Great museum and My friend Steve and I must have been there near the same time! I believe we went on April 11th. Also, the best, least expensive museum cafeteria ever!!
Bill
Photography by Tim Suddard
North Georgia is home to timeless mountains, falls dating back millennia, and a rather monumental car museum only opened to the public late in 2021. The Savoy Automobile Museum sits in Cartersville, about halfway between Atlanta and Chattanooga.
So, the museum’s name: It does relate to cars. While clearing the land to build the museum, a badly damaged 1954 Plymouth Savoy was found on the property.
Rather than scrap the car, it was preserved in as-found condition and then placed between the parking lot and the museum entrance. A plaque in front of the car commemorating the find tells the story.
After walking past the old Plymouth, an imposing facade and gleaming statue by artist Linda Brunker, the museum welcomes guests with rotating displays. During our visit, these included a mix of Bantams and Crosleys, Studebakers through the years and a collection of rarely seen fiberglass specials–like the one-off Shark Roadster.
[One man's mission to rescue 50-years-missing specials]
Upcoming exhibits include found vehicles assembled by “Barn Find Hunter” Tom Cotter plus a unique display of tractors and their automotive counterparts. Many know that Porsche also made tractors, but so did a lot of other companies, including Lamborghini and Ford. Other future exhibits include displays of Ferraris, Jaguars and Shelbys.
If you can’t get to the Savoy Automobile Museum, it will come to you. It is very active in the hobby, showing cars at events like The Amelia and Heritage Invitational. Our Smoky Mountain Tour will visit the museum this June, while the doors are open to the public Tuesday through Sunday.
So, who’s behind the museum? Museum management will only tell us that it’s an anonymous donor.
Great museum and My friend Steve and I must have been there near the same time! I believe we went on April 11th. Also, the best, least expensive museum cafeteria ever!!
Bill
TVRs2Lotus said:Also, the best, least expensive museum cafeteria ever!!
You know, I can really appreciate a good, low-cost cafeteria. Thanks for the heads-up. 
In reply to Colin Wood :
Ha, same.
Yeah, I know, I hesitated to add that, but seriously. Most "upscale" museums you hit, if they have food, are double normal prices with small portions that may or may not be palatable. The Savoy hits on all cylinders! I mentioned to the cafeteria staff how great it was and they said they have people that know the secret walk in a lot to grab lunch...
In reply to TVRs2Lotus :
That’s awesome to hear: Come for lunch, see a bunch of cool cars as a bonus.
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