The Mullin Automobile Museum
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Respected author and automotive enthusiast Ken Gross, who’s been a judge at the esteemed Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance for a quarter century, divulges his list of must-see car museums across America.
Recently revamped by Manhattan architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox, the Petersen is a state-of-the-art mechanical marvel with frequently changing exhibits. (Gross is the former executive director of the institution.) Wikimedia Commons
Home to the Indianapolis Indy 500 race, adjacent to the track, the museum boasts one of the world’s premiere collections of race cars. Courtesy of crossroadsfb.com
Designed after the 1930s Paris Automobile Salon, the museum features the largest collection of Bugattis outside of France along with a host of other French classics. Courtesy of the Mullin Automobile Museum
The museum boasts 100 cars from Miles Collier’s famed collection. Also on show is a parade of Porches (including Gary Cooper’s,) one of two short-wheelbase Duisenbergs, plus every Post-War Cunningham ever made. Courtesy of the Revs Institute
This Nevada-based museum has a fabulous collection of models owned by the late Bill Harrah, with rarities such as the only pancake-engine Julian Automobile. National Automobile Museum
The late J. B. Nethercutt amassed an impressive classic-car collection including six Best of Show winners at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. And the family-operated museum’s restoration shop is second to none. Nethercutt Collection
Housed in the old Auburn Cord Duesenberg administration building, it’s an Art-Deco triumph with a striking presentation of rare prototypes. Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
The Henry Ford museum includes a rare, unrestored Vanderbilt Cup-winning “Old 16,” and the ill-fated 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine. Courtesy of the Henry Ford museum
At this Californian gem, visitors will find an incredible assemblage of noteworthy Dragsters, Dry Lakes Racers, and Bonneville cars. Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum