The San Diego Automotive Museum in Balboa Park in

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is a museum containing a collection of cars and motorcycles illustrating the history of the American automotive culture. The San Diego Automotive Museum is a non-profit corporation under

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It is housed in the former California State Building, which was constructed for the 1935-36

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. One of the signature cars in the collection is Louie Mattar's Fabulous Car, a 1947 Cadillac-with-trailer that was driven non-stop from

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and across the United States. Its owner extensively modified it to become largely self-contained, and its cross-country trips incorporated in-motion refueling from support vehicles. Exhibits are rotated every four months to bring in cars of different types or eras.

Gallery

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References

External links

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San Diego Automotive Museum Website
Automobile museums in California Museums in San Diego Balboa Park (San Diego) World's fair architecture in California 1988 establishments in California Museums established in 1988 {{auto-org-stub