Museum of American Speed
 Museum front entrance | |
| Established | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Location | 599 Oak Creek Drive Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40°49′06″N 96°43′30″W / 40.818452°N 96.725006°W |
| Type | Automobile museum |
| Website | www |
The Museum of American Speed is a nonprofit automobile museum in Lincoln, Nebraska, exhibiting a collection of American racing vehicles, performance parts, and automotive memorabilia spanning early 20th-century racing to modern Indy Cars. It has been in operation since 1992.[1] As of 2013, the museum was housed in a 135,000 sq ft (12,500 m2) facility.
Exhibits include classic midget cars, go-karts, motorized toys, antique cars, a Soap Box Derby collection,[2] automotive memorabilia, Buck Rogers memorabilia, model cars, as well as a music room that houses a collection of autographed guitars on the ceiling.[3][4]
History
The Museum of American Speed was opened in 1992 by Bill and Joyce Smith on Van Dorn street in West Lincoln. In 2001, the museum was moved to its current, larger location, also in Lincoln, Nebraska.[5]
In 2026, the museum acquired the complete model car and artifact collection of the International Model Car Builders' Museum in Sandy, Utah. The grand opening of the new model car section was held on July 23–25, 2026.[6]
References
- ↑ "Hover Motor Company: "Speedy" Bill Smith's Museum of American Speed at Speedway Motors. Amazing". hovermotorco.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Soap Box Derby". Museum of American Speed. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- ↑ "Music Room". Museum of American Speed. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- ↑ "Museum of American Speed". Performance Racing Industry. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ↑ "History of the Museum of American Speed". Museum of American Speed. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ↑ "International Model Car Builders' Museum". Museum of American Speed. Retrieved August 22, 2023.