The
National Automobile Museum contains over 200 vehicles and other automobile
related memorabilia from the first self-powered vehicles to futuristic concept
cars. I can still remember the first time that I saw the collection, which was
a long time ago, and at that time the collection was still owned by casino
magnate William F. Harrah; thus, the collection is often still called The
Harrah Collection.
The
current museum is spread over four galleries, with the first three galleries
divided by vehicle age and the fourth gallery includes race cars, the Off-Road
Motorsports Hall of Fame, and other famous vehicles. Celebrity owned cars
includes Elvis Presley’s 1973 Cadillac Eldorado and John Wayne’s 1953 Chevrolet
Corvette. Movie cars include James Dean’s 1949 Mercury (Rebel Without a Cause)
and the 1912 Rambler from the movie Titanic. Examples from other marques
include Auburns, Bugattis, Cords, Duesenbergs, Ferraris, Pierce-Arrows,
Rolls-Royces, etc. There is even a gold-plated DeLorean DMC-12, a Jeep Wagoneer
fitted with a Ferrari V-12 engine that was used for winter driving by William
F. Harrah, and the only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion
car.
The
only problem with the visit was that I ran out of time before I ran out of
museum. This adventure is obviously on my list for a repeat visit the next time
I am in Reno with more time to spend.
1938 Phantom Corsair
Burning Man Transportation
DeLorean
Ferrari
Lincoln
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