National Automobile Museum

Reno NV

This museum is one of the best automobile museums in the US. Here are some of my favorite cars.

1892 Panhard & Levassor
1899 Locomobile
1899 Winton
1911 Maxwell
1906 Adams-Farwell
1910 Rolls-Royce
1910 Oldsmobile
1910 Stearns
1903 Thomas Model 18 Rear Entrance Tonneau, the oldest of 5 surviving Thomas Model 18s
1913 Pierce Arrow
1907 Thomas Flyer, winner of the 1908 New York-to-Paris Automobile Race
1912 K-R-I-T
The K-R-I-T’s white swastika with a blue border symbolizes good luck by the Greek and American Indians. The infamous Nazi swastika version was red with a white border.
1913 Stutz “Best Known American Sports Car”
1914 Ford Model-T
1913 Stanley
1912 Rambler used in the Titanic movie.
1917 Chevrolet
1929 Ford Model A Mail Truck
1933 Studebakerv
1931 Bugatti
1926 Jordan
1925 Duesenberg
1926 Ford TT Triple Combination Pumper
1921 Rolls-Royce
1936 Mercedes-Benz Type 500K. This particular car was purchased in 1936 by Princess Nina Mdivani, wife of Denis P.S. Conan Doyle, son of Sir Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes.
1933 Cadillac Series 452C, owned by Al Jolson, famous 1920s=1930s singer and movie star.
1947 De Soto
1941 Lincoln Continental
1965 Corvair
1965 Ford Mustang
1958 Edsel
1949 Jaguar XK 120 Sport Roadster
1947 Volkswagen
1958 Cadillac
1970 Plymouth Road Runner. This car set the land speed record for B/A altered cars on the Bonneville Salt Flats, in 1978, 1979, 1981, and finally in 1987, at 216.392 mph.
1935 Faulkner Midget Race Car
2011 McLaren MP4-26, along with a line of Formula One cars.
This 1971 Triumph TR6 is one of Paul Newman’s car collection on display here. This car won Newman his first National Championship.
1973 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe. Elvis owned more than 100 Cadillacs in his lifetime, but this car was a rare “gift Cadillac” from his father Vernon.
1953 Chevrolet Corvette. This was the 51st Corvette ever made, and it was purchased new by John Wayne.
Herbie the “Love Bug”
1949 Mercury. James Dean drove this car in the 1955 movie Rebel Without a Cause.
2008 Tesla Roadster. This was the 10th Roadster ever produced.
1948 Tucker. One of 51 ever produced.
The Tucker had many advance technical features, including the rear motor. Also the third center headlight, which turned with the steering wheel.
1956 Chevy 210 “Woody” Wagon
1962 Lincoln Continental. This particular car was assigned to President John F. Kennedy in 1962 for his use in Florida.
1961 Ghia L.6.4 Hard Top owned by Frank Sinatra. This was the first Ghia L.6.4 ever built.
1981 DeLorean. This gold-plated model appeared in American Express commercials as part of their Gold Card promotion.
Tow Mater from Cars movie
Lightning from Cars movie
Ghost Busters wagon
Jurassic Park scene

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