California Automobile Museum (formerly Towe Auto Museum)

California Automobile Museum was formerly the Towe Auto Museum,. It has a collection of over 160 classic cars, race cars, muscle cars, hot rods and early models displayed throughout 72,000 square feet (6,700 m2) of museum space.
The California Automobile Museum was the first automobile museum in the west to be established in perpetuity. Founded in 1983 as the California Vehicle Foundation, the museum opened to the public in 1987 as the Towe Ford Museum, proudly displaying the largest collection of Fords in the world. In 1997, the museum was renamed the Towe Auto Museum, as they began displaying vehicles of all makes and models. In 2009, the Board of Directors officially changed the name of the museum to the California Automobile Museum.
Most of the vehicles currently on display are on loan from private exhibitors. Only approximately 25% of the vehicles are owned by the California Vehicle Foundation. Some of the cars are on loan for a month and some for five years, so the display is a constantly changing exhibit of rolling stock to better tell the story of the development of the automobile and its effect on our lives.

The Museum is open daily from 10am - 6pm (last admission 5pm) and every 3rd Thursday until 9pm.

Single design is:
1) 'California Automotive Museum, Cobra' Dot border.

Retired Designs:

Retired 1) 'Towe Automotive Museum, Cobra' No Dot border,
Retired 2: 'Towe Auto Museum Sacramento', Old convertible Race car.

01/29/2024 - Machine is just inside the front door to the left, outside of the "gift shop" area. It does not require admission to the museum to access. Cost per penny is 51 cents, provide your own penny. It is automatic, not hand crank. Still rolls great on copper pennies. BTF

10/14/2026: Rolling Great - CLC