List of museums with Soap Box Derby racers explained

The Soap Box Derby is a youth-oriented soap box car racing program which has been running in the United States since 1934. Proclaimed "the greatest amateur racing event in the world", the program culminates each July at the FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby World Championship held at Derby Downs in Akron, Ohio, with winners from their local communities from across the US and abroad travelling to compete.

Since the Soap Box Derby's creation, numerous kid-built racers have since been retired, most of them probably meeting their demise, but many ending up in the attics, basements and garages of countless American households. Today some of these survivors have been finding their way into public venues like bars and restaurants as decorative examples of Americana, with many more being exhibited in museums honoring Soap Box Derby's heritage as a cherished American institution.

Museums with Soap Box Derby racers

Below is a list of various museums and historical institutions as well as venues open to the public that have in the past or are currently exhibiting Soap Box Derby racers or adding them to their permanent collections, usually acquired via donation by the cars' original owners.

NameCityStateYearNotesStatusImage
Aberdeen Museum of HistoryAberdeenWashington2018Has two 1960s cars on exhibit, both piloted by Ed Gegen, located in its hot rod garage diorama.On exhibit
Albany Regional MuseumAlbanyNew York2023Hosted an exhibit titled Hub City, which featured in the children's area a transportation-themed display comprising two Derby cars that visiting kids could climb into. Among them was a racer piloted by 2010 Super Stock World Champion Tucker McClaran.Was on exhibit
All-American Soap Box Derby Hall of Fame MuseumAkronOhioCurrentHome of the Soap Box Derby, dedicated to showcasing Championship racers that won in Akron since the program began. It houses about half of the 140+ vehicles that have crossed the All-American finishing line as winners over the years. They include a replica of Robert Gravett's Old #7 racer from 1933 used in the official logo, and 1947 World Champion Kenneth Holmboe (pictured).On exhibit
1952 World Champion Joe Lunn's racer, dubbed "The Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia"
1961 Colorado Springs, Colorado racer Bob Carter's racer, a unique example of a car that did not win in Akron
1963 World Champion Harold Conrad's racer
Ken Cline's 1967 World Championship racer, dubbed "the Grasshopper"
Karren Stead's 1975 World Championship lay-down racer
1983 Senior World Champion Mike Burdgick's lay-down racer
Allen County Museum and Historical SocietyLimaOhioCurrentHas a racer from 1971 Lima, Ohio Champion James Ethan Jackson. The car is not on public display.Collection only
All Sports Museum of Southern New JerseyBridgetonNew JerseyCurrentHas a 1941 racer piloted by Irving Halter.On exhibit
America on Wheels Auto MuseumAllentownPennsylvania2010Hosted an exhibit of numerous Derby cars.Was on exhibit
American Treasure Tour MuseumOaksPennsylvaniaCurrentHas on exhibit a few Derby cars, including a blue class A entry from New Castle, Pennsylvania piloted by Ronnie Boy, who won the Best Constructed Award in 1970.On exhibit
Anderson County MuseumAndersonSouth Carolina2022Hosts an exhibit with a 1940 Derby car said to be from the community, along with a helmet and race jersey from 1941 Anderson Champ Joseph E. Harbin displayed above.On exhibit
Antique Automobile Club of America, or AACAHersheyPennsylvania2012Exhibited two cars piloted by 1971 York, Pennsylvania Champion Glenn Dale Laughman and 1972 York, Pennsylvania Champion Debbie Laughman.Was on exhibit
The Bag FactoryGoshenIndiana2022A retail facility in an historic property has a Derby car piloted by 1994 Goshen Masters Rally Champion Greg Koop suspended above the retail floor.On exhibit
