Muscle/American museums & collections

A private oldtimer museum in Sigmundsherberg with over 150 vehicles including unusual American, Eastern-Bloc and coachbuilt cars such as an AMC Javelin, GAZ Chaika and Monteverdi.

A private collection of roughly 50-55 American cars from 1940 to 1964, assembled by collector Dr. Paul Lombard and displayed in a 1,000 square-meter hangar.

An Americana-themed exhibition run by a motorcycle shop, displaying vehicles such as a Studebaker Avanti and vintage Harley-Davidson and NSU motorcycles.

Private collection in Carmo da Mata, Minas Gerais, open by appointment, displaying 100-150 restored American and European cars from the 1920s-1960s alongside an antique clock collection.

Museum in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, displaying American classic cars from the 1940s to 1970s.

Private museum in the forests near Lužná (Rakovník district) with more than 80 American classic cars displayed indoors and outdoors, styled as an old American town with a diner-style bistro.

The first and largest museum of pre-war American automobiles in the Czech Republic, with more than 70 cars displayed in themed halls inside a former textile factory.

Finland's largest private vehicle collection, opened in 1999 in Ylämylly (Liperi) near Joensuu in North Karelia. Over 400 vehicles are on display, from mopeds and tractors to American cars and curiosities across decades, along with scale models.

Former private museum in Budapest showcasing American classic cars from the 1940s-1970s plus a few Rolls-Royces.

A private car and motorcycle museum owned by collector Chin Jit Pyng, opened to the public in 2023 with more than 100 vehicles across roughly ten themed sections.

Car-history center near Oslo Gardermoen airport run by Eight AmCars Club (founded 1977), preserving American 'orphan' makes that lost out to Ford and GM between 1946-1966; roughly 120 of the club's 400+ cars are on display.

Combined diner, café and small museum in Eiken (Agder) celebrating 1950s-60s American and Norwegian nostalgia; rebuilt after a fire destroyed the original building in December 2019. Regularly hosts classic car and motorcycle meets.

Private museum near Brzozów created by Andrzej Bieńczak, showing over 70 antique car models spanning more than 100 years of motoring history.

A large private collection reputed to be one of South Africa's biggest, featuring both restored classic cars and a large yard of unrestored 'barn find' vehicles, with a mounted passenger aircraft visible from the N1 highway near Cape Town.

A private collection of over 300 vehicles across nine pavilions near Hervás (Cáceres), including antique and classic motorcycles, sidecars, American cars and carriages, built up by collector Juan Gil Moreno.

A large private collection of American classic cars (reported around 80 vehicles) from the 1950s-60s displayed with period memorabilia and decor, located in Tumba.

Charitable foundation housing what is billed as Scotland's largest private collection of classic and performance cars and motorcycles, over 400 vehicles assembled by philanthropist David Moulsdale.

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.

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.

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.

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

Private collection owned by Finley Ledbetter housed in a former car dealer's showroom, focused on 1971 Ford Mustangs and Boss models - one of the largest such collections in the country.

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 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 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.

Private muscle-car museum owned by Peter Fink, CEO of Certified Transmission, in northwest Omaha; one of the largest independent American muscle car collections in the U.S.

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.

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.

Large collection of 200+ classic, muscle, exotic, and custom cars alongside 3,000+ vintage toys.

Free museum attached to Doc's Harley-Davidson dealership in Bonduel, featuring classic/muscle cars alongside motorcycles.

Private 260-acre complex in Colorado Springs with roughly 100 operational military vehicles plus a large secondary hot rod/muscle car collection.

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.

Began 30+ years ago as a private car museum in Rogers; shifted to a classic car dealership/showroom model in 2017, dropping formal museum admission.

A long-running Sevierville museum that displayed over 90 American muscle cars valued at more than $8 million, alongside a large collectibles gift shop, for 25 years.

Large classic-car sales showroom in O'Fallon, part of a national chain, with rotating inventory displayed museum-style and free admission.

