Gilmore Car Museum

The Mission of the Gilmore Car Museum is to tell the history of America through the automobile. We foster experiences which connect people with the history, heritage, and social impact of the automobile through collecting, preserving, and interpreting its story. The Gilmore Car Museum is North America’s largest auto museum with nearly 400 vehicles on display and over 189,000 square feet of exhibit space. The Museum’s 90-acre Historic Campus features numerous vintage structures including a restored and fully-functioning 1941 Silk City Diner, a recreated 1930s Shell Station, six onsite Partner Museums, and so much more. Exhibits: Today, nearly 400 vehicles from all eras are displayed with a total combined collection of over 500 automobiles. The oldest car on exhibit is an 1899 Locomobile Steam Car The one of-a-kind enlarged movie set from the 1967 Disney feature film, “The Gnomemobile”, and a 1930 Rolls Royce were personal gifts from Walt Disney There are over 100 vintage pedal cars on display The Museum houses one of the largest displays of automotive mascots and name badges in North America, with more than 1,500 items on display Collections on the Historic Campus: Classic Car Club of America Museum Pierce-Arrow Foundation Museum Midwest Miniatures Museum The H.H. Franklin Collection Model A Ford Museum Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum Cadillac-LaSalle Club Museum Checker Motors Historical Records & Archives