Beaver Falls Historical Society MuseumBeaver FallsPennsylvania2017Exhibited a racer piloted by 1969 Beaver Falls Champion Robert Javens.Was on exhibit
Beech Creek/Marsh Creek Watershed Heritage MuseumOrvistonPennsylvaniaCurrentHas a 1963 class A racer donated in 2019 by builder/owner Steve Rhoads.On exhibit
Belfast Historical Society and MuseumBelfastMaineCurrentHas a car piloted by 1966 Belfast, Maine class B racer Butch Richards, with an announcement in 2022 of it being put on display.Collection
Cape Fear Museum of History and ScienceWilmingtonNorth Carolina2011Had as recent as 2011 a class A racer in their collection not on display.Collection only
Carillon Historical ParkDaytonOhio2020Has as a Derby car piloted by Donald Doerfert, who placed third in Dayton in 1934 and won the Best Constructed trophy.On exhibit
Catawba County Museum of HistoryNewtonNorth CarolinaCurrentThe museum is currently hosting an exhibit titled A Race To Remember: Catawba County's Soap Box Derby (1967–1972), which opened on March 9, 2024. It features six Derby cars of local champions from those dates. A film by Richard Eller, which features interviews of Hickory Derby director John Vaughn, as well as past racers, was shown on the opening day, along with sales of a book titled Down the Hill – A Race to Remember that Eller compiled directly from transcripts of those interviews.On exhibit
The exhibit includes cars piloted by the following Champs: Mark Steven Cockerham winning in 1968, Mike Bolch in 1969, Keith Whitener in 1970, Keith Throneburg (pictured) in 1971, and Buster Carpenter in 1972. Rounding out the six is Andy Killian, who took 2nd in 1972. The exhibit is expected to run through the summer.
Mike Bolch's 1969 car (pictured) has already been on display at the museum as early as 2018.Collection
Clinton County Historical Museum at Paine-Gillam-Scott HouseSt. JohnsMichiganCurrentReceived a Derby car donated by Kris Patterson, winner of the St. Johns Championship in 1968.Collection
Codington County Heritage MuseumWatertownSouth DakotaCurrentHas at least two cars, including one piloted by 1968 Watertown Champion Randall Kent Brandriet.Collection
Cole Land Transportation MuseumBangorMaineCurrentHas three Derby cars suspended high above the exhibit floor, including those piloted by 1950 local champion James Roy (pictured), and 1957 champ Robert S. Briggs.On exhibit
Colorado Springs Pioneers MuseumColorado SpringsColoradoCurrentHas an interactive exhibit titled Story of Us: Explore the History and Geography of the Pikes Peak Region, which features, under the letter "D" on the website, a Derby car piloted by 1947 local entry Al Bates.On exhibit
Connecticut Science CenterHartfordConnecticut2009Has a racer piloted by 1999 World Rally Super Stock Champion Carleigh LeBlanc as part of the center's Sights & Sounds exhibit.Was on exhibit
Crawford Auto-Aviation MuseumClevelandOhio2018Had a racer piloted by Margaret "Peggy" Zoller, who won the Cleveland Championship in 1973 and placed 5th at the All-American.Was on exhibit
Darlington County Historical CommissionDarlingtonSouth CarolinaCurrentReceived a car donated by 1951 Hartsville, South Carolina Champion Tommy Jordan.Collection
Detroit News BuildingDetroitMichigan1964–2014Home of the Detroit News newspaper from 1917 to 2014, housed in its reference center a Derby car piloted by 1964 Suburban Detroit Champion Patrick Shorkey. By October 2014 it was one of the last remnants remaining at the property while the newspaper was relocating to a new facility.Unknown
Don Laughlin's Classic Car MuseumLaughlinNevadaCurrentHas in its collection of vintage automobiles a Derby car piloted by 1971 Las Vegas, NV Champion Terry Steve Leisek.On exhibit
