American Muscle Car Museum

American Muscle Car Museum
Location within Florida
Established Fall 2016
Location 3500 Sarno Road
Melbourne, Florida
Coordinates 28°07′15″N 80°41′23″W / 28.1209°N 80.6897°W / 28.1209; -80.6897
Type Automobile
Key holdings Muscle cars
Collection size 250 vehicles
Founder Mark Pieloch
Website American Museum Car Museum

The American Muscle Car Museum at 3500 Sarno Road, Melbourne, Florida is under construction and scheduled to open in the fall of 2016. This 123,000 square foot facility will display over 250 muscle cars, many considered rare versions.[1] The collection belongs to Mark Pieloch and the estimated worth is 32 million dollars.[2]

The 501(c)3 museum, located on 42 acres will include 90,000 sqft of vehicle display area, an 18,000 sqft showroom, and an adjacent 15,000 sqft maintenance and restoration facility for the collection. This private museum will host non-profit activities, fund raisers, and invitation car shows, and will not be open to the general public.

The museum includes a conservation area to restore cars. The facility is a "green" to include 100% solar using 1,200 solar panels.[2]

In addition to automobiles, the collection will include vintage balloon tire bicycles, auto related neon signs, antique gas pumps, jukeboxes, pedal cars, vintage soda coolers, motorcycles.

Exhibits

Engines

Notes

  1. Neale, Rick. ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO IN OCTOBER (Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today, 19 January 2016), p. 1A and 8A.
  2. 1 2 Datzman, Ken. American Muscle Car Museum is a showcase facility; ACS event set, Brevard Business News, vol. 34, no. 40 (Melbourne, Florida, 03 October 2016), p. 1.
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