Racing/Motorsport museums & collections

A private, invitation-only collection of rare cars connected to Carroll Shelby, emphasizing Shelby and Ford performance vehicles of the 1960s-70s.

Personal collection of former race car driver Marty Himes at his home and grounds in Bay Shore, Long Island, focused on 1950s-60s motor racing history, race cars, and memorabilia.

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

A research institute and museum housing the Miles Collier Collections of 100+ historically significant automobiles and race cars (1896-1995) across four galleries, plus a major automotive research library.

A museum in Greer operated by the BMW Car Club of America Foundation, near BMW's North American manufacturing plant, dedicated to the preservation of BMW automotive and motorcycle history.

Operated by the BMW Car Club of America Foundation next to the BMW Performance Center, this is the only BMW-dedicated museum outside Munich, hosting curated rotating exhibits plus the largest BMW archive in the US.

A collection dedicated to Porsche automobiles.

A museum celebrating New Mexico's Unser auto-racing family, from Pikes Peak to the Indianapolis 500, with race cars, interactive kiosks and a driving simulator.

Adjacent to the Wood Brothers Racing Museum in Stuart, Virginia, this museum was designated an official Virginia state symbol in 1995 and chronicles Patrick County's racing and moonshine history, credited as a root of NASCAR's founding.

A museum in Stuart, Virginia honoring Wood Brothers Racing, the longest continuously operating team in NASCAR Cup Series history (fielding Ford entries since 1950), holding a Guinness World Record for team longevity.

Automotive museum on the grounds of the Estrella Warbirds Museum at Paso Robles Municipal Airport, founded by vintner Dick Woodland; focused on NASCAR Sprint, Modified, Super Modified, and Midget race cars plus classic cars and motorcycles.

Formerly an educational motorsports museum in Wilsonville covering drag racing, land-speed records, road racing, and NASCAR through historic cars, boats, and motorcycles.

Private museum built by auto dealer Jeff Wyler, designed to resemble downtown Batavia, Ohio in 1973.