Ask The Best And Brightest: Which Car Belongs In The Smithsonian?

by Edward Niedermeyer

Published: December 22nd, 2010

ask the best and brightest which car belongs in the smithsonian

Unfortunately, the question isn’t “what car belongs in the Smithsonian?” We could probably spend most of the holiday season discussing that one. No, the National Museum of American History has only 73 of the finest cars to choose from, and has nominated only eight to be displayed. You see, this isn’t one of those hypothetical deals… the NMAH actually wants you to vote on which car you think is most deserving of the honor, and the top-two vote-getters will be displayed from January 22- February 21. And your nominees are…

1880 Long Steam Tricycle

1894 Balzer

1903 Oldsmobile Curved-Dash Runabout

1929 Miller Race Car (FWD)

1948 Tucker

1953 Glasspar Roadster

1987 GM Sunraycer

1997 GM EV-1

For more information on these cars, and to vote for your favorite surf on over to the NMAH’s “Race to the Museum” page.

Otherwise, let the debate begin… which is most worthy?

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BigOldChryslers on Dec 23, 2010
I was momentarily excited til I saw their list of finalists. One of my lifetime quests is to personally see all 9 remaining 1963 Chrysler Turbines. I'm up to 4 presently. I figure that the two hardest ones are going to be the one at the Smithsonian and one that Chrysler Historical has, because these two are tucked away in storage warehouses.

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Lorenzo on Jan 01, 2011

It took me awhile to think of it, since nobody mentioned it, but there has to be a WWII Willys Jeep on display or the whole collection is a sham.

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