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California Auto Museum

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The automobile: the product of the dreams of a few; the object of the dreams of many. Come share those dreams at the California Auto Museum.

Explore the history of the automobile and its influence on our lives–past, present, and future. Enjoy the Museum’s exciting collection of over 170 classic cars, race cars, muscle cars, hot rods, and early models displayed throughout 72,000 square feet of museum space. Buy an auto-related souvenir in the gift shop, enjoy a soda in the '50s style Vic’s Ice Cream vignette and take a few pictures next to your favorite cars!

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    California Auto Museum

    2200 Front Street
    Sacramento, CA 95818

    Phone: (916) 442-6802   |   Official Website

  • Current Events

    01/02/12- 12/31/12

    Going Green: It's Cool For the Planet California Automobile Museum Going Green: It's Cool For the Planet Presented by California Auto Museum at California Automobile Museum January 2-December 31, 2012 On Earth Day 2009, the California Automobile Museum opened Going Green: It’s Cool for the Planet. Going Green is an exhibit displaying and telling the story of clean fuel alternatives. The exhibit includes a 1913 Rauch & Lang Electric car; one of only twelve 1997 General Motors EV1s still in existence; a 2000 Daimler-Benz NeCar 4a Fuel Cell Vehicle; a 1972 Datsun electric car; a CHP Custom Electric Chopper; a 2007 BMW Hydrogen 7 and our newest additions: two Nissan Electric...

    10/01/11- 05/11/12

    Wundercars Exhibit California Automobile Museum Wundercars Exhibit Presented by California Auto Museum at California Automobile Museum October 1, 2011-May 11, 2012 Wundercars is a long-term exhibit telling the story of the German automobile industry and German cars in America.  Mercedes-Benz is stepping into the spotlight in the California Automobile Museum's ongoing Wundercars that highlights the long and dynamic history of the German automobile. Daimler AG, manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz cars and trucks, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious automotive manufacturers. Wundercars will guide visitors from highlight to...

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  • Current Events

    01/02/12- 12/31/12

    Going Green: It's Cool For the Planet California Automobile Museum Going Green: It's Cool For the Planet Presented by California Auto Museum at California Automobile Museum January 2-December 31, 2012 On Earth Day 2009, the California Automobile Museum opened Going Green: It’s Cool for the Planet. Going Green is an exhibit displaying and telling the story of clean fuel alternatives. The exhibit includes a 1913 Rauch & Lang Electric car; one of only twelve 1997 General Motors EV1s still in existence; a 2000 Daimler-Benz NeCar 4a Fuel Cell Vehicle; a 1972 Datsun electric car; a CHP Custom Electric Chopper; a 2007 BMW Hydrogen 7 and our newest additions: two Nissan Electric...

    10/01/11- 05/11/12

    Wundercars Exhibit California Automobile Museum Wundercars Exhibit Presented by California Auto Museum at California Automobile Museum October 1, 2011-May 11, 2012 Wundercars is a long-term exhibit telling the story of the German automobile industry and German cars in America.  Mercedes-Benz is stepping into the spotlight in the California Automobile Museum's ongoing Wundercars that highlights the long and dynamic history of the German automobile. Daimler AG, manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz cars and trucks, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious automotive manufacturers. Wundercars will guide visitors from highlight to...

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• Past
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  • Past Events

