San Diego Automotive Museum
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Established | 1988[1] |
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Location | San Diego, California, US |
Coordinates | 32°43′38.94″N 117°09′12.98″W / 32.7274833°N 117.1536056°WCoordinates: 32°43′38.94″N 117°09′12.98″W / 32.7274833°N 117.1536056°W |
CEO | Lenny Leszczynski[2] |
The San Diego Automotive Museum in Balboa Park in San Diego, California is a museum that features a collection of cars and motorcycles that highlight automotive culture throughout history. The San Diego Automotive Museum is a non-profit corporation under IRS section 501(c)[1] It is housed in the former California State Building, built for the 1935-36 California Pacific International Exposition.[3]
One of the signature cars in the collection is Louie Mattar's Fabulous Car, a 1947 Cadillac that was driven non-stop from Alaska to Mexico City and across the United States. Exhibits are rotated every four months to bring in cars of different types or eras.
References[]
- ^ a b "About Us Page of Museum Website". Archived from the original on December 21, 2008.
- ^ Concepcion, Mariel (December 7, 2020). "San Diego Automotive Museum Names New CEO". San Diego Business Journal. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "San Diego Automotive Museum". Balboa Park Facilities. San Diego Park and Recreation Department. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
External links[]
Media related to San Diego Automotive Museum at Wikimedia Commons
- San Diego Automotive Museum Website
Categories:
- 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
- California museum stubs
- Automotive organization stubs