DuBois Area Historical SocietyDuBoisPennsylvania2024Hosted in concert with The Courier Express is a series of exhibits titled Turn Back the Clock, which in April 2024 features a Derby car piloted by 1950 DuBois Champion James M. Shaffer. The exhibits can be viewed at the E. D. Reitz Museum in DuBois.On exhibit
Eastern Museum of Motor Racing (EMMR)York SpringsPennsylvania2015Has multiple Derby cars, including racers piloted by 1940 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Champion Jack Finney and 1970 York County, Pennsylvania Champion Mark E. Ilgenfritz, both exhibited above the Soap Box Derby display case.On exhibit
Edge Motor MuseumMemphisTennesseeCurrentHas a Derby exhibit that features a car built and donated by Leslie Dale, who was the class B champ in Nashville, Tennessee in 1940.On exhibit
Eisenhower Conference CenterGettysburgPennsylvania2017Hosted an auction of historic wax figures on May 13, 2017, which included a Derby car piloted by 1980 Montgomery, Alabama Senior Champion Allen Young.Was on exhibit
Elkhorn Valley MuseumNorfolkNebraska2022Has a red Derby car from the mid- to late-seventies.On exhibit
Ellwood City Area Historical SocietyEllwood CityPennsylvaniaCurrentHas on permanent display a Derby car piloted by 1959 Ellwood Champion Eddie Berendt. Exhibited in 2019 is the Bernard "Bucky" Kline miniature collection of Ellwood Champions from 1936 to 1962, of which Berendt's car is replicated.On exhibit
End of the Commons General StoreMesopotamiaOhioCurrentHas on permanent display two Derby cars, including one piloted by 1960 Warren, OH Champion Allen Frantz, who donated it in 2015.On exhibit
1961 Warren, OH entry James Chadwick, located above the retail floor alongside other memorabilia.
Florence County MuseumFlorenceSouth Carolina2016Hosted an exhibit highlighting the history of the annual Soap Box Derby race that took place in Florence during the 1960s and 1970s.Was on exhibit
Floyd County Historical MuseumCharles CityIowa2019Has a local entry piloted in 1960 by Rick Justus on display.On exhibit
Frankenmuth Historical AssociationFrankenmuthMichiganCurrentHas a racer from 1968 Saginaw, Michigan Champ Marcus Haubenstricker. The car is not on public display.Collection only
Fredericksburg Area Museum & Cultural CenterFredericksburgVirginia2012Hosted an exhibit from June 16 to August 31, 2012, titled Thrill on the Hill, featuring a car piloted by 1959 Fredericksburg Champion Boyd E. Blevins.Was on exhibit
Gardner MuseumGardnerMassachusettsCurrentHas a single racer piloted in 1938 by All-American third-placer Stanford Hartshorn.On exhibit
Governor Motor CompanyJefferson CityMissouri2019Has a single racer piloted by 1970 Southwest Suburban, Illinois Champion Mark T. Ahlgrim.On exhibit
Greater Southwest Historical MuseumArdmoreOklahomaCurrentHas two examples on display, including a 1970/71 racer piloted by Alan Sharp.
| On exhibit||-| Greensboro History Museum| Greensboro| North Carolina| 2019| Has a car piloted by 1959 Greensboro Champion Joe Harmon, and is currently not on display.| Was on exhibit||-| Greenwood Antiques| Greenwood| Virginia| Current| Has an unrestored car piloted by 1965 Charlottesville, Virginia Champion Donald Reid Jr. on the front veranda of the store.| On exhibit||-| Hartley Nature Center| Duluth| Minnesota| Current| Once the site of Duluth's Soap Box Derby track, the center has a car piloted by 1964 Duluth Champion Dale Mell to honor that legacy.| On exhibit| |-| Hattiesburg Area Historical Society| Hattiesburg| Mississippi| Current| Has a racer piloted in 1971 by Hattiesburg, Mississippi entrant Steve Mozingo.| On exhibit||-| Heinz History Center| Pittsburgh| Pennsylvania| Current| Is hosting an exhibit from March 22 to Oct. 6, 2024 titled A Woman’s Place: How Women Shaped Pittsburgh, which includes a Soap Box Derby display that features a car piloted by 1982 Western Pennsylvania Senior Champion Jessica Clark. | On exhibit||-| Hennepin History Museum| Minneapolis| Minnesota| Current| Has a racer piloted by 1959 Minneapolis Champion Jerald Edward Houk.