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Sloan Museum about to tuck away its Chevrolets

Reader Bruce Granger let us know that the Sloan Museum in Flint, Mich., is getting ready to take down its 100 years of Chevrolet display, closing the public’s window on an opportunity to see some of the rarest vehicles still … More »

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Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum to host third ‘Best of Britain’ show

The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia is one of the newest museums out there, and it’s also among the coolest. Not only does it showcase some of the world’s finest cars, it does so in a world-class setting. On … More »

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Packard Museum presents ‘Motorcycles Around the World’

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The National Packard Museum in Warren, Ohio, is holding its 12th Annual Antique Motorcycle Exhibit titled “Motorcycles Around the World” running from now until May 20. The exhibit will feature more than 30 different motorcycles built in Austria, Canada, England, … More »

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Gilmore Car Museum opens year round

The Automotive Heritage Center nearing completion at the Gilmore Car Museum. (Courtesy Gilmore Car Museum)

HICKORY CORNERS, Mich. — The ever-expanding Gilmore Car Museum, a favorite destination which has been visited by more than a million guests since opening to the public in 1966, has begun year-round hours for the first time in its 45-year … More »

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Mullin to exhibit 10 cars at 2012 Rétromobile in Paris

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OXNARD, Calif. – The Mullin Automotive Museum, a Southern California institution dedicated to the preservation of French Art Deco era art and automobiles, will bring 10 automobiles from the museum’s extraordinary collection to Paris, France, for the 37th annual Rétromobile … More »

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California Auto Museum features stable of classic Ford Mustangs

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The California Automobile Museum will host the Sierra Mustang Club in its Car Club Sierra Mustang Car Club Cavalcade Exhibit for the month of December. From December 3 through January 6, visitors will enjoy an array of cars from throughout … More »

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1948 Tucker comes to town

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  Give yourself a Tucker treat this holiday season. Stop by and see the 1948 Tucker, Torpedo, No. 1013, four-door sedan, currently being showcased at the America On Wheels Museum in Allentown, Pa. For the 1988 movie “TUCKER – The … More »

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ACD Museum hosts Goettner art exhibit

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AUBURN – The artwork of nationally acclaimed automotive artist Michael Goettner is now on display for a limited time at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum.   Goettner is exhibiting 45 pieces of art from now through Dec. 28. Michael Goettner, … More »

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James Dean 1949 Mercury ‘won’ in wager

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During the height of the baseball season, the California Automobile Museum of Sacramento and the National Automobile Museum in Reno entered into a friendly wager around a 16-game series pitting the local minor league baseball team, the River Cats, against … More »

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Princess Diana’s charity work continues through her car

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VOLO, Ill. — The Volo Auto Museum has a special collection called Treasures of the Vault that is available for viewing as part of their trolley tour that runs every Saturday and Sunday. These are cars that were owned or … More »

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