San Diego Automotive Museum

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]

San Diego Automotive Museum
1948 Tucker on Display at the Museum
Location within San Diego
Established1988 (1988)[1]
LocationSan Diego, California, US
Coordinates32°43′38.94″N 117°09′12.98″W
CEOLenny Leszczynski[2]

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

  1. "About Us Page of Museum Website". Archived from the original on December 21, 2008.
  2. Concepcion, Mariel (December 7, 2020). "San Diego Automotive Museum Names New CEO". San Diego Business Journal. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. "San Diego Automotive Museum". Balboa Park Facilities. San Diego Park and Recreation Department. Retrieved 24 March 2013.


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