Updated: 4/29/2011 
Murphy Auto Museum
Oxnard, California
Description

The non-profit Murphy Auto Museum has a collection of over 40 cars displayed by many collectors from the tri-county area of Ventura, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. It houses a wide variety of classic, milestone and special interest vehicles, including a large collection of Packards from 1927-1958.

Mission

Provide a venue in Ventura county to learn about the history of automobiles and the science and technology that make these cars run.

History

When Dan Murphy retired from his neurosurgery practice in Ventura, he set about to form a non-profit museum that would be frequently open to the public and house many of these great cars. Collectors were notified by word-of-mouth and extensive advertising until a significant group of vehicles was assembled. Several locations were considered until the Palma Drive property was found. The museum opened on August 2, 2002. That property proved to be a wonderful place to launch the museum but was deficient in two important areas - visibility and cost. The Statham location is visible from South Oxnard Boulevard, (old Pacific Coast Highway 1). Making it a great stop over from the drive heading up from or down to Malibu on PCH.

Artifact Collections

A collection of over 40 cars displayed by many collectors from the tri-county area: 1903 Curved Dash Oldsmobile, 1915 Ford Model T, 1925 Ford Model T Pickup, 1927 Packard 343 7 Passenger Touring, 1927 Willys Knight, 1928 Packard 443 Dietrich 2/4 Coupe, 1929 Ford Model A Station Wagon, 1929 Packard 640 Roadster, 1932 Plymouth Coupe Street Rod, 1934 Packard V-12 Club Sedan, 1936 Cadillac V-12, 1937 Packard 120 Business Coupe, 1937 Packard Street Rod, 1937 Packard V-12 Club Sedan, 1938 LaSalle, 1941 Packard 160 Club Coupe, 1948 Packard Custom 8 Sedan, 1951 Packard Patrician 400 Sedan, 1952 Chevrolet Suburban Woodie, 1953 Packard Caribbean Convertible, 1954 Packard Panama, 1955 Ford Thunderbird, 1955 Packard Caribbean Convertible, 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II, 1956 Packard Caribbean 2 Dr Hardtop, 1960 Chevrolet Corvette, 1961 Cadillac Model 62 Coupe, 1964 Mercedes 300 SE Convertible, 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible, 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe, 1969 Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3, 1969 Oldsmobile Black, 1969 Plymouth Road Runner, 1972 Chevy Truck. The cars are rotated in and out of the museum to car shows every summer.

A running Model Train Railroad Layout of the Gold Coast Modular Railroad Club has some new track laid down.
The historical clothing display of Holly Gene Lefler is now complimented by her new book "In Remembrance of You". It is a compilation of her experience on her 1985 cross country trip from San Francisco to New York on a 1903 Curved Dash Oldsmobile that foll
Governance

non-profit

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