Historic Auto Attractions

Historic Auto Attractions is an automobile, history and pop culture museum in Roscoe, Illinois, most known for its large collection of artifacts associated with the John F. Kennedy assassination. It is owned by local racecar owner Wayne Lensing and was opened in 2002.^[1]

Contents 1 Notable Exhibits 1.1 Abraham Lincoln 1.2 Turn Of The 20th Century 1.3 Gangsterland 1.4 Famous Stars & Cars 1.5 World Leaders 1.6 Kennedy Day In Dallas 1.7 White House Room 1.8 Legends Of Racing 1.9 World Of Speed 1.10 Movieland 1.11 TV Land & Customs 1.12 Political Artifacts 2 References 3 External links

Notable Exhibits

Abraham Lincoln

• A huge room full of on-of-a-kind and rare artifacts spanning an American President's life and tragic betrayal during a period of tremendous growth and change as a nation.

Turn Of The 20th Century

• Old West Americana - A large collection of Native American artifacts and movie props. (link)
• Artifacts of the Old West (link)
• 1860 Crane-Beam Hearse - Horse Drawn Hearse (link)
• Stagecoach - A reproduction of an 1800s coach (link)
• 1906 Oriental Buckboard - An early form of motor car (link)
• 1924 Fordson Tractor - Built by the Ford Motor Co. (link)
• North American Wildlife - A collection of animal taxidermy from buffalo to beaver (link)

Gangsterland

• Guilotine (link)
• John Dillinger - 1932 Studebaker used in an Indiana Bank Robbery (link)
• The John Dillinger Exhibit
• Al Capone - 1929 Ford Model AA
• Electric Chair (link)
• Bonnie & Clyde Death Hats - Actual hats from their fateful day (link)
• Bonnie & Clyde Movie Car - from the 1967 film "Bonnie & Clyde" (link)

Famous Stars & Cars

• Film Legends - Memoribilia worn by Mae West, costumes from Ben Hur and others (link)
• Conway Twitty - 1957 Lincoln Continental Mark II (link)
• June Carter Cash - A dress from the country star inside a 14 ft.tall wooden guitar prop (link)
• Gone With The Wind - Artifacts from the famous movie, including a mirror from the set of the film (link)
• Legends in Aviation - Wax figures of Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart (link)
• Country Music Legends - Hank Williams, Jim Reeves, Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline (link)
• Johnny Cash - "One Piece At A Time" custom car (link)
• 1976 Bicentennial Money Car - Cadillac covered in 120,000 coins (link)
• Howard Hughes - 1960 Cadillac Limousine (link)
• Buddy Holly - Articles of clothing and handwriten lyrics from the rock and roll legend (link)
• Marilyn Monroe - Her dress from “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend.” (link)
• Larel & Hardy - This 1925 Model A Truck appeared in the comedy short "Big Business" (link)
• Elvis Presley - The King's personal 1972 Lincoln Mark IV, as well as his shirt, glasses, ring and more. (link)
• More Film Legends - Case full of film artifacts like Indiana Jones’ whip from “Raiders of The Lost Ark”
• Colonel Sanders - 1939 Lincoln K Limousine V-12. This car was used as the Colonel's personal car. (link)
• James Dean - Costume worn in the film “Giant”, as well a piece of his Porche Spyder (link)

World Leaders

• Great Artists & Authors Imortalized In Wax (link)
• British Royal Family - 1948 Daimler Limousine (link)
• King of Siam - 1928 Delage Limousine (link)
• Evita Peron - 1950 Rolls Royce bulletproof Limousine (link)
• Ronald Reagan - 1986 Cadillac Presidential Limousine (link)
• Joseph Stalin - 1937 Packard Twelve (link)
• Richard M. Nixon - 1969 Lincoln Lehman Peterson Limousine (link)
• Ulysses S. Grant - 1865 Studebaker Landau Carriage (link)
• Franklin D. Roosevelt - 1938 Cadillac Secret Service Limousine (link)
• Roosevelt Cane/Radio - Personal belongings of the President (link)
• Harry S. Truman - 1950 Lincoln Presidential Limousine (link)
• Dwight D. Eisenhower 962 Cadillac Fleetwood Limousine (link)
• Lyndon B. Johnson - 965 Lincoln Lehman Peterson Limo (link)
• Franklin D. Roosevelt - 1939 Ford Secret Service Car (link)
• Hall Of Wax Presidents - Wax figures of several presidents (link)
• German Military Motorcycle - 1942 WW II BMW (link)
• Adolf Hitler - 1939 Mercedes G 4 Six-Wheeled Staff Car (link)
• Benito Mussolini - 1939 Lancia Austra Parade car (link)
• Heinrich Himmler - 1939 Horch 930v Cabriolet German Staff Car (link)
• Emperor Hirohito - 1935 Packard Limousine (link)
• Nikita Khrushchev - 1962 Chaika Russian Parade Car (link)

