Brass/Antique museums & collections

Free transport museum in Hull's Museums Quarter covering veteran cars, horse-drawn carriages, trams and bicycles, including a recreated 1940s street scene.

Huddersfield local-history museum with a "Going Places" transport gallery of historic carriages, cars and bicycles, including the rare, Huddersfield-built LSD three-wheeler and the locally-made Valveless car by David Brown Ltd.

Uruguay's first and only automobile museum, founded in 1983 and dependent on the Automóvil Club del Uruguay, displaying more than 40 vehicles spanning eleven decades.

Affiliated with the Antique Automobile Club of America, displaying 100+ vehicles from horseless carriages to 1970s muscle cars, plus 30+ motorcycles and the largest indoor collection of historic buses in the US.

Professionally staffed collecting institution in Hershey with a rotating collection of over 130 cars, trucks, buses, and motorcycles, including the Cammack Tucker Gallery.

The largest public collection of Packard cars and artifacts, housed in a restored 1917 Packard dealership. Features Brass Era cars through 1950s Packards.

Housed in a restored 1917 Packard dealership, this museum displays the largest public collection of Packard automobiles and memorabilia, spanning Brass Era cars, 1930s-40s Classics and 1950s Packards.

Part of the historic town restoration of Granville, this small museum and adjoining vintage service station displays antique automobiles as part of a tour package alongside other Granville Museum sites like Pioneer Village.

Displays 90+ automobiles dating from 1899 to the mid-1970s in a 28,000 sq ft showroom, plus a recreated Skelly gas station.

A long-running roadside motorcycle and auto museum on Highway 101 in Port Orford, built by collector Stan Dishong, featuring 30+ classic and antique motorcycles.

Former museum in downtown Shreveport housed in a former auto/truck dealership building opened in 1928, which displayed more than 60 vintage cars, fire trucks, motorcycles and bicycles spanning the early 20th century through 1960s-70s muscle cars.

Museum in Salina housing 100+ restored antique trucks, assembled by Art Robinson.

Not a vehicle-display museum but a 501(c)(3) automotive research archive (est. 1985) holding 5+ million scanned pages of automotive literature, focused on pre-1942 American automobiles.

A Forest City museum named 'Best Museum in the Nation' by the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), featuring more than 70 antique and classic vehicles.

A Smithsonian-affiliate museum (founded 1988) whose signature Automotive Gallery presents 55+ vintage, classic and sports cars emphasizing design and coachbuilding. Four other galleries cover non-automotive themes.

Primarily a narrow-gauge railroad heritage village that also features an Antique Automobile Exhibit with 60+ vehicles dated 1902-1962.

Founded 1965 in the former Boyertown Auto Body Works, preserving PA transportation history with 90+ vehicles (carriages, bicycles, cars, trucks) almost all built in Pennsylvania, plus period displays.

Small classic car museum within the Ogden Union Station Museums complex, displaying 13 classic American automobiles built between 1901 and 1937.

Documents the automotive history of Western New York, especially Buffalo-built Pierce-Arrow and Thomas vehicles, displaying antique automobiles, motorcycles and bicycles plus factory artifacts.

A large Sacramento museum (72,000 sq ft) with 150+ classic, race, muscle and early cars representing the whole history of the automobile, with changing 'rolling exhibits' and free docent tours.

Opened 1978 in a 1914 Ford dealership, displaying 40+ antique and collectible cars alongside thousands of pieces of memorabilia.

A transportation museum adjoining Luray Caverns in the Shenandoah Valley, displaying over 140 items spanning horse-drawn wagons and carriages to early 20th-century luxury automobiles.

65-acre general history museum with a transportation center displaying vintage vehicles alongside trains and aircraft.

History museum affiliated with Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo; holds one of the largest collections of horse-drawn carriages/wagons west of the Mississippi plus early motorized vehicles used in CFD parades.

Founded in 2009 by Kent Bewley in a former 1940s-1970s Dodge-Plymouth dealership building in Greeneville, this museum displays a diverse collection of about 40 cars ranging from a 1914 Ford Model T to a DeLorean.

