The 71,000 square feet (6,600 m2) museum displays over 130 cars, buses, motorcycles, and automobile collectibles in themed settings from the 1890s–1980s.

[11] In 1996, the incorporation purchased 25 acres of land in Hershey, Pennsylvania to be used as the site for the future museum building.

Initial costs for the building were estimated at $11 million, and in 2000, the William J. Cammack Supporting Organization Trust pledged a multi-million dollar testamentary commitment, along with three 1947 Tucker Torpedo automobiles.

[11][12] Much of the rest of the fundraising was accomplished during the AACA annual car shows hosted in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

[13] The museum opened on June 26, 2003, with roughly 70 cars donated, or on loan from, the club's members.