Classic (postwar-70s) museums & collections

Volunteer-run museum in a former 1881 tram/bus depot in St Helens, housing over 60 buses, trams, coaches and cars from Merseyside-area operators.

Small motor museum attached to Mathewsons classic-car auctioneers in Thornton-le-Dale, historically displaying around 40 cars/commercials and 30 motorcycles dating 1918-1976 plus motoring memorabilia.

Transport museum beside Hanborough railway station combining a large collection of historic buses and coaches with the Morris Motors Museum, which displays around a dozen Morris cars and vans.

A former privately owned museum near Haverfordwest that displayed over 40 restored vintage and classic cars alongside motorcycles, model vehicles and motoring memorabilia.

Royal Collection Trust attraction at the working stables of the Royal Family, displaying the monarch's state cars - including Bentley and Rolls-Royce Phantom limousines - alongside ceremonial carriages such as the Gold State Coach.

Small museum run by the Rushden Historical Transport Society, housed in a Victorian former Midland Railway station, displaying vintage cars, buses, motorcycles, bicycles and railway/transport memorabilia.

A royal vehicle collection housed in the former coach houses and stable block of Sandringham House, displaying around 20 vehicles that have belonged to the British Royal Family, from a 1900 Daimler to state limousines.

Large indoor vintage transport collection at Flower of May Holiday Park near Scarborough, covering cycles, motorcycles, cars, commercial vehicles and steam traction engines from the late 19th century through the 1980s.

A 45-acre transport heritage site near Dunfermline holding around 160 preserved buses plus a collection of classic cars, lorries, a restored steam roller and a horse tram.

Volunteer-run museum in Rotherham holding around 50 vehicles including classic cars, buses and a tramcar body, focused on South Yorkshire transport history.

A volunteer-run heritage centre preserving vintage buses that served South Wales, alongside a collection of British and American classic cars, vans, Land Rovers and early commercial and emergency-service vehicles.

A private collection near Omagh combining fully restored classic cars and motorcycles with petroliana and automobilia, alongside a separate WWII militaria display, built up over more than 45 years by owner-curator Philip.

A classic car showroom, workshop and events venue at the former RAF Bibury airfield, displaying and selling collector cars and motorcycles with a café and regular motoring events.

Part of National Museums NI at Cultra, this is one of the largest transport collections in Europe, with road galleries spanning horse-drawn carriages, early motor cars, buses, trucks and motorcycles alongside a major steam locomotive collection.

Volunteer-run transport museum housed in a Victorian pumping station, displaying classic cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles, bicycles and pedal cars from the last 120 years alongside local social-history exhibits.

Transport museum and heritage tramway in Birkenhead holding historic trams, buses, cars and motorcycles including the Baxter Collection, currently closed for major redevelopment.

One of Ukraine's largest private technical museums, listed in the Book of Records of Ukraine for its collection, with more than 60 cars, motorcycles and military vehicles plus pedal cars and wartime artefacts.

Small motor museum on the grounds of the former presidential Mezhyhirya residence estate near Kyiv, opened in November 2014, exhibiting classic, vintage and military vehicles.

Private collection of ATB Corporation co-founder Viktor Karachun, featuring over 30 rare cars ranging from a 1928 Packard to a 2001 Chrysler Prowler.

Opened in 2024 by collector Pavlo Lozovenko, organizer of the Old Car Land retro-vehicle festival, displaying more than 100 restored cars and motorcycles across roughly 3,000 square metres.

Private classic car museum in Al Ain, located at the Ain Al Faida Complex, showcasing a curated collection of vintage and classic American and European automobiles.

A combined heritage village and small classic car museum on the coastal road in Al Aqah, Fujairah, operated under the Fujairah tourism authority.

A privately-owned collection of roughly 70 vehicles displayed in a stained-glass-topped atrium inside the Al Serkal office building in old Deira, Dubai, offered as a free walk-in attraction.

A 10,000 sq ft classic car showroom and gallery with an attached restoration workshop at Alserkal Avenue, opened in 2017 as one of the first dedicated classic car showrooms in the Middle East.

Government-run museum operated by the Sharjah Museums Authority, opened in 2008 and re-inaugurated in 2013, displaying over 100 classic vehicles plus motorcycles and bicycles across five themed sections tracing automotive history.

High-end classic and collector car showroom/gallery in Al Barsha, Dubai, presenting a rotating curated collection of rare classic and exotic cars in a gallery-style setting.

FIVA-standard classic and sports car museum run by the Club Sport & Classic Car de Punta del Este, relocated in 2023 to the grounds of the Fundación Kobylanski in Manantiales after its original Avenida Gorlero location was vacated.

Not-for-profit historic-vehicle museum housing 100+ vehicles from collector Ross Myers with an emphasis on hot rods and award-winning restorations, in a restored early-20th-century brick factory building.

