San Diego Auto Museum

San Diego Automotive Museum

2080 Pan American Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101

https://sdautomuseum.org

This museum is in Balboa Park and is centrally located in a beautiful park. It is one of four Museums in the same place.  It is pretty small, about 25 cars, Some prewar, a couple of hotrods, and sports / race races.  The whole place is well done, clean cars and a clean building, just beautiful. It is small, with only 25 or so cars, it is a 30–60-minute attraction.

Easy Parking, nice walk, great building, you can walk right up to the cars. 

San Diego Auto Museum 1932 Morgan Super Sport 3 wheeler 1
San Diego Auto Museum 1932 Morgan Super Sport 3 wheeler
San Diego Auto Museum 1932 Morgan Super Sport 3 wheeler 2
San Diego Auto Museum 1932 Morgan Super Sport 3 wheeler 3
San Diego Auto Museum 1932 Morgan Super Sport 3 wheeler 4
San Diego Auto Museum 2006 Ford GT40 C
San Diego Auto Museum 2006 Ford GT40 B
San Diego Auto Museum 2006 Ford GT40 A
San Diego Auto Museum 1955 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing 5
San Diego Auto Museum 1955 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing 3
San Diego Auto Museum 1955 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing 2
San Diego Auto Museum 1955 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing 1

There are a number of sports and race cars, here is a Ford GT40, but it is 2006.  There is a Viper, and a number of other modern cars. The Jewel of the collection may be the Gullwing 300SL. Nicely restored and you can walk right up to it and look inside.

They have a 1928 Buick, 1926 Pierce Arrow, A 1913 Cadillac, 1905 REO Runabout, 1936  Cord 810 Sportsman, and a 1948 Bently. All well done with great paint and details

San Diego Auto Museum 1948 Bentley Mark VI Saloon 2
San Diego Auto Museum 1948 Bentley Mark VI Saloon 1
San Diego Auto Museum 1948 Bentley Mark VI C
San Diego Auto Museum 1948 Bentley Mark VI B
San Diego Auto Museum 1948 Bentley Mark VI A
San Diego Auto Museum 1936 Cord 810 Sportsman 3
San Diego Auto Museum 1936 Cord 810 Sportsman 2
San Diego Auto Museum 1936 Cord 810 Sportsman 1
San Diego Auto Museum 1928 Buick 115 Std Six Coupe 1
San Diego Auto Museum 1928 Buick 115 Std Six Coupe
San Diego Auto Museum 1926 Pierce Arrow 80 B
San Diego Auto Museum 1926 Pierce Arrow 80 A
San Diego Auto Museum 1913 Cadillac Model 30 Touring
San Diego Auto Museum 1913 Cadillac Model 30 Touring 5
San Diego Auto Museum 1913 Cadillac Model 30 Touring 2
San Diego Auto Museum 1913 Cadillac Model 30 Touring 1
San Diego Auto Museum 1905 REO Runabout 5
San Diego Auto Museum 1905 REO Runabout 3
San Diego Auto Museum 1905 REO Runabout 2
San Diego Auto Museum 1905 REO Runabout 1
San Diego Auto Museum 1963 Jag 3 point 8 265HP A
San Diego Auto Museum 1963 Jag 3 point 8 265HP B
San Diego Auto Museum 1956 Chevy Small Block V8 265ci 170HP A
San Diego Auto Museum 1956 Chevy Small Block V8 265ci 170HP B
San Diego Auto Museum 1952 Mercury FlatHead V8 255ci 125HP A
San Diego Auto Museum 1952 Mercury FlatHead V8 255ci 125HP B
San Diego Auto Museum 1937 Chevy OHV Straight six 216CI 85 HP A
San Diego Auto Museum 1937 Chevy OHV Straight six 216CI 85 HP C
San Diego Auto Museum 1937 Chevy OHV Straight six 216CI 85 HP B
San Diego Auto Museum 1955 Chrysler C-300 V Hemi 331ci 300HP A
San Diego Auto Museum 1955 Chrysler C399 300HP (1)

This was a unique display, a number of engines, the jag, the chevy small block etc