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Car, Hollywood Cars Museum, Jay Ohrberg, Las Vegas, Michael Dezer, Movie, Nevada, Replica, TV, USA
The Hollywood Car Museum showcases a series of vehicles from TV and Movies. There is also an exhibition of cars owned by the flamboyant pianist Liberace.
Our visit was part of our May/June 2019 USA Trip – click here for all the USA trip reviews.
The museum is housed in a warehouse unit not far from the Las Vegas strip – but far enough that you’ll need your car or a taxi to get there.
Hollywood Car Museum – Entrance
Admission is $20 (cash only), but there is a $5 coupon on http://hollywoodcarsmuseum.com/
If you’ve previously visited the Petersen museum in LA, or the Mercedes and Porsche museums in Frankfurt, you’ll find yourself a little disappointed. This museum is a more amateur affair, so lower your expectations – there’s still plenty of cars to see!
Hollywood Car Museum – Inside
Most of the cars were created by Jay Ohrberg. Some were used in TV shows/movies, many are replicas – then there those weird creations that are just made just for fun. I believe the museum is a collaboration between Jay Ohrberg, Michael Dezer and local car dealer Hot Rod City.
Roller Skate Hot Rod
40 ft Pink Hot Tub Convertible Limo
The K.I.T.T Knight Rider cars looked good.
K.I.T.T. Knight Rider
K.I.T.T. Knight Rider Interior
K.I.T.T. Knight Rider (rear)
K.I.T.T. Super Pursuit Mode – Knight Rider
The Back to the Future 3 DeLorean was a really poor replica – they really need to send this to Bruce Coulombe to be converted properly.
Back to the Future 3 DeLorean
Back to the Future 3 DeLorean Flux Capacitor
Back to the Future 3 DeLorean Time Circuits
Back to the Future 3 Rear
This is how the interior is supposed to look:
There were plenty of James Bond cars.
Aston Martin Volante – The Living Daylights
Aston Martin Volante – The Living Daylights
AMC Matador coupe – Man with the Golden Gun
Underwater Lotus Esprit S1 – The Spy Who Loved Me
Lotus Esprit S1 – The Spy Who Loved Me
Underwater Lotus Esprit S1 – The Spy Who Loved Me
Workshop with Underwater Lotus Esprit S1
More cars from movie and TV.
Starsky and Hutch Gran Torino
Starsky and Hutch Gran Torino – rear
Bond Lotus Esprit S1 and Looney Tunes Race Car
Fast and the Furious Cars
Original TV and Movie Batmobiles
Original Batmobile
GMC Vandura van – A-Team
Batman, Bond, A Team & Capt. Phillips
Doc Hudson and and I think that is supposed to be Mater
General Lee – Dukes of Hazzard
The last room was all Liberace.
Liberace Cars
The crystal-covered roadster in which Liberace arrived on stage at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.
Liberace Rolls Royce
Outside in the parking area we found an unintended exhibit – the same truck used by Marty McFly in Back to the Future. I think it just belonged to someone who worked nearby.
Marty McFly’s Truck
We love movie and TV cars and so we enjoyed our visit. I suppose you need to be a real enthusiast to leave the Las Vegas strip and make the trek over to the Hollywood Cars Museum. The admission charge is only $15 (with coupon) and so it’s not really expensive. There were hardly any visitors when we were there and I’m not sure how I would encourage more. I’d be tempted to do a deal with a casino and rent the cars to them to attract visitors.
What I would change in the museum:
- Remove the cheesy mannequins that cheapen the displays.
- Remove some lesser-known cars so there is more room to walk around and photograph the more interesting cars.
- Return the DeLorean to stock, or have it professionally converted by Bruce Coulombe.
- Improve the wall displays with professional movie imagery.
Hollywood Cars Museum
5115 Dean Martin Dr #905
Las Vegas, NV 89118
(702) 331.6400
Admission $20 (cash only) but there is a $5 coupon on http://hollywoodcarsmuseum.com/
Open every day from 10am – 9pm
(Closed Christmas Day & July 4th)