Combination classic-car storage facility, museum, and diner-themed complex along US 50 in Lawrenceburg featuring an eclectic private collection.

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.

University-owned collection of roughly 170 vintage/classic vehicles displayed at the school's Washington Street facility in San Francisco, including Duesenbergs and a Tucker 48.

Former Grand Junction museum displaying Tammy Allen's personal classic automobile collection.

An over-the-road transportation museum (~43,000 sq ft, three galleries) with 75+ cars, trucks, motorcycles and bicycles from the carriage era to present, with regional emphasis on Mack Trucks and early PA automaking.

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.

Operated by the Collings Foundation, primarily a military vehicle/tank museum built around the Jacques M. Littlefield Collection, with annex buildings also housing a sizable vintage automobile collection.

A Honolulu attraction billed as a "walking history tour" through 100 years of American automotive development (1900-2000), aimed at families and students.

A private, nonprofit 123,000 sq ft muscle car museum in Melbourne, FL housing Mark Pieloch's collection of 475+ American muscle cars from the 1950s-70s through modern performance models.

Nonprofit foundation museum with 90+ ultra-low-mileage, original-condition American cars spanning 100 years, framed against historical events such as the Depression, WWII, and the oil embargo.

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

A 10,000 sq ft building of transportation history artifacts, part of the Heritage Park of North Iowa complex operated by the Winnebago Historical Society.

Eclectic private collection in Grandview ranging from a 1910 International to a Ferrari Testarossa, with Studebaker as its signature marque (28 Studebakers on display).

40,000 sq ft mixed art/antiques venue in Rochester housing roughly 500,000 items including about 91 automobiles ranging from 1900-2006, displayed alongside art and memorabilia.

Housed in the Art Deco former Auburn Automobile Company HQ (a National Historic Landmark), displaying 120+ cars across seven galleries, focused on Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg plus Packard, Cadillac and Rolls-Royce.

A rotating-exhibit museum in Newport's 1903 Audrain Building with access to 200+ rare automobiles from the early 20th century to the present. Shows ~15-20 curated cars at a time under themed exhibitions.

An 18,000 sq ft facility in Callaway County portraying automotive history through vintage and classic cars, chrome, and street rods.

Hands-on El Segundo museum (visitors could sit in cars; staff drove select vehicles weekly) with roughly 130 vehicles spanning 1886-2000, founded 2002 by Stanley Zimmerman and Earl Rubenstein.

A "premium car museum & club" displaying luxury and collector vehicles owned by local Utah County residents, with locations in Provo, Sandy, and the Utah Motorsports Campus in Erda; combines museum tours with club membership, event space, and car storage.

Private gallery of 80+ vintage race, show, street, and military vehicles plus memorabilia, open to the public by appointment.

Antique and muscle-car museum in Lancaster County's Intercourse, PA, displaying roughly 50 cars in four rows, focused on American muscle from the 1950s-70s alongside signage, gas pumps, and motorcycles.

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.

The private automotive collection of longtime Greer car dealer Jim Benson (Benson Automotive), on display since 2005, featuring cars mostly from the 1950s along with bikes, pedal cars, and dealership memorabilia.

Private classic car museum with 100+ vintage, custom, and hot rod vehicles spanning the 1920s-2010s.

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.

The Eugene Dahl Car Museum is one building within the larger Bonanzaville pioneer village complex operated by the Cass County Historical Society in West Fargo, housing 60+ vehicles from the earliest automobile era to more modern vehicles.

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

Over 150 collectible, classic, and muscle cars alongside farm exhibits, steam engines, 150+ tractors, and harvesting equipment; inventory changes as vehicles are bought/sold.

Classic car dealership/museum with 125+ vehicles and a one-mile track where visitors can ride along or drive classic/muscle cars, including drift experiences.

A volunteer-run nonprofit dedicated to British-built vehicles used in the US, featuring 40+ British cars from the 1930s-1990s (MG, Triumph, Austin, Jaguar).

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

A private collection housed in the historic 1911 Beverley Garage Building in downtown Staunton, Virginia, displaying an ever-changing selection of vehicles from the dawn of motoring through the muscle-car era.

A free classic car, motorcycle, and boat museum in Gulfport founded by collector John Hans, notable for a rare 1987 De Tomaso Pantera GT5-S among other vintage vehicles.

Gilmore campus partner museum modeled after a 1940s Cadillac dealership, opened September 2014 and run by the Cadillac & LaSalle Club.

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 100+ vehicle collection in Branson featuring celebrity-owned cars, movie/TV vehicles, and exotic cars, opened 2012.

Museum in Rosanky founded 1980 by Dick Burdick; at its peak held 130+ cars of varied vintages plus automotive memorabilia.

A Newberg showroom functioning as both a classic-car dealership and a standing personal collection of roughly 60 collector automobiles (1911-1968), with a strong Packard emphasis.

