World Famous Volo Auto Museum Opens Vault to the Public

[rshelby]

VOLO, Ill., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The scooter that Peter Parker used to deliver pizzas in "Spiderman 2," a prototype Camaro police car, an actual Indy racecar, and other rare pieces usually reserved strictly for museums could find their way under your tree this holiday season.

With nearly 300 collector cars and over twenty famous cars on display, the Volo Auto Museum's five indoor showrooms are nearing capacity. To make room for new exhibits, the 44-year-old museum has decided to open its vault to the public for the first time.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to own a piece of history," said Museum Sales Director Brian Grams. "We are thrilled to be able to offer this opportunity to the public."

The vault contains about 100 items, including the 1976 Pacer featured in "Wayne's World," the Mazda RX-7 and Mitsubishi Eclipse that starred in "The Fast and The Furious," and "The Gadget Mobile" from the movie "Inspector Gadget."

In addition to famous vehicles, the vault contains antique kiddie rides from the 1950s, authentic movie and television props, and other museum artifacts.

Prices range from $5,000 for the robot costume featured in RoboCop 2 to $1.2 million for a prototype Shelby GT-500 convertible owned by famous racecar driver turned engineer Carroll Shelby.

The museum will offer a special showing to the press on Dec. 16, 2004. Invited guests will receive a viewing on Dec. 17. Finally, the vault will be opened to the general public starting Dec. 18. The remaining contents of the vault will be available for purchase online at http://www.volocars.com/ .

The Volo Auto Museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Generaladmission is $7. Special rates are available for children, seniors, veterans and active military. Visit http://www.volocars.com/ or call (815) 385-3644 for details.

The Volo Auto Museum is located at 27582 W. Volo Village Road near Routes 120 and 12 in Volo, IL. The museum reserves the right to postpone or cancel events.

Download photos at http://www.volocars.com/ .

Web site: http://www.volocars.com/

DATASOURCE: Volo Auto Museum

CONTACT: Brian Grams of Volo Auto Museum, +1-815-385-3644

Volo Vault - Opening December 17th, 2004

On December 17th, for the first time in 44 years the Volo Auto Museum will be opening the door to their vault offering for sale its collection of Hollywood Cars, movie and museum props. The Volo Auto Museum has been working with Hollywood production companies to bring, for display, some of the most famous cars in TV and movie history. Working directly with the production companies has enabled us to have 1st offerings of these special cars, many of which we have been storing in our warehouse and not on display. On December 17th Volo Auto Museum will be offering for sale to the public these rare treasures. It will also be the grand opening of our newest division "The Hollywood Vault" in which we will be making available to the public what’s normally reserved for museums and attraction.

Now in its 44th year, the Volo Auto Museum draws international attention to the beautiful country village of Volo, Illinois. The Volo Auto Museum has over 300 classic cars on display – all for sale! The Volo Auto Museum is home to the world’s largest muscle car collection and the George Barris TV & Movie Car Collection. The Volo Auto Museum is open year round. If you love classic cars, you’ll love the Volo Auto Museum.

[DeLa1Rob]

Originally Posted by rshelby

Prices range from $5,000 for the robot costume featured in RoboCop 2 to $1.2 million for a prototype Shelby GT-500 convertible owned by famous racecar driver turned engineer Carroll Shelby.

Randal, You should buy the GT-500 so it can be back in the "family"

robin

[rshelby]

No sweat. Do you think they accept a personal check???

[DeLa1Rob]

Probably - and they offer financing too!