Branch showroom of the national Gateway Classic Cars chain, with browsable inventory of classic, exotic, and collectible cars.

Georgia's official state racing museum in Dawsonville, the "birthplace of stock car racing," honoring 130+ inductees connected to NASCAR and Georgia racing history.

Nonprofit Modesto museum celebrating the "American Graffiti" cruising culture with classic cars, hot rods, and memorabilia in a recreated-storefront setting.

Private museum in Ames with the largest collection of vintage drag racing dragsters in the region, including NASCAR-connected cars.

A 12,000-sq-ft museum in a former armory along Route 66, displaying dozens of vehicles (antique, vintage, muscle, military, racing) plus Route 66 memorabilia and antique motorcycles.

Small muscle car museum that opened in Hot Springs in 2004, displaying roughly 17 cars including multiple Mustangs and Camaros.

Planned museum in Sauk Rapids built from the personal collection of the late James Feneis (d. 2023), who set up a charitable foundation to convert his garage into a public museum.

A large purpose-built car museum next to the Tacoma Dome (opened 2012), growing out of Harold LeMay's collection (once the world's largest private car collection). Broadly American, spanning the 20th century.

~100,000-sq-ft non-profit (founded 2019) celebrating SoCal car culture and motorsports, with 150+ classic cars, race cars and hot rods. Immersive sets recreate a 1960s speed shop and the historic Lions Drag Strip.

A museum displaying show-condition American and imported classics primarily from the 1940s-1970s, plus automotive memorabilia such as gas pumps, signage, license plates and advertising.

Nonprofit Tustin museum with 100+ vehicles, heavy on Ferraris, Lamborghinis, race cars, and muscle cars; proceeds benefit children's charities.

A Burlington museum founded by Mike McCandless honoring his father Herb McCandless ('Mr. 4 Speed'), a legendary drag racer, focusing on Forward Look-era Mopar/Chrysler vehicles, drag racing history, and automobilia.

A private collection museum in Young Harris, GA overlooking Lake Chatuge, assembled by Jerry and June Smith, spanning nine decades of cars, trucks, and motorcycles, many offered for sale.

A large private collection in Mooresville ('Race City USA') centered on NASCAR and vintage race cars plus movie cars, pedal cars, antique toys, motorcycles and tractors.

A former automotive museum in North Miami, FL displaying the Dezer family's extensive car and pop-culture collection before it closed and relocated to become the Orlando Auto Museum at Dezerland Park.

A nonprofit museum and event venue displaying 65+ rotating vehicles from 1907 to the present, including custom, muscle, exotic and classic cars. Grew from the Morgan family collection and opened to the public in 2019.

A nonprofit, co-op style 'living' museum inside the Old Clarkesville Mill, averaging 125+ full-size vehicles plus 5,000+ model cars, memorabilia, signage and art. Community-owned displays change frequently.

Museum opened May 2024 with roughly 90-105 American vehicles from the 1950s-70s, including 17 trucks.

General automobile collection of 150-200+ vehicles (1890s-1980s) housed within the Old Montana Prison Museum complex; one admission covers all five museums.

An 18,000-square-foot museum in Concord (formerly 'Backing Up Classics Auto Museum') displaying more than 50 antique, classic, and muscle cars, affiliated with the Morrison Motor Cars dealership.

A former 60,000 sq ft muscle car museum in Punta Gorda, FL founded by Rick Treworgy, once home to 200+ American muscle cars.

A museum in Odenville dedicated entirely to the Ford Mustang, displaying over 120 Mustangs covering nearly every model year and generation, including the largest collection of Highway Patrol/SSP (Special Service Package) Mustangs in the U.S.

A private collection of 100+ low-mileage original classic cars maintained by National Parts Depot founder Rick Schmidt in Ocala, FL, viewable by appointment.

A private collection focused on famous vehicles from movies and TV, including James Bond's Aston Martin, Magnum P.I.'s Ferrari 308, the Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am, and Evel Knievel's jump bike.

