Museum of American Speed

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Museum of American Speed
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Museum front entrance
Museum of American Speed
Established1992
Location599 Oak Creek Drive
Lincoln, Nebraska
Coordinates 40°49′06″N96°43′30″W / 40.818452°N 96.725006°W / 40.818452; -96.725006
TypeAutomobile museum
Website www.museumofamericanspeed.org

The Museum of American Speed is a nonprofit automobile museum in Lincoln, Nebraska, exhibiting a collection of American racing vehicles, performance parts, and automotive memorabilia spanning early 20th-century racing to modern Indy Cars. It has been in operation since 1992. [1] As of 2013, the museum was housed in a 135,000 sq ft (12,500 m2) facility.

Contents

Exhibits include classic midget cars, go-karts, motorized toys, antique cars, a Soap Box Derby collection, [2] automotive memorabilia, Buck Rogers memorabilia, as well as a music room which houses a collection of autographed guitars on the ceiling. [3] [4]

History

The Museum of American Speed was opened in 1992 by Bill and Joyce Smith on Van Dorn street in West Lincoln. In 2001, the museum was moved to its current, larger location, also in Lincoln, Nebraska. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Hover Motor Company: "Speedy" Bill Smith's Museum of American Speed at Speedway Motors. Amazing". hovermotorco.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Soap Box Derby". Museum of American Speed. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Music Room". Museum of American Speed. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Museum of American Speed". Performance Racing Industry . Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  5. ↑ "History of the Museum of American Speed". Museum of American Speed. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
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