Lane Motor Museum

A 1953 Studebaker Commander Starlight coupe chasing down the 1938 Tatra T97 on the Bell Lexus North Scottsdale Copperstate 1000 in Arizona on April 8-11 of this year. That's Jeff Lane behind the wheel. Sound up! Enjoy. #LaneMotorMuseum #Tatra #StudebakerCommanderStarlight #Copperstate1000

Happy St. Patrick's Day! An Irish proverb: “The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.” You may even find some luck here. We are open from 10am to 5pm. We have two vault tours today as well - 11:30am and 2:30pm. There may be some luck down there!

The 1999 Lapin is a runner! And it looks to be running quite well. Here it is with Jim Biery behind the wheel.

For those that visited yesterday for #FathersDay and didn't get to see the Tatra T-607, here it is! Warning: LOUD.

We usually fire up the Gyro X once a year. We've got it warming up now! Stay tuned for more videos!

Welcome to The Inside Lane, where we give you a quick rundown of some of the more notable pieces of Lane Motor Museum's collection. On this episode, we take a look at one of our handbuilt, propeller-driven vehicles, the 1930 L'Eclair. Built by Jean Legeay of Gennes, France, the L’Éclair is a home-built propeller-driven car. Built in Monsieur Legeay’s garage, he made every part, except the Indian V-twin engine, the wheels, and the gauges. He even carved the propeller himself! The name L’Éclair shares its meaning with the pastry; éclair in French means “flash of light”. It was said you ate the dessert as fast as a bolt of lightning. Monsieur Legeay also used the car from 1930 until 1935, making many improvements. He said the car ran very well, had smooth acceleration, and was faster than anything else of the time. The drawback was the noise; it scared people, and it was said he would also chop up many chickens that ran across the road in front of him. In 1935, he gave up on the L’Éclair to pursue other business interests. The L’Éclair hung in the attic until 2004, when it was donated to Espace Air Passion, a regional airplane museum in Angers, France. In 2005, Lane Motor Museum borrowed the L’Éclair with the understanding that we would restore the original, and make a replica for ourselves. The project was completed in 2015. To purchase your copy of "a hobby gone wild," be sure to visit our online bookstore: https://www.lanemotormuseum.org/books... Special thanks to our volunteer videographer Corey Gibb with LifeLike Imageworks: https://lifelikeimageworks.com

Marketing Director Jessie interviews some cars from the collection. Happy #AprilFools!

A Walk Through the MG Exhibit with John Oates. Join musician and friend of Lane Motor Museum, John Oates, as he takes you on a tour through the history of the MG car company. John will touch on our 1932 MG M Type, our 1955 MG TF (Jeff Lane's first car), and John's personal 1959 MGA - currently on loan to the Museum - as well as other notable models. Home to the largest European car collection in North America, Lane Motor Museum is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and online at https://www.lanemotormuseum.org.

Today is national book lover's day! We'd like to share one of our favorite books with you - a hobby gone wild. Our new coffee table book! This book gives the inside story to 50 of our collection's most known vehicles - from the tiniest Peel P50 to the giant Dymaxion - each of these cars has their own unique story. Order your copy of "a hobby gone wild." at www.lanemotormuseum.org/bookstore or at the gift shop in the lobby today!

The Not-So-Small History of the Microcar

The museum has quite a few microcars in the collection, so our Education Director Rex presents this history of these interesting little cars. Why they were made, who made them, and what happened to microcars? Enjoy!

You've seen our 1951 Hoffmann, but have you ever tried to get in (or out) of it? Jeff's gotta stay pretty limber to be able to drive this thing!