    12/03/11- 01/06/12	Car Club Cavalcade: Sierra Mustang Car Club California Automobile Museum
    11/28/11- 12/31/11	On Display: 1949 Mercury Driven by James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause California Automobile Museum
    11/19/11	Adult Basic Engine Class California Automobile Museum
    11/05/11	Vettes for Vets: All Corvette Car Show and Benefit California Automobile Museum
    10/28/11	Bash with The Stache Fundraising Dinner California Automobile Museum
    10/22/11	Youth Basic Engine Class California Automobile Museum
    10/02/11	California Automobile Museum’s Fall Swap Meet California Automobile Museum
    09/01/11- 09/30/11	September Car Club Cavalcade: NorCal Opelers California Automobile Museum
    08/20/11	Kids' Engine Class California Automobile Museum
    08/06/11	Third Annual CAM Car Cruise Sacramento State (CSUS)
    08/01/11- 08/31/11	August Car Club Cavalcade California Automobile Museum
    07/23/11- 09/25/11	Sirens of Chrome California Automobile Museum
    07/01/11- 07/31/11	July Car Club Cavalcade California Automobile Museum
    06/28/11	Photography and Modeling 101 Workshop California Automobile Museum
    06/19/11	Father's Day Special California Automobile Museum
    06/11/11	Muscle Car Tune Up Workshop California Automobile Museum
    06/01/11- 06/30/11	June Car Club Cavalcade California Automobile Museum
    05/24/11	CAM Photo Workshop: Lighting 101 California Automobile Museum
    05/24/11	CAM Photo Workshop: Creative Lighting California Automobile Museum
    05/21/11	Model T Basics Workshop California Automobile Museum
    05/14/11	Auto 101 California Automobile Museum
    05/08/11	Mother's Day Special California Automobile Museum
    05/07/11	Model A Basics Workshop California Automobile Museum
    05/01/11- 05/31/11	May Car Club Cavalcade California Automobile Museum
    04/29/11	9th Annual Celebrity Chef Challenge California Automobile Museum
    04/29/11- 09/01/11	The Politician and the Pop Princess California Automobile Museum
    04/26/11	CAM Photo Workshop California Automobile Museum
    04/09/11- 07/10/11	American Muscle California Automobile Museum
    04/01/11- 04/30/11	April Car Club Cavalcade California Automobile Museum
    03/19/11	Kids' Engine Class California Automobile Museum
    03/06/11	California Automobile Museum’s Spring Swap Meet California Automobile Museum
    03/01/11- 03/31/11	March Car Club Cavalcade California Automobile Museum
    02/12/11	Auto 101 California Automobile Museum
    01/22/11- 03/27/11	Dropped and Chopped California Automobile Museum
    01/06/11- 05/12/11	26th Annual Docent Training Class California Automobile Museum
    01/02/11- 01/28/11	January Car Club Cavalcade California Automobile Museum
    01/02/11- 12/31/11	Going Green: It's Cool For the Planet California Automobile Museum
    11/27/10- 12/31/10	December Car Club Cavalcade California Automobile Museum
    11/13/10	Automobilia! Grand Opening California Automobile Museum
    11/13/10- 08/31/11	Automobilia! California Automobile Museum
    11/11/10	Veterans Day Free Admission for Active and Retired Military California Automobile Museum
    11/07/10	1st Annual Vettes for Vets California Automobile Museum
    11/06/10	Engine Class for Adults California Automobile Museum
    11/05/10	“Life in the Fast Lane” Annual Fundraising Dinner California Automobile Museum
    10/31/10	Halloween at the Museum California Automobile Museum
    10/30/10- 11/26/10	November Car Club Cavalcade California Automobile Museum
    10/24/10	Silent Film with Wurlitzer Organ Performance California Automobile Museum
    10/16/10	"Artomotive" Photography Class California Automobile Museum
    10/10/10	California Automobile Museum’s Fall Swap Meet California Automobile Museum
    10/09/10- 01/09/11	Lowriders: The Art of Low and Slow California Automobile Museum
    10/03/10	Founders Day, 1982-2010 California Automobile Museum
    09/25/10	Smithsonian Magazine Free Museum Day California Automobile Museum
    09/25/10- 10/29/10	October Car Club Cavalcade California Automobile Museum
    09/19/10	Silent Film with Wurlitzer Organ Performance California Automobile Museum
    09/11/10	Automobilia! Preview California Automobile Museum
    08/28/10	Kids' Engine Class California Automobile Museum
    08/21/10	Mechanical Brake Class California Automobile Museum
    07/31/10	2nd Annual CAM Car Cruise California Automobile Museum
    07/24/10	Artomotive Photography Class California Automobile Museum
    07/17/10- 09/19/10	Toyota: Oh What a History! California Automobile Museum
    07/16/10	Sneak Peek: Toyota: Oh What a History! California Automobile Museum
    07/03/10- 07/30/10	Car Club Cavalcade California Automobile Museum
    06/12/10- 06/19/10	Muscle Car Tune Up California Automobile Museum
    05/30/10	2nd Annual Sacramento SwingTime California Automobile Museum
    05/22/10	Model T Basics Class California Automobile Museum
    04/17/10	"Artomotive" Photography Class California Automobile Museum
    04/10/10	Model T Tune-Up Class California Automobile Museum
    04/10/10- 07/05/10	Drive Fast, Take Chances: Birth of the Hot Rod California Automobile Museum
    03/20/10	Kids' Engine Class California Automobile Museum
    02/20/10- 05/08/10	Going Green Workshop Series California Automobile Museum
    01/16/10	Born to Ride - Lecture California Automobile Museum
    01/09/10	Born to Ride: Special Event Day California Automobile Museum
    01/02/10- 03/12/10	Born to Ride: Motorbikes Past and Present California Automobile Museum
    12/12/09	Bio Deisel Workshop California Automobile Museum
    10/17/09	Model T Tune-Up Class California Automobile Museum
    10/03/09- 10/10/09	Engine Tune-Up for Collectible Cars Workshop California Automobile Museum
    10/01/09- 12/11/09	Hearses: The Last Rides California Automobile Museum
    09/27/09	California Automobile Museum’s Fall Swap Meet California Automobile Museum
    09/27/09	Wurlitzer Organ Concert California Automobile Museum
    09/26/09	Family Fun Program California Automobile Museum
    09/26/09	Smithsonian Free Museum Day California Automobile Museum
    09/26/09	Family Fun Program California Automobile Museum
    09/19/09	Mechanical Brake Class California Automobile Museum
    09/10/09- 10/17/09	First Annual “CAM Artomotive” Juried Art Exhibition & Silent Auction California Automobile Museum
    08/22/09	How Does That Gasoline Engine Work? California Automobile Museum
    07/25/09	Motorworks Activity Day California Automobile Museum
    07/23/09	Human Temperament California Automobile Museum
    07/23/09- 09/17/09	Third Thursdays at the California Automobile Museum California Automobile Museum
    07/09/09	The Pyronauts California Automobile Museum
    07/07/09	2009 Transcontinental Motor Convoy Comes to Sacramento! California Automobile Museum
    07/01/09- 09/19/09	Carved Elegance: Woodies, Wheels, and Waves California Automobile Museum
    06/27/09	Family Fun Program California Automobile Museum
    06/27/09	Family Fun Program California Automobile Museum
    06/13/09	Beginner’s Guide to Automotive Restoration Seminar California Automobile Museum
    06/06/09	Model T Basics Workshop California Automobile Museum
    06/04/09- 08/27/09	Night at the Museum California Automobile Museum
    05/23/09	Family Fun Program California Automobile Museum
    05/02/09- 05/09/09	Model A Tune-Up Class California Automobile Museum
    04/25/09	“Artomotive” Photography Class with Jim Richter California Automobile Museum
    04/22/09- 12/31/10	Going Green: It’s Cool For the Planet California Automobile Museum
    04/04/09	Kids' Safety Day California Automobile Museum
    03/08/09	Spring Swap Meet
    02/01/09- 03/13/09	Pedals and Metal: The History of the Bicycle California Automobile Museum
    01/10/09- 04/04/09	Red Lights and Sirens: Vintage Emergency Vehicles exhibit California Automobile Museum
    09/12/08- 09/14/08	Mr. Ford’s Legendary Model T: Car of the Century California Automobile Museum
    09/12/08- 12/20/08	'Mr. Ford’s Legendary Model T: Car of the Century' California Automobile Museum
    08/25/08- 10/22/09	The Dream of Mobility California Automobile Museum
    08/25/08- 10/22/09	The Dream of Independence California Automobile Museum
    08/25/08- 10/22/09	The Dream of Luxury California Automobile Museum
    08/25/08- 10/22/09	The Dream of Cool California Automobile Museum
    08/25/08- 10/22/09	The Dream of Speed California Automobile Museum
    08/25/08- 10/22/09	The Dream of Technology California Automobile Museum
    08/22/08	How Does That Gasoline Engine Work? California Automobile Museum
    08/01/08- 01/31/09	Ed -Big Daddy- Roth California Automobile Museum

