Tampa Bay Automobile Museum Facts for Kids

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Tampa Bay Automobile Museum
Tampa Bay Automobile Museum
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Established	March 19, 2005; 20 years ago (2005-03-19)
Location	Pinellas Park, Florida
Type	Automotive
Collections	Automotive engineering innovations, early 20th century art.
Collection size	90 cars Automobilia, over 200 art and lithography displays

The Tampa Bay Automobile Museum is a cool place in Pinellas Park, Florida, part of the Tampa Bay Area. It shows off amazing old cars from the 20th century. All the cars you see there belong to Alain Cerf, a French businessman, and his family.

This museum is special because it focuses on cars with really smart and new engineering ideas. You'll find cars that were super advanced for their time!

What Makes the Museum's Cars Special?
- Cars with Unique Engineering
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What Makes the Museum's Cars Special?

The museum's collection is all about cars that pushed the limits of engineering. It's like a history lesson in how cars changed over time.

Cars with Unique Engineering

The museum has many rare and interesting cars. Here are some examples of what you can explore:

Front-wheel drive cars: See very old cars, from 1899 to 1937, that used front-wheel drive. This was a new idea back then!
Tatra cars: Discover Tatra cars with air-cooled V8 engines in the back.
Rear-engine Mercedes-Benz: Check out some Mercedes-Benz cars that also had their engines in the rear.
Citroën cars: Learn about the unique designs of Citroën vehicles.
One-of-a-kind Ford Mustang: See the only original 1965 Ford Mustang that had all-wheel drive.
Early electric and hybrid cars: Explore electric and hybrid cars from the early 1900s. Yes, they had them back then!
Special engines: Look at cars with early two-stroke and four-stroke engines that didn't use valves.
Émile Claveau's car: See the only car left that was made by the French engineer Émile Claveau.
The Fardier of Cugnot: There's a working, full-size copy of the Fardier of Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot. This was the very first self-moving machine powered by steam, made in 1770! It's like seeing history come alive.