About the KC Auto Museum

The Kansas City
Auto Museum Story

The Kansas City area is home to major automotive and motorcycle manufacturing, racing, and a vibrant collector community. We have a long, storied, and proud automotive heritage that needs to be preserved and celebrated.

Our vision is to be one of the premier automotive museums in the country while sharing Kansas City’s contribution to the automotive industry.

The Kansas City Automotive Museum opened in May 2014 and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable corporation. Currently located in Olathe, KS, our interim museum features more than 30 cars in a 10,000 square foot display space. Since opening, the Museum has become a recognized and popular establishment within the car community and has grown to be a meeting place for car enthusiasts, historians, club meetings, special events, and visitors to Kansas City.

The museum highlights significant Kansas City automotive history such as 1965 Le Mans winner Masten Gregory (the “Kansas City Flash”), the Ford Winchester Plant, and Greenlease Cadillac.

80,000+ Visitors

900+ Vehicle Rotations

65+ Curated Exhibits

400+ Events

1,100+ Annual Fund Contributors

60+ Volunteers

11 Staff Members

7 National Awards

Our Mission

To entertain and educate all generations through the preservation, promotion, and display of Kansas City’s rich automotive heritage.

We have partnered with organizations like The National WWI Museum and Memorial, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, American Royal, KC Royals, KC Museum, Union Station, Mecum Auctions, KC Auto Show, area car clubs, Scouts of America, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kansas City and Minddrive, to name a few.

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