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    • Event Name: California Automobile Museum’s Fall Swap Meet
      "love the cal auto museum"
      Review posted by: jaxter from Sacramento, Dec 24, 2010
      

      love the Cal Auto Museum. Always something new and a great place in downtown Sac to see vintage cars.

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      love the Cal Auto Museum. Always something new and a great place in downtown Sac to see vintage cars.

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    • Event Name: 2nd Annual Sacramento SwingTime
      "Swing Dancing?"
      Comment posted by: Bobby from Sacramento, May 26, 2010
      

      Will there be swing dancing at this event?

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      Will there be swing dancing at this event?

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    • Event Name: Spring Swap Meet
      "A Great small venue"
      Comment posted by: Mark Ogburn.. Foresthill, Ca. from Foresthill, Ca., Mar 02, 2010
      

      A great opportunity to buy and sell everything from car parts to car magazines. It's a great smaller swap meet. Should be a nice day with sunshine early. Plenty of free parking and a short walk to the... Expand

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      A great opportunity to buy and sell everything from car parts to car magazines. It's a great smaller swap meet. Should be a nice day with sunshine early. Plenty of free parking and a short walk to the swap meet. Bring a cart. I don't believe there will be food vendors, so bring your own coffee and donuts. BRING CASH! no ATM.. Lots of rodders, young and old show up. Traditional parts, muscle parts and some wierd stuff also. Come enjoy the swap with guys and gals that have the same interests as yourself... Collapse

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    • Event Name: Born to Ride: Motorbikes Past and Present
      "my show case"
      Review posted by: Boyke Soerianata from sacramento, Jan 31, 2010
      

      Hello Sacramento, i would like to offer you my bike for display to your show....i have Completed Show Display & bike... [Harley Davidson 1942.military. WLA style.original condition.museum item] if you... Expand

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      Hello Sacramento, i would like to offer you my bike for display to your show....i have Completed Show Display & bike... [Harley Davidson 1942.military. WLA style.original condition.museum item] if you do want my bike become part of the show,please let me know...i will be proud with it thank you, Boyke Soerianata Collapse

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