Private collection of 90-100+ automobiles in 80,000 sq ft of galleries curated by owners Gunther and Maggie Buerman, spanning eight decades of automotive design in themed galleries (Corvettes, Ford/Shelby, Porsches, muscle cars, Mopars).

A large automotive museum inside the Dezerland Park entertainment complex on International Drive in Orlando, showcasing over 2,000 vehicles valued around $200 million across 20 themed rooms; grew out of the former Miami Auto Museum/Dezer Collection, which relocated from North Miami.

Once a major Southwest tourist attraction with vehicles, aircraft, and a space capsule, near Cresson.

Muscle-car and classic-car showroom/museum in Sioux Falls displaying Shelbys, big-block Chevys, Mopars, and select modern exotics.

Private museum in Winona with vintage drag race cars, muscle cars, and exotics; hosts one of the Midwest's largest classic car auctions annually.

Large auto museum in Tucson (opened 2024) founded by Joseph Findysz, spanning 77,000 sq ft with 250+ vehicles including antique cars, fire trucks, tractors, muscle cars, and motorcycles.

30,000 sq ft facility on the Roush Enterprises (Jack Roush) campus with 110+ vehicles, multimedia exhibits, and memorabilia related to Roush racing heritage.

Large private collection (hundreds of vehicles) assembled by DFW auto dealer Sam Pack, focused on classic American cars, muscle cars, and rare Fords, spread across several private facilities.

Formerly one of the oldest continuously operating car museums in the US (founded 1953), displaying 90+ classic, muscle and exotic cars including Ringling Rolls-Royces and celebrity-owned cars.

A 15,000 sq ft heritage/manufacturing facility in Las Vegas honoring Carroll Shelby, displaying over 30 historic Shelby vehicles alongside an active vehicle-build shop floor.

Formerly a combination classic-car dealership/display museum in Airway Heights near Spokane, featuring American muscle cars from the 1960s-70s.

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.

Small private classic/muscle car museum on Main Street in Russell Springs opened in 2024 by local businessman Terry Stephens, with proceeds supporting Baptist missions.

Combined restoration shop and museum in Mitchell specializing in Ford Mustangs, Shelbys, and Cobras.

A collection of 130+ vintage-to-modern automobiles in a roughly 50,000 sq ft space attached to the Kearney Cabela's building, rebranded after a 2020 closure/reopening under new ownership.

A massive private muscle-car and exotic-car collection in a 117,000-sq-ft Salem warehouse, owned by brothers Barton and Bradley Colson; access limited to private tours and charity events.

New England classic-car dealership specializing in sale, purchase, and consignment of antique, classic, and exotic automobiles, with a rotating showroom collection.

Private collection of roughly 150 vehicles (Corvettes, muscle cars, exotics, race cars) owned by Ken and Kristen Lingenfelter at Lingenfelter Performance Engineering headquarters.

A 24,000 sq ft private classic/muscle car collection in Warroad, the largest car collection in northwest Minnesota with 90-100+ vehicles.

Formerly a private-collection-turned-public museum in Enumclaw benefiting the Epilepsy Foundation of Washington, displaying classic, vintage, and exotic import cars and hosting car-club events.

Family-owned museum (since 1960) and active collector-car dealership on 35 acres in Volo with 300+ cars plus the largest collection of Hollywood movie/TV vehicles in the country.

Founded by Tim and Pam Wellborn, this museum in Alexander City displays a rotating collection of more than 85 fully restored 1968-1971 muscle cars, with the nation's largest high-performance Dodge/Mopar collection alongside Fords, GMs, and Buicks.

A private vintage and muscle car museum in Myrtle Beach opened in 2009 by collectors Paul and Carol Cummings, featuring over 100 cars.

Opened 1957, preserving American automobile history with ~150 cars (30-35 rotated on display) plus carriages dating from 1896. The only museum where two Tuckers can be seen side by side.