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.

A for-profit classic-car sales, restoration, and storage facility in Fredericksburg, Virginia that also maintains a large, constantly rotating public showroom display functioning much like a living museum.

Original Gilmore partner museum in a relocated 1890s barn ("Barrett Barn," 1987), displaying 40+ CCCA "Full Classics" from 1915-1948.

A large showroom-style museum displaying vintage and classic American automobiles from the early 1900s to the modern era, drawn largely from the Taulborg family collection.

A 30,000 sq ft museum, event space, and classic car storage facility in St. Augustine, FL displaying classic and collector automobiles.

Antique/classic auto museum in Salt Lake City's Granary/Ballpark district housing 100+ classic and antique vehicles; admission proceeds reportedly benefit a boys' ranch charity.

A 'living' museum with a rotating display of pre- and post-WWII classic cars, mid-century muscle cars, vintage trucks, motorcycles and even farm tractors. The lineup changes regularly.

A 22,000 sq ft museum with 35 classic cars from the 1940s-1980s (Corvettes, T-Birds, Buicks, Chryslers) plus an attached fine art/artifact gallery.

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).

Large classic-car sales lot on Route 66 in Staunton with hundreds of vehicles from Model Ts to 70s-80s muscle cars.

Deliberately low-profile private museum in Dwight in a former 1970s furniture store, exhibiting ordinary 1970s-late-80s daily-driver sedans/compacts.

Historic working rice farm and heritage site near Crowley founded by Sol (Salmon) Wright, developer of the Blue Rose rice variety; the property includes 'Salmon's Classic Car Garage,' displaying roughly 25 classic/vintage automobiles, alongside an 1848 Acadian cottage and the Blue Rose Museum.

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).

Traces five generations of Dahl Automotive's Ford dealership history since 1911, with about 20-25 antique/classic cars and trucks organized by decade.

A free-admission museum in Sunrise, FL displaying a Belgian collector's lifetime collection of thousands of automotive and vintage gas-station items, including immersive period recreations like a 1934 Texaco station and a drive-in movie scene.

Family-owned Escondido winery/vineyard that also houses a large collection (100+ cars across three buildings) billed as the world's largest collection of convertibles and Americana.

Private collection of 110+ Chevrolet convertibles from 1912-1975, one of every model year, plus Corvette convertibles from 1953-1975, owned by businessman Dennis Albaugh.

Detroit Historical Society's permanent "America's Motor City" gallery, with an operating assembly line salvaged from a GM Cadillac plant, and a rotating "Automotive Showplace."

Automobile museum in San Marcos founded 2009 by collector Dick Burdick.

Car collection inside Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino, built by the casino founder (namesake of the town of Laughlin), displaying 70+ classic, rare, and unique automobiles, trucks, and motorcycles.

One of the oldest continually operating antique, classic, and vintage car dealers in the world, offering tours of its 66,000 sq ft showroom and restoration facility to prospective buyers and sellers.

Was a museum founded by dealer Larry Bennett in 2015 at his former dealership, showcasing classic, muscle, exotic, and movie-associated vehicles plus vintage gas pumps and neon signage.

A combination museum, dealership, and restoration shop in Corinth founded by Terry Rider, displaying roughly 82 of a 200+ vehicle collection spanning the 1920s to present, including muscle cars, exotics, and motorcycles.

Showcases 75+ American cars and trucks from the 1950s-60s, including a "Class of '69" section of ten Chevy Camaros and a set of "woodie" station wagons.

A museum run by the Early Ford V-8 Foundation displaying 65+ flathead V-8 Ford vehicles from 1932-1953. Exhibits include a recreated 1936 Ford dealership with a stainless-steel sedan and a 1940s service garage.

Opened in 2019 in Memphis's Edge District inside a historic 1920s Cherokee Motors showroom/assembly building, its inaugural 'American Speed' exhibit tracks the rise and fall of the American sports car from post-WWII through the 1970s with over a dozen iconic examples.

Part of the Graceland complex in Memphis, this museum displays more than fifteen of Elvis Presley's personal vehicles, including his famous pink Cadillac, a Ferrari Dino, and a Stutz Blackhawk.

A private collection of 50+ Soviet-era/Eastern Bloc vehicles (Lada, Moskvitch, GAZ, etc.), one of the largest such collections in the Western Hemisphere. Has no permanent exhibition space; runs occasional pop-up expositions in the Sammamish/Issaquah area.

A project of the non-profit C.A.R.E.S. (Classic Automobile Restoration and Education Society) preserving Route 66 automotive culture, emphasizing a restoration garage and youth education programs.

Ford-focused museum in Bigfork founded 1980 by collector Lyle Aklested, roughly 80-120 vehicles, mostly 1932-1971 Fords.

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.