Riverside International Automotive Museum
Posted by Steve White on Sep 22, 2010
The Riverside International Automotive Museum offers motorsports fans a wonderful opportunity to discover California’s great auto racing history. The museum was established in the year 2006 by father and son auto racing enthusiasts Ray and Doug Magnon, and it is situated on Marlborough Avenue in Riverside, California. This 20,000-square-foot facility showcases an impressive collection of automobiles and items that are related to auto racing in California.
The collection of the museum is divided into five different categories, namely, Riverside International Raceway, Ontario Motor Speedway, Dan Gurney, Archives, and Restoration Projects. These exhibits are made up of displays of legendary race cars, classic cars, and contemporary cars, as well as artifacts, documents, photographs, mementos, magazines, brochures, posters, and others. The museum has the largest Maserati road car collection in the United States, which includes every model that has been offered in the country since 1951. Notable Maseratis include a 1972 Quattroporte II that originally belonged to King Juan Carlos of Spain and a 1982 Quattroporte III that was once owned by David Carradine. There are also a number of Ferraris, Jaguars, Porsches, and custom race cars in the museum.
The Riverside International Automotive Museum is open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Saturday. It does not charge an admission fee, but it encourages visitors to give a donation of $5.00 per person.
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