| Collection||-| The Henry Ford Museum| Dearborn| Michigan| Current| Showcases 1939 North Platte, NE Champion Mason Colbert's racer.| On exhibit| |-| High Point Museum| High Point| North Carolina| 2023| Hosted from February to March 2023 a Derby-themed exhibit featuring photographs of past participants, memorabilia and a single racer (pictured) driven by 1953 High Point, North Carolina racer Henry Clyde Williams Jr. (1937–2022). A panel discussion and question period was also held on the last Saturday of the exhibit. Invited to speak were Harrison "Bud" Lyon of Durham, the first African-American youth to win High Point's Derby in 1954; Bill Blair Jr., who participated in High Point's first Soap Box Derby in 1951; and Gail Simpson, one of the first girls to race and the first to win High Point's Derby in 1972. Ms. Simpson was unable to speak due to an illness.| Was on exhibit| |-| Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley| Ephrata| Pennsylvania| Current| Has on exhibit a racer piloted by Mike Ocker, who took the class B runner-up and 4th overall in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1969.| On exhibit||-| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum| Indianapolis| Indiana| Current| Accepted a car piloted by 1954 Hartford, Connecticut Soap Box Derby Champion Denny Zimmerman, who donated it in 2007.| Collection| |-| International Motorsports Hall of Fame| Talladega| Alabama| 2022| Has two Derby cars on exhibit, a 1960s entry from Birmingham, Alabama piloted by Matt Wright, and a second by two-time (1997 and 1998) Birmingham, Alabama National Derby Rally (NDR) Masters Champion Will Waldrip.| On exhibit||-| James Madison Museum| Orange| Virginia| Current| Has a single Derby car piloted by Johnny Altman, who raced in Orange and won the Best Constructed Award in 1960. Mr. Altman donated the car in 2013.| On exhibit||-| Kassel Museum| Kassel| Germany| 2020–2021| Hosted an exhibit entitled "Es Lebe der Sport", which featured a racer piloted by 1957 Kassel, Germany Soap Box Derby Champion Ernst Krönert.| Was on exhibit| |-| Kosciusko County Historical Society| Warsaw| Indiana| 2014| Exhibited at their 49th annual banquet was a Derby racer piloted in 1955 and 1956 by Larry Shively. Held at the Zimmer Biomet Center Lake Pavilion in Warsaw, speakers also included fellow racer Tom Plew, who came second at the local championship in 1957.| Was on exhibit||-| Lancaster Soap Box Derby Hall of Fame Museum| Lancaster| Ohio| Current| Has a large collection of their local champ cars on display at their topside building. Some of their earliest entries, all sit-ups, include those piloted by Scott Straley in 1956—their oldest car, Jerry Campbell in 1957, Don McCellan in 1958, Dick Kraner in 1959, Larry Wilkins in 1960, Larry McCoy in 1961, Ben McCoy in 1963, Jeff Engel in 1964, David Beach in 1966, Rick Wilkins in 1967, Jim Hunt in 1969 and David Brenstuhl in 1970. Early lay-down models include Ray Blair in 1971, Pike Hull in 1972, Bill Hunt in 1973, Brian Hunt in 1974, Mike Roth in 1975, Ken Hoffman in 1976, Lisa Spires in 1977 and Lori Roth in 1978.| On exhibit| |-| Larz Anderson Auto Museum| Brookline, Massachusetts| Massachusetts| 2019| Has suspended from the wall a black Derby car from the 1940s with a 1953 helmet hung alongside. The identity of the car's driver is unknown.| On exhibit||-| The Lemay–America's Car Museum| Tacoma| Washington| 2017| Has a Championship car from 1967 All-American entry Richard R. Peterson, who represented Tacoma in Akron.| On exhibit||-| Lynchburg Museum| Lynchburg| Virginia| Current| Has a 1949 racer piloted by Terrell Griffin on display in the Main Court Room Gallery.