National Automobile Museum
a little bit south of the Truckee River in Reno,
Nevada, showcasing some of the finest automobiles ever
manufactured, the National Automobile Museum exhibits historic
autos from the late 19th and the majority of the 20th centuries,
these fabulous collectibles came from the late casino owner,
William F. Harrah; which has caused the museum to be referred as
the Harrah collection quite often. There are over 200 beautiful
vehicles, spread through four galleries. Gallery number 1
highlights autos that were created during the 1890s and 1900s,
gallery number two holds the autos from the 1910s to the 1930s,
gallery number three house those from the 1930s through the
1950s and gallery number four has those from the 1950s up to
today. Gallery number four also houses off-road Motorsports Hall
of Fame and race cars, with the galleries linked by a themed
street, with the vehicles showcased as faux shop fronts. A few
of the celebrity autos that are shown include; John Wayne's 1953
Chevrolet Corvette, Elvis Presley's 1973 Cadillac Eldorado, John
F. Kennedy's assigned 1962 Lincoln Continental and Frank
Sinatra's 1961 Ghia L6.4. Those fantastic machines that were
shown in movies include; the 1949 Mercury Series 9CM, that was
driven by James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause, the 1892 Phillion
Road Carriage that was in the Magnificent Ambersons and a 1912
Rambler 73-400 Cross-Country from the 1997 version of the
Titanic. There are magnificent cars from Auburn, Stutz, Bugatti,
Rolls-Royce, Cord, Porsche, Duesenberg, Pierce-Arrow,
Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, McLaren, Franklin and Jaguar. Other
significant vehicles include one of three 24kt gold plated
DeLorean DMC-12s that had been constructed for American Express
and a unique Jerrari, a Jeep Wagoneer that had been fitted with
a V-12 Ferrari engine that had been used for winter driving by
William Harrah.
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