Kennedy Day In Dallas

• John F. Kennedy - 1962 Lincoln Presidential Limousine (link)
• The Kennedy Wardrobe - Several items from the Kennedy family wardrobe (link)
• World Leaders In Wax (link)
• The Clothes Of Camelot - Eighteen designer dresses that belonged to The First Lady (link)
• Kennedy Presidential Artifacts - Many personal & assassination items from JFK (link)
• The Dallas Morning Printing Plate - Used to print that fateful headline (link)
• Kennedy Secret Service Car - 1956 Cadillac Secret Service Limousine. This car was directly behind the President during his assassination (link)
• 1963 Lincoln - A faithful replica of his presidential car (link)
• Oswald And Ruby Display - Several important artifacts, including personal items from Oswald, Ruby, and others (link)
• Oswald Ambulance - 1962 Ford used to transport Oswald after the Ruby shooting (link)
• Ruby-Oswald Shooting - Diorama of the shooting incident (link)
• Book Depository Window - An actual window from the building (link)

White House Room

• The East Room - The flag that was draped over the President’s coffin as he lie in state in The East Room (link)
• Kennedy Presidential Artifacts - A huge display of over 50 examples of White House furnishings including entire room sets and personal effects of several Presidents. One of the largest collection of original White House and Presidential memorabilia in existence outside of Washington. D.C.! (link)
• The Red Room - Actual furniture used in the White House (link)
• The Music Room - Actual furniture used in the White House (link)
• The Blue Room - Actual furniture used in the White House (link)
• The Green Room - Actual furniture used in the White House (link)

Legends Of Racing

• Rusty Wallace - 1989 Pontiac NASCAR Championship car (link)
• Tim Richmond - 1986 Folgers Monte Carlo (link)
• 1984 Sprint Car - Owned by Little 500 Hall of Famer Harold Wirtjies (link)
• K-Mart / Havoline Racing Indy Car - Drive by Mario, Michael & Jeff Andretti (link)
• Ron Hornaday - 1998 NASCAR Championship truck (link)
• Winston Cup Cutaway Car - Illustrates the inner workings of a race car (link)
• Earnhardt Driving Suits - From “The Intimidator” and his son (link)
• Bobby Allison - 1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo - the last big-bodied car to win before downsizing (link)
• Richard Petty - 1960 Plymouth - The King won his 2nd, 3rd and 4th races in this car. It is his earliest race car in existence (link)
• Mark Martin - 1980 short track Camaro stock car (link)

World Of Speed

• 1929 Indy - An early Chandler 2-seat racer (link)
• Danica Patrick - Rahal-Letterman Racing 2005 IRL IndyCar (link)
• Tom Sneva - First car to turn 200 mph at Indy in 1977 (link)
• 1940 Midget racer - 1940 Hillegas V8 60 Flathead (link)
• Orient Express - 1987 & 1988 IDBA Funny Bike champ (link)
• McDonald's Drag Car - 1965 Hemi Coronet (link)
• Joe Amato - 1998 Top Fuel Dragster (link)
• Early Dragster - 1960s Hemi-powered slingshot (link)
• Racing History Exhibit - A collection of racing arifacts of the past (link)
• Hawaiian Punch Dragster - The famous dragster driven by Roland Leong (link)
• Bud Light GT - Race car driven by Davey Jones (link)

Movieland

• Back to the Future - 1986 DeLorean time machine (link)
• Superman Costume - Worn by Christopher Reeve in the movie “Superman” (link)
• The Batmobile - From the 1960s TV series (link)
• The Batmobile - From the movie “Batman Returns” (link)
• The Bat Rocket - From the movie “Batman Returns” (link)
• Ghostbusters - 1959 Cadillac from the movie (link)
• Flintstones - The 1994 Flintstones movie car (link)

TV Land & Customs

• The Mohs Ostentatienne Opera Sedan - The ultimate in personal transportation (link)
• Land Speed Car - Craig Breedlove's rocket car (link)
• Craig Breedlove's Engine - Actual jet engine first to go 600 mph on land (link)
• Oswald Taxi - The actual taxi cab oswald used in his get away (link)
• All In The Family - Wax figures from the cast of All In The Family (link)
• Sanford & Son - 1950 Mercury pickup from the TV show, as well as the set where the show was filmed (link)
• Star Trek - Wax figures from the cast of Star Trek (link)
• Happy Days - Wax figures from the cast of Happy Days (link)
• The Family Truckster - From the film "Family Vacation" (link)
• Andy Griffith - 1964 Ford Galaxie from the TV series (link)
• M.A.S.H - Wax figures from the cast of M.A.S.H (link)
• Hollywood - Wax figures of Famous Hollywood Stars (link)
• NASA Space Exhibit - Pieces of history from the space program (link)
• Safari Car - 1 of 3 1973 Mohs Safarikar (link)
• The World's Lowest Car - Custom 1972 Hillman Imp (link)
• Bigfoot - Bob Chandler's fifteen foot tall King of the Monsters (link)

Political Artifacts

• The flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol building during the United States Bicentennial.
• A rare official document signed by King Louis XVI in 1789.

References

External links

• Official Web site