| On exhibit||-| Mattatuck Museum| Waterbury| Connecticut| 2023–2024| Hosted from January 2023 to January 2024 a Derby-themed installation featuring pamphlets, photographs and a 1971 racer loaned by its owner, driver Stephen Longo.| Was on exhibit||-| McHenry County Historical Society & Museum| Union| Illinois| 2007| Has a car piloted by 1952 Woodstock, Illinois Champion Peter Perkins, who is a life member of the museum.| On exhibit||-| rowspan="3"|Memory Lane Museum| rowspan="3"|Mooresville| rowspan="3"|North Carolina| rowspan="3"|Current| Has twenty-one vintage Derby cars in their collection. They include examples from Dan Parks of Charlotte, North Carolina, who finished his long career in 1965 as a class A; Neil Castles Jr., also of Charlotte, who took 6th place in the Senior Division of that local in 1985; and Mark Whitley of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, who competed at the All-American in 1990 in the Kit Division, winning his first heat. The following year he raced as a Senior at the All-American, taking 8th.| rowspan="3"|On exhibit| |-| Steve Matlock of Knoxville, TN, who competed from 1955 to 1958, taking 2nd in 1956.| |-| | |-| Minnesota History Center| Saint Paul| Minnesota| Current| Has a Derby car piloted in 1938 by St. Paul, Minnesota Champion Herbert Garelic | On exhibit||-| Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum| Greensboro| North Carolina| 2022| Has three Derby cars from the 1970s suspended above the Volvo truck and Petty Enterprises Hot Wheels exhibits. They were all constructed by the same builder, who is unidentified.| On exhibit||-| Mission Museum| Mission| British Columbia| 2020| Exhibited a racer piloted by 1961 Mission City, British Columbia Champion Raymond Mack.| Was on exhibit| |-| Morrison Motor Car Museum| Concord| North Carolina| Current| Has two cars piloted by 1965 Charlotte, North Carolina Champion David Alexander, and 1966 Charlotte, North Carolina racer Mark Alexander on the showroom floor.| On exhibit| |-| Museu da Casa Brasileira| São Paulo| Brazil| 2018| Held an exhibit titled Design Aerodinâmico – Metáfora do Futuro (en. Aerodynamic Design – Metaphor for the Future), featuring a 1940s Derby car from Portsmouth, New Hampshire.| Was on exhibit||-| Museum of American Speed| Lincoln| Nebraska| Current| Has numerous Derby cars on exhibit, including examples piloted by 1934 Indianapolis, Indiana Champion Raymond A. Kern, 1949–51 Muncie, Indiana class B racer Garland Ross Jr.(pictured), 1962 Detroit, MI Champion Robert Joseph Hanlon, as well as 1969 entries from Mark Larivee of Detroit and local Steve Fralin of Lincoln.| On exhibit| |-| National Automotive and Truck Museum| Auburn| Indiana| Current| Home of GM Futurliner#10, has on display two Derby cars, one a blue class B entry from the 1960s, and the second an orange lay-down design from the 1970s.| On exhibit||-| National Museum of American History| Washington| D.C.| Current| Has several Derby items, including two cars. One (pictured) was piloted by 1961 Hartford, Connecticut Champion Robert J. Pusateri, and the second by 1994 National Derby Rally Stock Division Champion Laura Shepherd from Kent, Ohio. The cars are not on public display.| Collection only| |-| New England Racing Museum| Loudon| New Hampshire| 2021| Has three Derby cars hung on a wall display, including one piloted by 1982 Junior World Champion Carol Ann Sullivan. 1954 Hartford, Connecticut Champion Denny Zimmermans's car (pictured) was on exhibit there in 2021, on loan from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.| On exhibit| |-| North Carolina Museum of History| Raleigh| North Carolina| Current| Has a single racer (pictured) in their collection, piloted by 1972 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Champion Priscilla Freeman, who took fifth place at the 35th All-American. The car is currently not on public display.