Private vintage car collection in Erlanger opened to the public in 2022, featuring roughly 200-250 vehicles spanning from a 1903 Oldsmobile curved-dash to a 1980s DeLorean; 100% of visitor donations benefit Housing Opportunities of Northern Kentucky (HONK).

Nonprofit educational foundation headquartered at a private airfield in Stow, with a car collection of 60+ American-built vehicles from the first half of the 20th century, including brass-era cars and vintage racecars.

Part of the Western Reserve Historical Society's Cleveland History Center, depicting stages of automobile development alongside aviation.

Crowley's City Hall occupies a restored historic Ford Motor Company dealership/assembly building (Ford purchased and restored by the city, reopened 2006), housing several small museums including a Ford Automotive Museum displaying Model T and Model A cars of the type once assembled there.

A seasonal museum displaying the classic-car collection of thriller author Clive Cussler, many appearing in his Dirk Pitt novels. 100+ rare/vintage cars with ~60 on display (Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Bugatti, Packard, Cadillac).

A 38,000-square-foot museum in Maggie Valley founded by Dale Walksler in 1993, primarily focused on rare American motorcycles but also displaying unique one-off early automobiles.

Former longtime Wisconsin Dells roadside attraction of rare antique/classic cars, run for 29 years by owner Dick Tarnutzer.

Adjoining the well-known Dixie Gun Works antique firearms retailer in Union City, this museum displays 36 fully restored antique automobiles from 1900-1940, plus vintage farm engines and mechanical devices.

Boulder County collection near Longmont of 40+ fully operable antique cars (steam, electric, early gasoline) plus tractors and buggies, founded in 1977 by Ray Dougherty.

Historic winter estates and museum of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford in Fort Myers, FL, whose museum wing displays several of Ford's and Edison's early automobiles, with a dedicated automotive tour available.

Former mansion of automotive pioneer Elwood Haynes, operating as a museum since 1967.

A small museum at Grovewood Village near the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, founded in 1966 by Cadillac-Pontiac dealer Harry D. Blomberg. Houses 19 antique cars, three carriages, and a vintage 1921 Asheville fire truck.

A museum in the 1904 Ford factory where the Model T was born (a National Historic Landmark), displaying early Ford and other Detroit-area automobiles plus a recreation of the secret experimental room.

A multi-modal transportation museum with 800+ artifacts: automobiles, motorcycles, carriages, bicycles, steam locomotives, rail equipment and fire apparatus.

A former museum in Fort Lauderdale, FL dedicated to antique Packard automobiles and trucks.

A "living museum" in Fairbanks with 95+ pre-WWII automobiles (65-75 on display at a time), most operable, alongside a vintage-fashion collection and Alaskan motoring photo archive.

501(c)(3) museum in Texarkana initiated by the Tex-Ark Antique Auto Club in 2004, documenting regional automotive history through antique cars and memorabilia; also hosts car shows.

Part of The Frick Pittsburgh museum complex, showcases the transition from horse-drawn carriages to early automobiles and Pittsburgh's role in the developing auto industry.

13,000-sq-ft museum/antique shop in Gillette in a former 1949 Ford dealership, with recreated "vintage town" rooms displaying classic cars, gas pumps, and signage.

Private collector Donald Passardi's purpose-built 4,800 sq ft museum holding 10,000+ Ford-related items from 1903-1953, including restored cars, gas pumps, and oil-can displays.

A large automobile museum on a 90-acre campus exhibiting 400+ vintage and collector vehicles and motorcycles from all eras across numerous historic buildings, and hosting several affiliated partner museums.

Former museum in Hardy displaying over 60 rare vintage cars, trucks, motorcycles and bicycles, with an emphasis on 1915-1929 era vehicles including many Model Ts.

A pre-war auto and petroliana museum opened in November 2023 by Brian and Mandy King on their farm near Wesson, showcasing their personal antique car collection, including Model T expertise from associated collector Kirk Hill.

County-government-operated local history museum in Sheridan with a dedicated antique automobile gallery, displaying cars, delivery trucks, and a 1939 Chevrolet-based fire truck alongside its main local-history collection.

Dedicated antique-car building within the larger 30+ building Gunnison Pioneer Museum complex, roughly 90 vehicles seeded by a donation from collector Andy Mallett.

