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Edge Motor Museum
Automobile museum in Tennessee, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Edge Motor Museum is an automobile museum located in Memphis, Tennessee. It holds a rotating display of around 20–25 vehicles.
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Museum
The museum was established as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in 2018 by Richard Vining,[1] beginning with a small collection of vehicles in the building once owned by Cherokee Motors. The building was most recently occupied by St. Blues Guitar Workshop.[2] The museum mainly features American sports cars from the 1950s to the 1970s.[1] Its namesake is derived from the Edge district in which it is located, which also encompasses Sun Studio.[3]
The museum has featured a number of unique vehicles including, Doris Day's Muntz Jet,[4] a 1949 Crosley Hotshot (the first car to win 12 hours of Sebring),[5] and a Glasspar G2.[4] However, the museum typically focuses on the evolution of American sports cars.[6]
The museum does not own any of the vehicles on display, they are on loan from collections like Greenbrier Classic Cars[7] and Cofer's Classics.[8] Many vehicles are on loan from private collectors closely associated with the museum.[4][9] The museum has a rotating display of vehicles which change every few months.[4]
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Events
The museum hosts 'Cars & Coffee' on the second Saturday of each months as well as hosting two large annual car shows throughout the year. One occurring in the spring, and one in the fall.[10] In addition these two annual events are aimed at bringing in car enthusiasts from around the city.[11] Participants are allowed to enter their vehicles, from any time period, to win different awards.[12][13]
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