 The National Rod & Custom
Car Hall of Fame Museum
is located on Highway 85A an hour northeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 40,000 Sq. Ft.
facility houses over 50 custom built exotic vehicles by world renowned custom car builder
and designer Darryl Starbird as well as many other famous hot rod and custom car builders.
Every square inch of the wall and space is full of photos and memorabilia of famous custom
built vehicles including
street rods, nostalgic custom cars, vans, pickups, sports cars and experimental bubble
topped concept looking vehicles of the future. Many of the vehicles priceless in value
having a historic significance as well as demonstrating thousands of hours of labor and
ingenuity of design and workmanship.
 Being recognized as the first and only National
Hall of Fame honoring the individuals that have created thousands of these types of
vehicles since the early fifties.
The hall of Fame inducted thirteen builders (listed
below) at a celebration banquet ceremony held August 6, 1995, each year in June an
Anniversary Celebration is held inducting two more custom & rod builders. (2007
it is on May 11 & 12).
 A history in the form of thousands of photos and
miscellaneous memorabilia is on display capturing the work of each of these icons in the
custom car and street rod world. Actual original creations in full size cars will also be
displayed on a rotating basis of the famous builders. this is not your usual antique
classic car car museum so prevalent throughout the country but a unique display of one of
a kind custom creations. Works of art in their own right as well as visual illustrations
of culture development that started in the '50's and has influenced our society, Detroit
car designs and our very way of living ever since.
 The American Graffiti
classic movie documents these trends for prosperity and Tom Wolfe the celebrated American
author put the era and feeling into words in his book the Kandy Kolored Tangerine Flake
Streamline Baby.
I guess Toad in American Graffiti said it all when he was given the '58
Chevy custom car by his friend while he was away at college when he said, "This is
better that Darryl Starbird's superfleck moonbird". Come in and see what Toad was
referring to and relive this American feeling of an era.
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Members of the Hall of
Fame are: |
George
Barris
Neil Emory
Darryl Starbird
Boyd Coddington
Roy Brizio |
Gene Winfield
Joe Bailon
Ken (Posies) Fenical
Dick Megugorac |
Bill Cushenbery
Carl Casper
Ed Roth
Alexander Bros. |
| Hall of
Fame Inductees: |
Chuck Miller
Chip Foose
Joe
Wilhelm
Dick Dean
Doug Thompson
Chuck Lombardo
Bill Hines
John Buttera
Dean Jeffries
Pete Chapouris |
Jim Jacobs
Troy Trepanier
Don Thelen
Barry Lobeck
Frank DeRosa
Andy Brizio
Sam Foose
Titus Brothers
Larry Watson
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Arthur Himsl
Bobby Alloway
Rod Powell
Steve Moal
Manuel Artche
Dick Scully
Norm Grabowski
Steve Frisbie
Barry White
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| Designer Hall
of Fame
Inductees: |
Dave Bell
Darrell Mayabb
Harry Bradley |
Thom Taylor
Chip Foose
Larry Erickson |
M.K. John
Steve Stanford
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| Life Time
Achievement: |
George Barris
Blackie Gejeian
Robert Petersen |
Donna M. Starbird
Spencer Murray |
Tom McMullen
Bill Smith |
Directions:
Located in in Afton, Oklahoma, the Museum is situated on eighty acres of lake
front in a park like setting. It's just thirty-five minutes southwest of Joplin, Missouri
off of Interstate I-44 (Tulsa to St. Louis). Take the Afton exit to Grove, Oklahoma
Highway 59 then right on Highway 125 to Highway 85A.
Museum Hours:
Wednesday - Sunday 11a.m. - 5 p.m. (March - October)
Closed - (November - February)
(Call for appointments on "Off Days" or during "Closed" months).
Admission:
Adults, (13 and up) $7.00
Children, (8-12 yrs.) $4.00
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