Gilmore partner museum of the H.H. Franklin Manufacturing Company (Syracuse, NY), maker of America's most successful air-cooled automobile from 1902-1934.

A museum-and-gardens complex on Cape Cod whose J.K. Lilly III Automobile Gallery displays antique American automobiles collected by the Lilly family from 1964, chosen for their role in US history.

Gardens-and-museum complex on Cape Cod whose automobile gallery, housed in a reproduction Shaker Round Barn, displays roughly 40 American-made cars from 1899 to 1962, many on loan from area collectors.

A rural Ferry County collection of rare antique automobiles and trucks alongside a reconstructed steam-powered sawmill, antique farm machinery, and a blacksmith shop.

Former private museum in Rio Rancho (operated 27 years) displaying 60-70+ restored antique/vintage cars and trucks (1907-1966), including Great American Race vehicles.

A private collection (open since 1997) in a 10,000-sq-ft building. Automotive holdings include 24+ early automobiles from 1886-1933, alongside 30+ other collections (phonographs, cameras, pianos, trains, toys).

16-acre history museum and pioneer village in Bakersfield featuring roughly 40 horse-drawn and early motorized vehicles (largely from the Harry West estate) alongside a restored 1912 Bakersfield trolley car.

Small-town museum combining antique farm machinery and household items with a fully restored 1911 Carter automobile, one of about 500 ever made.

Home to 'America's Oldest Car Collection', the historic motorcars of Larz Anderson and Isabel Weld Perkins (begun 1899), displayed in an 1888 Carriage House.

Motorcycle museum in Springville built around collector Charlie Salisbury's personal collection of 200+ vintage motorcycles, part of the Legends Motor Co. complex.

A separate LeMay family entity (distinct from LeMay-America's Car Museum) housed on the 88-acre historic Marymount Military Academy campus in Tacoma, holding the bulk of the LeMay family's roughly 1,500-vehicle collection, once Guinness-recognized as the largest private antique/vintage vehicle collection.

8-acre private collection in Moriarty with 700+ automobiles plus roughly 1,000 antique toy trucks, trains, and tractors.

One of the most extensive collections related to the Mitchell Wagon Company, Wisconsin Wheel Works, and Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company, run by a direct descendant of the founding families in Boonville.

Founded in 1948 in Southampton by collector and writer Henry Austin Clark Jr.; historically held the Thomas Flyer that won the 1908 Paris-New York Race.

A general pioneer-history museum in Lynden built around the Polinder Buggy Collection - one of the largest horse-drawn-vehicle collections west of the Mississippi - which also includes about eight antique automobiles, an old Army truck, and a tank.

Housed on the grounds of the 1897 Auburn Heights mansion in Yorklyn, Delaware, this museum displays the collection built by T. Clarence Marshall beginning in 1947, anchored by the world's largest operating collection of Stanley steam cars.

Privately founded non-profit displaying a broad multi-marque collection of 170+ vehicles including classics, hot rods, customs and imports, plus one of the largest displays of auto memorabilia, antique gas pumps and signage.

A small antique museum adjacent to the McLeod Farms roadside market and peach farm in McBee, displaying over 20 antique cars alongside vintage farm equipment.

Opened July 24, 1948 by singer/collector James Melton on Route 7 in Norwalk, a 20,000 sq ft museum with 55+ antique cars, bicycles, and music boxes.

Museum in Inola with 19 well-preserved vehicles (1917-1953) plus an extensive collection of gas station memorabilia (145 gas pump globes, 8 pumps, signage, oil cans).

Official museum of the Model T Ford Club of America, in two buildings in Richmond's Historic Depot District with 40+ Model Ts plus a working machine shop and vintage garage.

A free family-founded non-profit displaying 25+ historic automobiles from the 1910s-1960s integrated with antique agricultural equipment reflecting the valley's farming heritage.

Historic non-profit museum atop Petit Jean Mountain, opened 1964 by future Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller. Displays ~50 vehicles from 1904-1981 including several of Rockefeller's personal cars.

A nonprofit celebrating the pre-1916 Brass Era automobile, displaying early cars in the Steam Barn on the Gilmore campus and telling the story of the birth of the auto industry.

