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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.
Snook’s Dream Cars is a museum I’ve been able to visit and I’ve met Jeff Snook. The museum has some great cars on display and the style of an old gas station is great.
Jeff is pretty much closing the museum as soon as the cars are sold, which are being sold via auction on Hagerty right now. If you want to visit before it’s too late, you’re going to need to visit this week.
The next museum caught me off guard. Not only because I’ve been to the museum, but also because it seems like they just moved into a brand-new location.
Tucson Auto Museum is officially closing their doors at the end of the year with 12/31/26 being their last day and then many of the cars will go to auction.
This museum has an awesome bat mobile collection, and all kinds of unique cars I’m drawn to. I don’t know what the odds are of me making it to Tucson before the end of the year to see the new location before it’s too late, but I’d do it to drive a car back. 😉
I know these first two museums are a major bummer since they have expiration dates, which is the thing I position myself around to do everything in my power to avoid. I would close the doors to Miles Through Time Automotive Museum today if I didn’t believe in the future of the museum to last for generations.
Sometimes it just doesn’t work out the way you planned. Starting a museum isn’t that hard. Keeping a museum open and self-sufficient, is extremely difficult.
So, for the last museum mentioned this week, I want to share with you, Second Chance Car Museum. This museum has cars on display from 1910 to the 80s. You can drive to this museum if you live somewhere in North America, but you may have to cross a border.
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Sean Mathis
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Founder of Miles Through Time Automotive Museum
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