The Story
The Tailfin Automotive Museum is a nonprofit organization in Austell, Georgia, founded in October 2003 to preserve and celebrate classic and vintage American automobiles. Beyond the cars themselves, the collection gathers a broad sweep of mid-century roadside and automotive memorabilia, including antique hood ornaments and emblems, gas pumps, neon dealership and drive-in signage, jukeboxes, pedal cars, and vending machines. The foundation has worked toward opening a permanent public facility where these vehicles and artifacts can be displayed together. Its mission centers on treating these machines as rolling works of art that document changes in American culture and design.
About this site
Tailfin Automotive Museum is a museum in Austell, Cobb County. It is one of 11 museums documented in Cobb County, among 377 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.8517, -84.5789 near Austell. The nearest cataloged historic site is The March to Soap Creek (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Extended Right, Site: Wm. Moss House, and “The Only Advantage of the Day”.
This record is drawn from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Tailfin Automotive Museum is a nonprofit organization in Austell, Georgia, founded in October 2003 to preserve and celebrate classic and vintage American automobiles. Beyond the cars themselves, the collection gathers a broad sweep of mid-century roadside and automotive memorabilia, including antique hood ornaments and emblems, gas pumps, neon dealership and drive-in signage, jukeboxes, pedal cars, and vending machines. The foundation has worked toward opening a permanent public facility where these vehicles and artifacts can be displayed together. Its mission centers on treating these machines as rolling works of art that document changes in American culture and design.
Sources: greatnonprofits.orggetholdings.com
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