Chandler Vintage Museum of Transportation and Wildlife facts for kids

The Chandler Vintage Museum of Transportation and Wildlife was a special place that showed off amazing collections. People often called it the Vintage Museum. It was started in 1987 by Otis Chandler in Oxnard, California. The museum was designed by Vincent Dyer. Inside, you could find a huge collection of old and rare cars, motorcycles, and even trains. There was also fine art and wildlife displays. After Otis Chandler passed away, his collection was sold in 2006. The museum building later reopened in 2010 as the Mullin Automotive Museum. It now displays the collection of Peter W. Mullin, including many cool Bugatti cars.

What Was Inside the Museum?

Awesome Cars and More

The museum had a fantastic collection of cars. These included very rare classic, antique, and sports cars. At different times, the museum also displayed other cool vehicles. These included an Ahrens-Fox fire truck, a Mack truck, and even an old 1894 Baldwin steam train.

Cool Motorcycles

The museum had a very large collection of motorcycles. These bikes were displayed on two floors! There were motorcycles from over 50 different makers. Some of these included Ace, Crocker, Iver Johnson, Indian, Vincent, and Brough. The museum also showed over 80 years of the most important Harley-Davidson models ever made.

The Big Auction

On October 21, 2006, the entire collection was sold off. This auction was handled by Gooding & Company. The sale brought in over $36 million. This set a new record for the most money made in a single day at a car auction.

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  The Otis Chandler Museum shortly before it closed