The Gilmore Car Museum is an

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located in Hickory Corners,

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, United States. The museum exhibits over 400 vintage and collector vehicles and motorcycles from all eras in several vintage buildings located on a 90-acre campus. The museum claims to be the largest automobile museum in North America. It is part of the

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. The museum opened in 1966 exhibiting the car collection of Donald S. Gilmore, a local businessman. Today, its collection consists of over 500 vehicles, including an 1899 Locomobile Steam Car and a 1930 Rolls-Royce prop car used in the 1967 film ''

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''. The museum also claims to have the largest display of automotive mascots and name badges in North America. The campus includes a 1941 Blue Moon Diner and a replica 1930s Shell fuel station.

Partner museums

Seven smaller, independent museums are located on the Gilmore Car Museum campus: * Classic Car Club of America Museum * Model A Ford Museum * Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum * Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum & Research Center * Pierce-Arrow Museum * Franklin Automobile Collection * Museum of the Horseless Carriage The Midwest Miniatures Museum was based on the Gilmore campus until its relocation to

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in 2020.

References

External links

Official site
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