| Collection only| |-| Northwest Connecticut Fire Fighting Museum| Torrington| Connecticut| 2022| Situated at the Bad Dog Brewing Company in Torrington, has two Derby car as floor exhibits, both sponsored by the Torrington Fire Department, including an example piloted by Tommy Petrovits.| On exhibit||-| Oakland Museum of California| Oakland| California| 2010–11| Hosted an exhibit curated by Mark Dion titled The Marvelous Museum, that featured orphaned items in the collection seldom displayed nor borrowed by other museums. In it a Derby car from the 1940s was shown to the public, like many items, in its storage crate. | Was on exhibit||-| Ohio History Center| Columbus| Ohio| 2022| Has a Derby car on display piloted by 1949 Akron, Ohio 3rd-placer Carl William "Bill" Ford.| On exhibit||-| Okoboji Classic Cars| Milford| Iowa| 2020| Has three Derby cars on display, including one (pictured) from 1966 Sioux City, Iowa Champion Roger Lee Van Waart.| On exhibit| |-| Old School Museum| Winchester| Illinois| 2022| Has a Champion car from Clint Buckley who won the Jacksonville, Illinois, local race in 1972.| On exhibit||-| Old State House Museum| Little Rock| Arkansas| Current| Has a racer piloted by 1960 Magnolia, Arkansas Champion Wallace F. Waits (1945–2023). The car is currently not on public display.| Collection only| |-| Owls Head Transportation Museum| Owls Head| Maine| Current| The museum has a wealth of Derby-related ephemera in its archives and several cars tucked away in storage, including 1938 Portland, Maine Champion Perley Bartlett. As recent as 2017, it along with two others were exhibited in the museum.| Collection| |-| Peekskill Museum| Peekskill| New York| Current| Has a single example upstairs in the Marion Boyle Children's Room, piloted by 1936 Peekskill, New York Champion William Barthelmes.| On exhibit| |-| Pennsylvania College of Technology| Williamsport| Pennsylvania| 2012| Pennsylvania College of Technology, which opens its masonry laboratory annually for construction of cars used in the Williamsport Soap Box Derby, exhibited in 2012 a Derby car piloted by 1951 World Champion Darwin Cooper, who hails from there. The car was put on display at the entrance of the college's Madigan Library. | Was on exhibit||-| Region of Waterloo Museums & Archives| Kitchener| Ontario| Current| Has in their collection a class B car built in 1955 and raced in the area. The driver's name is withheld pending permission of the donor, who was original owner and builder of the car. It is currently not on public display.| Collection only| |-| Rock County Historical Society| Janesville| Wisconsin| 2021| Housed at Lincoln-Tallman House in Janesville, and in the basement, are two cars in a Derby-themed exhibit piloted by 1948 Janesville, Wisconsin Champion Carliss H. Shuler and 1949 Janesville, Wisconsin Champion Gerald S. Wells.| On exhibit||-| Route 66 Motorheads Bar and Grill and Museum| Springfield| Illinois| 2019| Situated above the restaurant bar is a Derby car piloted by 1972 Springfield, Illinois Champion Robert Wayne Wieks, along with other memorabilia like a flag and trophy connected to the car's history. Mr. Wieks hadn't seen the car since his win in 1972 until much later when it was put on display above the bar. Now back in his possession, the car remains on exhibit.| On exhibit||-| St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre| St. Catharines| Ontario| 2023| Hosted a Derby-themed exhibit on the history of the Soap Box Derby in St. Catharines featuring photographs, trophies and related memorabilia. In it were two cars piloted by 1954 Champ Larry Tracey (pictured), which is in the Museum's permanent collection, and 1972 Champ William Roy "Bill" Hand.| Was on exhibit| |-| San Diego Automotive Museum| Balboa Park| California| 2017| Exhibited a Derby racer piloted by 1946 World Champion Gilbert Klecan, who loaned the car.