A tribute to Shelby: Larry H. Miller Auto Museum
Click above for a high resolution gallery of the Larry H. Miller Auto Museum
We've all imagined what we would do with a winning lottery ticket or limitless amounts of money. For us here at Autoblog, that fantasy usually involves a large number of automobiles in a multi-car garage. Larry Miller is one of those guys who's living our dream. As the owner of the Utah Jazz, numerous car dealerships, radio and television stations, movie theaters, and a race track, money is not a problem for Mr. Miller. He's used those finances to amass quite a collection of automobiles, particularly historic Shelby and Fords, that are kept at a museum at Miller Motorsports Park. During our recent visit to the track to drive the Shelby GT500KR, we took a tour of the incredible collection. The museum includes several impressive Shelbys, including the second oldest Cobra, the 1966 Le Mans winning GT40 MkII, the MkIV GT40 that won the 1967 12 hours of Sebring, and one of the six Shelby Daytona Coupes. The museum houses only part of Miller's collection, the rest of which can be found at the Shelby museum in Boulder, CO. We know you'd never forgive us if we left the museum without taking photos, so enjoy the gallery below.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Cole Mitguard 8:15PM (5/05/2008)
Its amazing how even though its been 50 years now, there is no other American car that has quite caught the attention of car lovers everywhere as the Cobra. You can ask anyone who known nothing of American muscle, who has no idea what a Hemi is, or what positraction is, and they will be able to identify the Cobra out of a line up, especially in that blue paint. I guess something about that big open front mouth, and side exhaust pipes captures people attention like nothing else. It is just a beautiful car... and the 800 hp helps a little bit too =)
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The Doctor 9:28PM (5/05/2008)
American car?
Reader 3:19AM (5/06/2008)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Cobra
CarbonBlack 8:16PM (5/05/2008)
kinda looks like this could be the interior of the mustang church!
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Rafer 8:45PM (5/05/2008)
Ford just doesn't make cars like they used to.
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wonko 12:52AM (5/06/2008)
Larry will sometimes have one of the driving school instructors or one of his other drivers take out one out just to watch. He really enjoys it.
If there ever was a car guy, it is Larry Miller.
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wonko 1:03AM (5/06/2008)
They also cycle in a whole bunch of original, pedigreed GT-40s. Amazing machines. Some of the only American muscle to truly get my attention. Those cars really are a moment in history.
Philip 3:30AM (5/06/2008)
I can remember the name Larry H Miller about thirty years ago when he owned just one Toyota dealership in Murray Utah, Look at him now, with dealerships in many states.
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catgirlshyla 4:19AM (5/06/2008)
Any bets on how long Carroll Shelby will sue the museum for Copyright Infringement or some other bogus criminal charge?
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Brad Barnett 10:45AM (5/06/2008)
I think Carroll has shown that he is very agreeable when it comes to licensing his name. It's when people like the guys who ran the SAAC refused to pay the $1/year licensing fee and sold the stuff Carroll asked them not to sell that he gets upset. Carroll's a super nice guy.
catgirlshyla 1:36PM (5/06/2008)
But at the expense of alienating his fans? I've seen a few Former Shelby fans turning in their Cobras and KR's and defecting elsewhere.
Benfolio 10:07AM (5/06/2008)
When yous guys gonna fix the rest of the pics? I need my car pron!!!
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John B 10:37AM (5/06/2008)
Someone please tell me the cars are actually driven on occasion and aren't just "trailer queens".
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Drew Phillips 12:00AM (5/06/2008)
You'll be happy to know the cars are regularly raced. Larry purchased the cars so that they would stay in the United States and so that they would be raced.
kc 11:06AM (5/06/2008)
Are there no sprinklers in the building? One backfire could destroy the entire collection.
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Drew Phillips 1:48PM (5/06/2008)
The rest of the photos have been fixed.
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