had the opportunity to meet, but their Curator Doug Meloan is a stud.
I’ve known Doug for years through NAAM and Midwest Dream Car Collection is younger than the Automotive Museum Guide, so I’ve been able to watch it grow. If you want to see a wide array of absolutely beautiful cars, visit this museum.
I look for any excuse to send me back. I even got to drive Doug’s convertible Cadillac. If you’ve never driven a couch in a boat with the top down, you’re missing out.
The Automotive Addiction is another museum I got to visit during one of my trips. This museum is the absolute closest actual creation to what I intended Miles Through Time Automotive Museum to originally be.
I got to have dinner with the founder, Iyar Koren, who is a great guy. I let him know he took my idea, but executed it way better. The museum is pretty much all privately stored cars in a mall. Owners have access to their cars, and visitors can visit through the mall.
The only difference between what I did and Iyar, is he opened the museum in a heavily populated and high-traffic area with a substantial amount of financial backing, and I didn’t. 😉 I loved visiting and seeing how well the concept was working.
Bill’s Backyard Classics is one I have not been able to visit yet. The museum is the private collection of Bill and Linda Pratt. There are over 90 vehicles in the collection ranging from 1920 to 2012. If you like cars, this museum is worth a visit.
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Midwest Dream Car Collection began as the private collection of Ward and Brenda Morgan. Through their vision, passion, and generosity, the museum opened to the public in the spring of 2019 and later became a 501c3 non-profit organization.
Automotive Addiction offers guided tours in their two mall locations. There are rare and exotic cars on display, many of which are being stored by vehicle owners.
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.
The price of admission is always a subject of debate. It is also one of the most common updates to museums listed in the Automotive Museum Guide.
One of the cool things about the Automotive Museum Guide is that you can use it as a resource at your pace. Most people do not travel the country specifically to visit automotive museums.
I’m on the road again this week, so this one will be brief. Last week I had to share the unfortunate news about a few automotive museums closing very soon.
I have unfortunate news about two automotive museums that are closing this year. The first one I had a heads-up about it, so I knew it was coming.
There are two Cadillac museums you can visit in the USA. For a short time, my one-car museum could have been the third Cadillac museum in the country.
This was by far one of the most unique and cool places I’ve ever been to pick up a vehicle. The vehicle had been stored inside the side of a mountain for the last decade in a place called Brady’s Bend Underground Storage.
The Weekly 3I'm on the road again, picking up another donated vehicle for Miles Through Time Automotive Museum. Hopefully, I don't mess it up again and leave this in my drafts until Wednesday like I did last week. 😉 If you're reading this on Monday, I'm much closer...
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