| Was on exhibit| |-| Saratoga Automobile Museum| Saratoga| New York| 2017| Has exhibited vintage racers piloted by Peter Voronovsky of Schenectady, New York, who was awarded the Best Constructed trophy in 1951, Linda Lee Aidala of Albany, New York, who competed as a Senior Division entry in 1981, and Jordan Milner of Windsor, Connecticut, who competed as a Stock Division entry in 1995.| Was on exhibit| |-| Seiverling Museum| Ephrata| Pennsylvania| 2023| Seiverling Museum, a car and pedal car museum, entered a float at the 88th Ephrata Fair Parade, which featured a Derby car piloted by 1973 local Champion Brad Kreider, whose family were volunteers. The parade took place on Main Street, the same thoroughfare that Brad had won on 50 years earlier.| Was on exhibit||-| Silver Creek Museum| Freeport| Illinois| Current| Has a single example piloted by 1950–1951 Freeport, Illinois racer Dean G. Speilman.| On exhibit||-| Sioux City Public Museum| Sioux City| Iowa| Current, 2023| Has at least four cars, including a replica of 1937 Sioux City, Iowa Champion Wayne Johnson's "mushroom car", which he constructed in 2008 and donated to the museum, and 1967 Sioux City, Iowa Champion Mark Lehmann (pictured), both suspended high above the museum floor. In 2023 a show entitled New to You: Recent Artifact Donations exhibited recent acquisitions, including two Derby cars driven by 1970 Sioux City, Iowa Champion Stephen T. Lalley and 1990 Sioux City, Iowa Masters Champion Wendy Van Waart.| On exhibit, collection| |-| Smoky Hill Museum| Salina| Kansas| 2021| Has exhibited a Derby car piloted by 1967 Salina, Kansas Champion Jack Klein (1955–2004).| On exhibit||-| South Dakota State Historical Society| Pierre| South Dakota| Current| Has a donated Derby car that was piloted by 1941 Rapid City, South Dakota Champion Jack Enterman.| Collection||-| Stables Cafe| Guthrie| Oklahoma| 2022| Has as part its extensive antiques collection an unidentified lay-down racer from the 1970s suspended above the dining area.| On exhibit||-| Stratford-Perth Archives| Straford| Ontario| 2019| Displayed a derby car in 2019 dubbed "Miss Canada," which was raced in Stratford from 1951 to 1954 by brothers Gary and Marvin Thomas. The car is in the collection of the Stratford Perth Museum, who loaned the car.| Was on exhibit| |-| Strong National Museum of Play| Rochester| New York| Current| Has multiple examples in their collection, including cars piloted by 1951 class A racer Richard E. "Dick" Zicari (1936–2011), donated by Mr. Zicari, 1964 Rochester Champion William Lentzer, which has been on display as recent as 2018, and 1975 Rochester Champion Dave Marra, donated by Mr. Marra.| On exhibit||-| Swift Current Museum| Swift Current| Saskatchewan| 2018| Hosted a Derby exhibit in October 2018 that was pitched to the museum by the Swift Current Soapbox Racing Association, which at the time was celebrating 35 years of continuous racing. It featured several racers, including a senior lay-down car piloted by Aiden Jahnke.| Was on exhibit||-| Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame| Syracuse| New York| Current| Has a single Derby car piloted by 1970 Syracuse Champion Walter G. Hadyk.| On exhibit||-| Tallahassee Automobile Museum| Tallahassee| Florida| Current| Has three cars on exhibit, including examples from Roy Garren, who raced in the Senior Division in the DeKalb County, Georgia, race in 1984, and David Garren, who won the Junior Division Championship in Atlanta in 1985.| On exhibit||-| Toronto Motorama| Toronto| Ontario| 2020, 2022| A single example, an all metal-clad racer from the 1960s, was exhibited in the Bodymotive Services kiosk at the Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo in 2020. In 2022 the car competed at the Elora, Ontario soapbox derby.