This was a surprise. What a collection of cars, very well displayed and my sons and I had a great time taking pictures and talking about the cars. Worth the price of admission.
Beautiful cars and an interesting tour! Located in the same building as Cabela's. I was surprised at how nice this exhibit was. I highly recommend it!
The Classic Car Collection in Kearney should be on everyone’s to-do list when traveling in central Nebraska.We stopped in on a whim during our trip to western Nebraska. We saw the first few cars in the lobby, including a 1965 Corvette Stingray, and decided to check it out. Man, was that a good idea!We spent a little more than an hour perusing the classic cars on display – from the early days of the automobile to the 1990s.Any car enthusiast would be in high heaven at this place. I don’t claim to be a car expert or even close to an enthusiast. But, I do know if that a car interests me, I will check it out. It got to the point during our visit that I had to just admire a car and move on. I found myself wanting to read about every car. I fear we’d still be there in that case.How did Kearney become the home to a collection of more than 150 cars? Apparently, the owner of the collection was growing older and wanted to find a good home for the cars. His children were not interested in keeping the entire collection. Bernie and Janice Taulborg were against selling off the collection piece by piece. So, they decided to donate the cars to a museum. Eventually, the Kearney Area Community Foundation became involved, according to an article in the Kearney Hub newspaper (www.kearneyhub.com).The museum has 131 cars currently on display.The cars are organized so the tour flows smoothly and makes sense. You don’t see the 1932 Austin American Coupe next to the 1992 Gazelle Roadster.A blue Ford Thunderbird is located in the lobby. Nice car!The collection seems to be arranged chronologically, as well as by theme.As you enter the museum gallery, you can view the truly antique cars. It’s impressive that these cars have been so well-maintained over the years.The museum has a vehicle that once belonged to Evel Kneivel, the daredevil motorcyclist.The museum uses great artwork as background for the vehicle displays. Two vehicles of the same model sit next to each in a “before and after” display.Large-sized photographs of building fronts highlight vehicles of the era.A gas station features a mechanic working on a car, while others are parked nearby.Anyone remember going to the drive-in? “Attack of the Fifty-Foot Woman” was on screen as we visited the museum’s drive-in.The ticket booth was removed from a local drive-in after being damaged in a storm.I had to look around for Doc Brown and Marty McFly as we approached a DeLorean. The Classic Car Collection is located along next the Cabela’s store on Highway 30, AKA Lincoln Highway.
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Enjoyed seeing all of the cool cars! Many cars i have never seen before. They did a great job with the display. Glad we stopped there!
We had some time to look around while in town for a wedding. This was our first stop and we were very impressed with the collection. The museum and cars were spotless. It was nice that Cabela's was next door.
They have a nice collection including some made by companies from the 1920's that I never knew existed. We also enjoyed the ones that reminded us our own teens early adulthood.
We went to Classic Car Collection during the July 4th weekend, and it is located in a building right next to Cabela's. My family had such a great time here! It is such a clean building with the best collection I have ever seen. It has such a variety of cars and made for a great conversation! It is not expensive, and it is worth every penny of the admission. I would like to say thank you to the family who donated so many cars, and a big thank you to others that have cars there on loan for people to enjoy! You got to go and see this cool collection!
Very nice collection of cars, good way to spend a couple of hours leisurely strolling around the museum.
For my fiance's birthday I let him choo.se activities for the day out of town he started with the Classic Car Collection...I enjoyed the 190+ car collection add much as he did!