[2] The museum opened in 1966 exhibiting the car collection of Donald S. Gilmore, a local businessman.

Today, its collection consists of over 400 vehicles, including an 1899 Locomobile Steam Car and a 1930 Rolls-Royce prop car used in the 1967 film The Gnome-Mobile.

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.

[2] It is North America's largest automobile museum with 190,00 square feet of exhibit space.