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N.J. secures Vintage Automobile Museum building

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Grand opening set for Sept. 15 in Point Pleasant This Saturday, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held to mark the grand opening of New Jersey’s Vintage Automobile Museum building. The event will coincide with an Antique Boat and Car Show … More »

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Unused Kruse auto museum sold to keep military museum open

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AUBURN, Ind. – A South Dakota classic car collector has purchased the Dean Kruse Foundation’s unused auto museum put up for sale in a deal to save a neighboring military museum facing foreclosure. The building owned by the Dean Kruse … More »

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ACD Museum kicks off festival with 12 classics for sale in benefit

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The Seventh Annual Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum’s Benefit Extravaganza will be at 6 p.m. Aug. 30. This is the Museum’s premier event of the ACD Festival Weekend. Each year automobiles (not from the museum’s collection) are auctioned at the … More »

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Petersen pushing pedals for a cause

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Petersen Automotive Museum to sell hot rod pedal cars at RM’s Monterey auction to benefit free school bus program LOS ANGELES – Fulfill your childhood fantasies and help underprivileged children visit the Petersen! As part of the Petersen Automotive Museum’s … More »

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Mullin to debut Bugatti coachbuild at The Quail

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The Mullin Automotive Museum, a Southern California institution devoted to the preservation of French art and automobiles from the Art Deco era, will unveil the virtually completed coachbuild of Jean Bugatti’s famed 1939 Bugatti Type 64 Coupe Chassis #64002 at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering this Friday. More »

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On the Yellowstone Trail: A visit to the LeMay museums

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Mark Mowbray, executive director of the Yellowstone Trail Association, took time out on his summer journey along the Yellowstone Trail to visit two classic car museums near Tacoma, Wash. The following is his blog post about the visits:   Day … More »

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Cars, Cars & More Cars at the AACA Museum

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The weather forecast is sunny and mid-80s all weekend. Why not head to the AACA Museum in Hershey, Pa., for a weekend of Cars, Cars and more Cars? The July 20-22 event will feature a lineup of special activities spanning … More »

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First Ford Model T plant opened to the public

Preservation Effort Opens Ford’s First Model T Plant The century-old factory and office where Henry Ford created his historic Model T car is now welcoming visitors with extended opening hours. Ford’s Piquette Avenue plant has been restored and opened to … More »

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Wheels Through Time Museum celebrates 10th anniversary

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The Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley, N.C., will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary July 5-9  in the Great Smoky Mountains of western North Carolina. Since opening its doors on July 4th of 2002, the museum has welcomed over … More »

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Shelby Snake Pit takes on a life of its own

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See display at June 17 EyesOn Design car show DETROIT – AutoWeek called him a “chicken farmer, hell-raiser, race car driver, entrepreneur, American icon and truly, the most interesting man in the world.” Carroll Shelby was all of these and … More »

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