Automobile Driving Museum facts for kids

1932 Plymouth Brewster Town Car, a fancy car made by Brewster & Co. for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's family.

1955 Packard Caribbean, Model 5588, bought by Howard Hughes for Jean Peters.

The Automobile Driving Museum is a super cool car museum. You can find it in El Segundo, California, USA. It's a special place where you can see, touch, and even ride in amazing old cars!

Discover the Automobile Driving Museum

The Automobile Driving Museum is a non-profit organization. This means it's not trying to make money for owners. Instead, its main goal is to share car history with everyone. It was started in 2002 by two car lovers, Stanley Zimmerman and Earl Rubenstein.

What You'll Find Inside

The museum has a huge collection of cars. There are about 130 classic, antique, and vintage cars. These cars were made between 1886 and 2000. About half of them are on display at any time.

• You can touch most of the cars.
• You can even sit inside many of them!
• On Sundays, you can go for a ride. You get to experience driving in a classic car.

Famous Cars and Their Owners

The museum has some truly special cars. Many of them belonged to famous people.

• 1932 Plymouth Brewster Town Car: This car was owned by Eleanor Roosevelt. She was the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She was a very important First Lady.
• 1936 Packard Touring Phaeton: This car was a gift from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was a famous US President. He gave this car to Joseph Stalin. Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union at that time.
• 1955 Packard Caribbean Convertible: This beautiful car was a gift from Howard Hughes. He was a famous businessman and movie maker. He gave this car to his wife, Jean Peters. She was a well-known actress.