After being organized as a non-profit corporation, a group of inspired people came together to plan the steps for creating the museum. This involved many generous individuals who donated labor and materials for the first phase of the project. Funds were raised and memberships came into being.
The first project was to create a period gasoline station of the 1938 era as a Texaco station. This was begun in early 2003 and completed in January 2004.
The next effort was to clear the rear most area of the museum site which was a massive task in that it was littered with abandoned machines and materials and was largely a weed-patch dump. Again donated labor and materials flowed in and it was turned into a beautiful lawn-like area, ringed with sweet gum trees and complete with an underground watering system.
Next came the creating of the gazebo on the lawn area. Here again, it was built with member labor and materials and today serves many groups who use it for a wide variety of events.
Finally sufficient funds were raised through generous donations and sale of bricks to begin the construction of the main museum building. Due to limited funds, only the rear two thirds of the building was completed. The front section is a two-story structure that will house a gift shop, library, and display area. The rear building is now completed and it provides an area for the display of vintage vehicles and motorcycles as well as many photos, signs and automobile memorabilia.
As more funds are raised, the interior will be completed to depict an early automobile dealership with period automobiles displayed there as they would have been in a real car dealership of the era.
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