Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum


The Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, devoted to historical car preservation and the on-going developments in American car engineering. In fact, one of the major highlights of the museum is its connection to the Packard Motor Company.

The museum enchants visitors with varied tours and self-guided tours. Exhibits in clued a replica of the Packard 1920s showroom and varied Packard cars dating from the 40s to the 90s. There are also classic Roadsters that are fitted with golf club compartments and a coupe for doctors with compartments for medical bags. Another popular car displays showcases the Dual Cowl Phaeton, which was able to lubricate its own chassis as it was being driven.

The museum covers about eighteen thousand feet squared of exhibition space. It is well stocked with varied memorabilia (1000s) and a special gallery built in honour of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Other exhibits include clocks from dashboards, customized gear shifts, side type lamps, carburettors and hood type ornaments. However, this is just the short list of what visitors can see.

The Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum has so many displays and artefacts that many people need an entire day to see it. Open daily from dawn to dusk, the museum is an important attraction that visitors should not overlook.

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