| You don't have to go far in the state of Virginia to | | | | Packard, and a very rare 1939 Lincoln V-12 limo. (434) |
| find an antique car museum. Virginia is home to at | | | | 352-0606 |
| least eight (or nine, if you stretch your definition of | | | | The Accomack-Northampton Antique Car Museum in |
| "car" to include tanks!). Here is a listing of all the | | | | Parksley features a 1922 Durant, a 1935 Auburn, a |
| vintage car collections I can find information on in | | | | 1956 Thunderbird, and lots of automobilia. (757) 665 - |
| Virginia. | | | | 6161 |
| The Car and Carriage Caravan Museum at the Luray | | | | Eavers Classic Cars and Collectibles Museum in |
| Caverns traces the history of transportation in | | | | Staunton has over twenty classic cars on display, |
| America. Items on display include horse-drawn | | | | including a genuine 1965 Shelby AC Cobra, Elvis |
| carriages, coaches, wagons, and early automobiles. | | | | Presley's last Cadillac, and a 1959 Devin sports car. |
| The automotive collection includes an 1892 Benz, a | | | | (540) 337 - 1126 |
| 1908 Baker Electric, a 1913 Stanley Steamer, and | | | | Old Cranks Motor Car Museum in Galax has a unique |
| Rudolph Valentino's 1925 Rolls Royce. You must | | | | assortment of antique cars including a one-cylinder |
| purchase an admission to the Luray Caverns to get in | | | | Orient Buckboard, a Detroit Electric and a Stanley |
| to the museum. (540) 743 - 6551 | | | | Steamer. (276) 236 - 5114. |
| The Roaring Twenties Antique Car Museum in Hood | | | | The Wood Brothers Racing Museum in Stuart covers |
| features 32 vintage cars on display, mostly from the | | | | 58 years of racing history. You can view the 1971 |
| 1920s and 1930s. The collection includes examples | | | | Purolator Mercury Cyclone, a 1989 Neil Bonnet |
| from Carter, Star, Stephen, Cleveland, Hupmobile, | | | | Thunderbird, and a 1937 Glen Wood Ford Coach. |
| Paige, Nash, Essex, Packard and Cadillac. There are | | | | There are also trophies, racing suits and helmets, and |
| also horse-drawn carriages, old farm implements, and | | | | tons of other racing memorabilia. (276) 694 - 2121 |
| period advertising on display. (540) 948 - 6290 | | | | The AAF Tank Museum in Danville doesn't have |
| The Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke | | | | antique cars, but I couldn't leave them out! Their |
| has cars and other vehicles from nearly every | | | | collection includes 117 tanks and artillery pieces, plus |
| decade of the twentieth century. The museum | | | | over twenty thousand other military related artifacts |
| focuses primarily on the railroad industry, but also has | | | | dating all the way back to 1509! (434) 836-5323 |
| an aviation and aerospace section. (540) 342 - 5670 | | | | Quite a variety for the automotive enthusiast to |
| Fred's Car Museum in Appomattox holds more than | | | | choose from if you are passing through Virginia, or |
| sixty five antique cars, dating from 1906 up to 1980. | | | | live nearby. As always, call ahead for information on |
| Highlights of the collection include a 1906 Schacht, a | | | | hours and holiday schedules before making the trip. |
| 1914 Saxton, a 1920 Piano Box Buggy, a 1936 | | | | |