| San Diego Automotive Museum | |
| Map Type: | United States San Diego |
| Location: | San Diego, California, US |
| Ceo: | Lenny Leszczynski[1] |
The San Diego Automotive Museum is a museum in Balboa Park in San Diego, California, containing a collection of cars and motorcycles illustrating the history of the American automotive culture. The San Diego Automotive Museum is a non-profit corporation under IRS section 501(c)[2] It is housed in the former California State Building, which was constructed for the 1935-36 California Pacific International Exposition.[3]
One of the signature cars in the collection is Louie Mattar's Fabulous Car, a 1947 Cadillac-with-trailer that was driven non-stop from Alaska to Mexico City and across the United States. Its owner extensively modified it to become largely self-contained, and its cross-country trips incorporated in-motion refueling from support vehicles.[4] [5] Exhibits are rotated every four to six months to bring in cars of different types or eras.