Volo Auto Museum
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42°19′36″N 88°10′17″W / 42.326741°N 88.171338°W
  Location of the Volo Auto Museum within Illinois  Volo Auto Museum (the United States) | |
| Established | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Location | 27582 Volo Village Road Volo, Illinois, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°19′36″N 88°10′17″W / 42.326741°N 88.171338°W |
| Website | volocars |
Established in 1960 by the Grams family, the Volo Auto Museum (since renamed simply the Volo Museum) is an
History called Volo, House of Cars beginning in 2017.[3]
Notable exhibits
The museum features cars (some original and many replicas) from notable television shows and movies. These include:
- KITT from Knight Rider
- Super Pursuit KITT from Knight Rider TV show
- Ecto-1 from Ghostbusters
- Bonnie and Clyde movie death car
- Paul Walker's Subaru from Furious 7
- Nostromo Survey Buggy from the film Alien
- Aston Martin Vanquish from the James Bond film Die Another Day
- Bluesmobile from The Blues Brothers
- The General Lee from The Dukes of Hazzard television show
- Replica DeLorean from Back to the Future
- If the Chicago Cubs were to win the 2015 World Series (as predicted in Back to the Future Part II), the museum was to have a drawing and give the car away to a fan.
This article needs to be updated. (April 2022)
- If the Chicago Cubs were to win the 2015 World Series (as predicted in Back to the Future Part II), the museum was to have a drawing and give the car away to a fan.
- Replica hoverboard from Back to the Future Part II
- If the Chicago Cubs do not win the World Series in 2015, the hoverboard will be given away instead.This article needs to be updated. (April 2022)
- If the Chicago Cubs do not win the World Series in 2015, the hoverboard will be given away instead.
- Eleanor Mustang from the film Gone In 60 Seconds
- Interceptor from the film Mad Max
- Black Beauty from Green Hornet
- Greased Lightning car
- Ghost Rider motorcycle
- replica DRAG-U-LA from The Munsters
- Munsters' Koach from The Munsters
- Christine from Christine
- Replica Mystery Machine van from Scooby-Doo
- Authentic George Barris Batmobile of TV's Batman
- 18-wheel tractor-trailer (Trailer is labeled "(S)Laughter is the best medicine") driven by the Joker in The Dark Knight
- 1989 Batmobile
- The original Ferrari Daytona replica driven by Don Johnson in Miami Vice
- Bumblebee from the Transformers movie
- Beverly Hillbillies jalopy
- Arnold's Hearse from the film Terminator 3
- Michael Andretti's Indy 500 race car
- Lightning McQueen from the film Cars
- Mater from the film Cars
- The Super Luxurious Omnidirectional Whatchamajigger from the Mike Meyers Cat in the Hat movie
- Speed Racer's Mach 5
- SpongeBob's boatmobile
- Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles' van
- Flintstonemobile
- Bugs Buggy Karrot car
- Truckasaurus Dinosaur truck
- Cinderella's coach
- Pee Wee Herman's bike from the film Pee Wee's Great Adventure
- Herbie the Love Bug from the film Herbie: Fully Loaded
- Tribute to Charlie Chaplin car
- Roller Skate car
- Piano car
- Soul Train car
- Prop locomotive from Fillmore and Western Railway built on the chassis of a semi truck for Inception
- Jupiter locomotive and coaches from Disney's The Lone Ranger
- Prop AWVR 777 cab from Unstoppable
Some of the vehicles referred to by the museum as "star cars" are available for purchase.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Cars are not the only attraction at the Volo Auto Museum". Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ DeVore, Sheryl (October 19, 2016). "Haunted Volo: Ghost tales, strange happenings at antique mall, old farm house". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ LaVito, Angelica (January 4, 2017). "Volo Auto Museum's stories to be told on History Channel". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ Zawislak, Mick (August 17, 2016). "'Volo's House of Cars' to be a History Channel series starring museum". Retrieved March 22, 2018.
Volo museum hours have changed from October to April.