| Was on exhibit and raced||-| Tyler History Center| Youngstown| Ohio| Current| Has two cars on display, piloted by 1967 class A entry James Strock and 1968 racer Donald Del Cessna, both who competed in Youngstown.| On exhibit||-| Unser Racing Museum| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque| New Mexico| 2023| Featured two Derby cars piloted by 1960 Albuquerque, New Mexico Champion Lawrence Martin and 1966 Albuquerque, New Mexico Champion Richard E. Martin. The museum closed in 2023, with its collection being relocated to the Museum of American Speed in Lincoln, Nebraska.| Was on exhibit||-| Vance-Tousey House| Lawrenceburg| Indiana| 2019| Hosted an exhibit titled The Great Race, featuring a Derby racer piloted by 1969 Lawrenceburg, Indiana Champion Alfred Dewayne Uhlman.| Was on exhibit||-| rowspan="8"|Vintage Derby Car Show| rowspan="8"|Akron| rowspan="8"|Ohio| rowspan="8"|3rd Friday in July| Annual exhibit taking place during Race Week that culminates in the All-American World Championship in Akron, Ohio. The exhibit showcases extant vintage Derby racers and memorabilia that invites any and all Derby alumni to attend and participate, and is open to the general public. At its inaugural exhibit in 2022 an array of classic Derby car designs (pictured) was put on display.| rowspan="8"|Was on exhibit| |-| Oldest car at the 3rd Vintage Show in 2024 piloted by 1952 Soap Box Derby World Champion Joe Lunn, showing collision damage| |-| Oldest car at the 2nd Vintage Show in 2023 piloted by Indianapolis, Indiana Champion David M. Knight in 1953| |-| 1956 Valparaiso, Indiana racer Doug Hoback's car at the 3rd Vintage Show in 2024| |-| An original and unrestored racer piloted by 1961 Ashland, Ohio Champion James Stine| |-| 1961 Mansfield, Ohio Champion Timothy Boyer exhibited at the 3rd Vintage Show in 2024| |-| 1969 New Philadelphia, Ohio Champion Jeff Bitticker's car at the 3rd Vintage Show in 2024| |-| 1974 Conshohocken, Pennsylvania Champion Edward L. Myers, who took 3rd at the 37th All-American, in 2024| |-| Virginia Museum of Transportation| Roanoke| Virginia| Current| Has Tim Royer's orange Super Stock car from 2001 to 2003, Roanoke, Virginia Champion Michael Jay Dobie's blue car from 1966 and Roanoke, Virginia Champion Charles Lineberry III's yellow car from 1969.| On exhibit| |-| Vortaunus Museum| Oberursel| Germany| Current| Has numerous cars on exhibit, including those piloted by 1950 German Champion Alfred Hänle, 1955 German Champion Heinz Soethof, 1967 German Champion Klaus Rohde, 1968 German Champion Bernd Schacherl, 1971 German Champion Karl-Heinz Peter and 1983 German Sr. Champion Rieke Monschauer.| On exhibit||-| Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum| Waukesha| Wisconsin| 2019| Exhibited a car piloted by 1947 Waukesha, Wisconsin Champion Jack Chapman (1932–2019).| On exhibit| |-| Wayne County Historical Museum| Richmond| Indiana| 2022| Has several cars suspended above the museum floor, including one piloted by 1968 Richmond, Indiana Champion James B. Wells II.| On exhibit||-| Wisconsin Historical Museum| Madison| Wisconsin| 2010| Hosted an exhibit titled Zoom! Whiz! Wow! A High-Speed History of Madison's Soap Box Derby, which ran July 26 through September 11, 2010. Included were memorabilia, trophies, photos of boys that participated, and some cars, including one by 1957 Madison Champion Van Steiner.| Was on exhibit||-| Yale Museum| Yale| British Columbia| 2020| Has at least two Derby cars on exhibit, including one piloted by 1969 Western Canada Champion Dennis Lissimore on display.| On exhibit| |-| Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum| Ypsilanti| Michigan| 2015| Has a car (pictured) piloted by 1950 Ypsilanti, Michigan entry Bill Nickels.| On exhibit| |}

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