Mount Dora Museum of Speed
28°47′52″N 81°38′10″W / 28.7979°N 81.6361°W The Mount Dora Museum of Speed was located in Mount Dora, Florida in Lake County, Florida. Exhibits included American muscle cars, automobile memorabilia and an Americana collection.[1]
Opened in 2001, the 7,000-square-foot showroom was both a dealer showroom for classic cars and a museum with changing exhibits. In addition to rare cars, displays included quarter midget race cars, pedal cars, a 1940s Texaco gas station, vintage road signs, juke boxes, Coca-Cola machines, gas pumps, neon signs, electric guitars autographed by rock musicians including Aerosmith, Jon Bon Jovi and Stevie Ray Vaughan, autographed television memorabilia and more.[2][3][4][5][6]
The Orlando Sentinel described the museum as: "Housed in a replica Art Deco building, the attraction is an ode to antique Americana, from cars and musical instruments to signs and military artifacts."[7]
The museum closed in November 2019, selling all exhibits, due to the owners retirement.[8]
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References
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- ^ Jon Busdeker (April 10, 2014). "Orlando Sentinel Live: Throwback Thursday at Mount Dora Museum of Speed".
- ^ "Museum Of Speed | Classic Dreamcars". classicdreamcars.com. Retrieved 2019-12-13.