Savoy Automobile Museum
3 Savoy Lane
Cartersville, GA 30120
(770) 416-1500
Facilitators are Mike and Gina Ringham
Mike 770-815-4206
Gina 404-433-6482
Join the club for a leisurely lunch followed by a guided tour of the Savoy Automobile Museum.
Lunch will be at 11:30 AM at Moore's Gourmet Market, 227 Fite Street, Cartersville, GA 30120. This is about 15 minutes north of the Savoy. https://mooresgourmetmarket.com/. They have a full lunch menu as well as brunch on Saturdays. There will be plenty of choices for everyone.
After lunch we will proceed to the Savoy Automobile Museum. The museum cost will be a maximum of $17.00 per person. We're still working on a group discount that will require us to prepay as a group. More details to follow with any prepayment or reimbursement information.
Upon arrival at the museum we will receive a private guided tour of the facility. Then we will be on our own to visit the current exhibits. You may browse the museum at your own pace for as long as you desire.
Current Savoy Exhibits
NASCAR Seven Generations - from Stock Cars to Race Cars
Seven Generations of NASCAR In December 1947, Bill France, Sr. organized a meeting with drivers, mechanics, and car owners in Daytona Beach, FL, to discuss the future of stock car racing. NASCAR, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, was born. Originally, cars were driven directly off the street and onto the racetrack. As safety and technology advanced, so has race cars. Since the first race in February 1948, there have been seven distinct generations of NASCAR race cars. From Stock Cars to Race cars explores the evolution from original stock cars to the high-tech modernization of today’s racing machines.
Jeep: From War to America’s Weekend Warrior
From its initial beginning with the design of the American Bantam company, the Jeep quickly proved its resilience in helping America during WWII. This exhibit will feature a history of the Jeep through the years and how it has evolved and maintained its almost cult like following.
American Treasures: Cars on the National Historic Registry
The Hagerty National Historic Registry was established in partnership with the Library of Congress in 2013. It is a list of the most historically significant automobiles. This exhibit features a collaboration with Hagerty on a mix of vehicles from the approved list.
The Mighty 300 Chrysler Letter Cars
Chrysler Corporation stunned the high-performance auto world in 1955 with the introduction of the Chrysler C-300, a sleek, race-bred coupe for the road. No one offered anything like it. The C-300 was Chrysler’s answer to the Chevrolet Corvette and the Ford Thunderbird. But it was bigger and much more powerful. A simple and elegant two-door coupe, with clean, crisp, “Forward Look” styling by Virgil Exner and his talented team, the C-300 packed a hefty, 300-bhp FirePower Hemi V-8, with solid lifters and a racing cam, under its smooth hood. Twin Imperial grilles and checkered flag theme badges ensured passersby knew this car was something special. Wire wheels were optional. Speed was standard. And the “C” stood for cool! Not surprisingly, the 300 was an out-of-the-box hit, and Chrysler followed it up with an exciting series of what became known as “Letter Cars,” from 1955-to-1965. The first C-300, soon just called the Chrysler 300, anticipated the thrilling Muscle Car movement, with its GTOs, 409s and 442s, in the early 1960s. On NASCAR tracks, a well-tuned 300 could top 128-mph, and on the street, they were unbeatable. You could say that the Chrysler 300 inspired the winged Plymouth Road Runner, Superbird, and the Dodge Charger Daytona — and you’d be right.
Don’t forget to register on the website and remember to put your ACTC magnets on your car for the drive.