murphy auto museum

On Dec. 13th several members of the California Stingrays Car Club visited this museum. While not overly large in inventory, they did have a very nice variety of vehicles and auto memorabilia including model trains, boats and television props. There is an fee of nine dollars per person and the staff was very friendly and informative. I will definitely visit this museum again next time I'm in the area, it was well worth the time.

If you are into cars I highly recommending seeing these two in the same day. It is a very easy day trip as they are close together. Murphy's is very casual and the docents working there were very willing to answer questions. Whereas Mullins has the multi-millioin dollar rare cars, Murphy's has the cars I knew growing up from my Grandfather's Model T's and Model A's to everyday drives through the 40'ss to 70's. Brought back memories. As my 18 year son said "How does it feel day to know the cars you use to own and dri ve are now in museums?"

My wife and I visited last week and found this to be a quaint, yet interesting, museum. It features older autos but does have a lot of old clothing, toys, travel trailers and other items from the past. It brought back some fond memories. It's not too costly and a pleasant way to spend about an hour or so. There is, indeed, a fairly comprehensive train layout but the "Engineers" must have gone on break right after we walked in. We saw it running but looked at cars first. By the time we got back near it, they were gone. I did walk around it to look at the detail they had gone to on the design. Would loved to see it run.When we got there, a Boy Scout Troop was visiting and the parking lot (small) was jammed. When we came out, the lot was empty. You may face parking on the street to access.

This is a small museum with different cars from different periods of time. Self-guided although there are docents on site should you have any questions. There are items of clothing from different periods of time on display as well as toys. There is also a big train display set up. You can easily go thru this in an hour. I would suggest this more for a family Sunday outing.

On the smaller side, about 45 cars. Lots of Packards and some model A's and T's. Until today I never knew they made a 27T.

If you like checking out cars definitely check out the museum. A large selection of antique cars and staff is informative. They also had a model train set up in the back if you are in to that. Easy way to spend an hour or so.

It is almost like going to church, 3 hours of open mouth, slack jaw beauty. If you like this kind of thing? Put it on your bucket list.

Vintage, hand crafted French and Italian cars, primarily from the 20's and 30's housed in a large building. Advance reservations required. I'm not a car nut but I thoroughly enjoyed the museum because the cars are impeccably restored and displayed in a comfortable setting. The guides at the museum are very knowledgeable about the history of the cars. A great way to spend a 2-3 hours.

Very nice antique car museum with lots of models dating back to 1903 - many of local vintage with interesting stories. It was fun to walk around. As a bonus they have a large working model train exhibit with some interesting vistas. All in all, a lot of fun.

These fine cars are all operational - a beautiful display of classics!

A nice older gentleman meets you at the door and gives you some valuable information in the lobby. From there you go into a larger area and are free to inspect the privately owned collection. Fun way to spend an hour or two!