A museum built around the collection of casino magnate William F. Harrah, displaying 200+ historic cars across four themed galleries with period street-scene settings, from Brass Era through postwar classics.

A non-profit museum across five connected buildings, best known for the world's largest collection of Franklin automobiles (Syracuse-built, 1902-1934), plus an extensive New York-built car exhibit.

Nonprofit vintage/construction truck museum in Rochester built by Bob Nuss of Nuss Truck & Equipment, focused on early trucking/construction-vehicle history.

Private motorcycle collection/dealer in Ortonville built over about 4 decades by Kevin Backstrand; opened to the public in 2017.

A private, eclectic collection of over 70 vintage vehicles and automobilia in Galax, Virginia, on the Blue Ridge Parkway, paired with an ice cream shop and RV campground.

Private museum holding the world's largest private Hudson automobile collection, plus Maxwell, Essex, Terraplane, Plymouth, and Chrysler vehicles, across two historic former dealership buildings.

City of Ketchum-operated museum housing the Lewis Ore Wagons and mining/transportation artifacts; centerpiece of the annual "Wagon Days" celebration.

A transportation-history museum focused on operational pre-1940 aircraft, automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles and engines. ~150 vehicles including 24 aircraft and 54 cars (1898-1968), most kept running.

County historical museum in Murphy with 35+ historic wagons/stagecoaches plus a working 1915 Model T used for visitor rides.

A large regional history museum on the West Texas A&M campus with a permanent transportation exhibit spanning 19th-century bicycles to 1960s automobiles.

Private museum on Paul Hemp's farm west of Rochester displaying about 40 antique cars and 8 horse-drawn carriages, some loaned by Dr. C.W. Mayo, for about 30 years.

Colorado Springs museum (El Pomar Foundation) housing the official Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race car/memorabilia collection plus the Penrose family's antique carriage collection.

Gilmore partner museum with about two dozen Pierce-Arrow vehicles (cars, bicycles, motorcycles, travel trailers) from 1903-1938, run by the Pierce-Arrow Foundation.

A single-marque museum dedicated to the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company, displaying restored cars, bicycles, motorcycles and travel trailers spanning the full 1903-1938 production range.

A transportation museum named for Ransom E. Olds (founder of Oldsmobile and REO), displaying a broad range of Oldsmobiles and REOs plus related marques, advertising and memorabilia.

Town-supported museum displaying collector Bud Striegel's rotating roughly 35-vehicle collection of classic cars and motorcycles.

A long-running family collection of roughly 32 vintage 1920s-1930s cars (Cadillac, Packard, Hupmobile, Nash, Essex and others) in Hood, Virginia, first opened by collector John Dudley in 1967.

Privately owned collection of 75+ vehicles from the early 1900s through the 1990s in Springfield, started by Guy Mace in 1990.

Small museum of vintage and antique automobiles and automotive collectibles in Larned.

A 65,000-sq-ft museum on ~37 acres (opened Dec 2021) with five galleries showing ~100 cars, from a 1903 Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout through ~12 rotating exhibits annually, some featuring automotive art.

A collection specializing in Brass Era automobiles and motorcycles (~1895-1917) presented in the context of early American motoring, from an 1899 De Dion-Bouton to a 1924 Mercer.

Free antique car museum on Put-in-Bay island, dedicated to Charles "Skip" Duggan, founder of the island's Sunday Car Parade tradition.

Combined zoo and Americana museum complex containing an auto museum wing with over 50 antique cars and motorcycles alongside carriages, sleighs, firearms, and dolls.

The Automobile Gallery within the Wood Museum of Springfield History showcases cars tied to Springfield's pioneering role in the US auto industry, including Duryea, Knox, Stevens-Duryea and Springfield-built Rolls-Royce cars.

Commemorates Springfield's role as an automotive-industry birthplace, including the Duryea brothers' 1893 gasoline car and the only US Rolls-Royce factory (Rolls-Royce of America, 1921-1931); also features an Indian Motorcycles exhibit.

Established 1994, a combined classic car dealership and museum with 100+ vehicles in 85,000+ sq ft of climate-controlled space in the Overland area of St. Louis.