integraguy
integraguy Reader
10/13/08 3:17 p.m.

Is there a good website that lists auto museums by state? I seem to remember running across one somewhere, but I wasn't able to "bookmark" it at the time. I do a fair amount of driving EAST of the Mississsippi River, and would like to get times and locations for any and all musuems I may be driving past. For example, I didn't know until a few months ago, I pass close to the Lane Museum in Nashville. Unfortunately, my last 2 trips were on days it was closed (mondays and tuesday).

John Brown
John Brown GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/13/08 3:28 p.m.

There are some good ones in Michigan including the RE Olds in Lansing and the Ford museums in Dearborn.

By far my favorite truck museums are the ones with the GM Ford and Dodge branding on almost every corner here in Michigan. All those nice museam quality trucks out in a row at every one of them, I guess they call them Dealerships or something? Neat idea.

grtechguy
grtechguy SuperDork
10/13/08 3:45 p.m.

Don't forget the Gilmore collection by K-zoo http://www.gilmorecarmuseum.org/

SVreX
SVreX SuperDork
10/14/08 5:43 a.m.

DON'T MISS THE LANE!! It's great!

Wally
Wally GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/14/08 6:20 a.m.

The Henry Ford was the best museum I've ever been to.

If your going to be near Chatanooga TN there is the International Towing museum http://www.internationaltowingmuseum.org/

In Hershey there is the Museum of Bus History. http://www.busmuseum.org/Overview.html

Kramer
Kramer New Reader
10/14/08 8:32 a.m.

You'll want to spend a day in Auburn, Indiana. Both the ACD museum and the truck (NATMUS?) museum.

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand Dork
10/14/08 10:43 a.m.

In Connecticut, check out the Golden Age of Trucking Museum and the New England (formerly Bradley) Air Museum (slightly off topic).

http://www.goldenagetruckmuseum.com/

http://www.neam.org/

In Maine, don't miss Owl's Head Transportation Museum.

http://www.ohtm.org/

If you're in Southern Vermont, check out Hemmings headquarters.

http://www.hemmings.com/aboutus/tour.html

geowit
geowit Reader
10/14/08 11:00 a.m.

I think everyone missed what was requested. Here's a link for a collection of antique and classic car museums:

Antique & Classic Car Museums

I just googled auto museums.

bastomatic
bastomatic Dork
10/14/08 11:03 a.m.

Yeah, if you are even remotely near the Lane, you need to go in. Best car museum ever.

SoloSonett
SoloSonett Reader
10/14/08 1:55 p.m.

Cleveland Ohio? Crawford Auto Aviation museum ( attached now to the New Western Reserve Historical)

When I was a pup, it was in an old car dealership on Kinsman Ave. They would rotate the cars/planes regularly.

Now it's huge with open restoration exhibits. A Must see for Any GRM guy

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand Dork
10/14/08 2:40 p.m.
geowit wrote: I think everyone missed what was requested. Here's a link for a collection of antique and classic car museums:

The beauty of this whole forum is the wild tangent.

SVreX
SVreX SuperDork
10/14/08 7:36 p.m.
SVreX
SVreX SuperDork
10/14/08 7:36 p.m.

[high fives Bastomatic]

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