The San Diego Automotive Museum has a brand new vehicle. A Sprinter van has been donated by Susan and Bill Hoehn of Hoehn Motors. I twas handed off at Mercedes Benz of Carlsbad. The vehicle will be used at the Museum’s Vocational Education Academy and will benefit low-income students, allowing them to get a more hands-on learning experience within the …
The symbol of the California State Flag, the grizzly bear, will now pearch over San Diego’s Balboa Park. Two bronze bears will sit on top the San Diego Automotive Museum, completing what has been a decade-long project.
K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune BY NATALLIE ROCHA: Balboa Park just gained two new grizzly bears — and they’re not living at the San Diego Zoo. On Monday morning, two bronze-cast bears, each measuring 8 feet long and 5 feet tall, and two flagpoles were perched high atop the San Diego Automotive Museum to complete an almost decade-long restoration project. …
From SD Today: Gearheads, park it here. San Diego County is home to many cool car shows, some of which are revving up for their 2023 season. Let’s cruise through a few wheely fun, free gatherings. Table of Contents Cajon Classic Cruise, Downtown El Cajon La Mesa Classic Car Show, Downtown La Mesa Cruisin’ Grand, Downtown Escondido Encinitas Cruise Night, Downtown …
The San Diego Automotive Museum is honoring the San Diego military community with it’s newest exhibit. It’s called “Salute to San Diego’s Troops” and KUSI’s Ed Lenderman highlights the history of how the cars came to the museum. Part 1 Part 2
BY JOHN WILKENS: The San Diego Automotive Museum likes to tell stories through the 75 cars and motorcycles in its collection. Stories about history, about culture, about technology. One story has been missing: the military. That changed Saturday. With Military Appreciation Month as the backdrop, the museum in Balboa Park debuted a new exhibit, “Salute to San Diego’s Troops.” It …
San Diego Museum Council’s Executive Director Bob Lehman stops by the Museum to talk about The Big Exchange with KUSI. Get ready for BIG FUN during The Big Exchange coming May 1 – 18, 2023. Just use your museum membership card to visit more than 40 participating museums for FREE. The Big Exchange gives members of participating organizations reciprocal admission …
Mark Mathis of KUSI News visits the San Diego Automotive Museum to showcase our annual Garage Sale plus to introduce the newest exhibit, Innovative Electrics, while singing with CEO Lenny Leszczynski and volunteer Carlos Ruiz. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Chorus to I Heard it Through The Grapevine Ooo I heard it through the grapevineNot much longer would you be …
Ashley Jacobs of The LOCAList SD calls the San Diego Automotive Museum a one-of-a-kind experience.
Tom Weller rescued 10,000 stranded motorists over five decades because someone once helped him. There’s nothing worse than breaking down on the side of the road, and no better feeling than when help arrives. In this Zevely Zone, I met San Diego’s Highwayman. For decades Thomas Weller went out looking for trouble so he could turn it into something good. At …
From Cool San Diego Sights: Two huge golden grizzly bears have come to life in San Diego, and are ready to stand on a Balboa Park rooftop! Yesterday the two amazing sculptures were previewed. I took photographs! The life-size bronze bears–each weighing about 400 pounds–will soon be placed atop the roof of the 1935 California State Building, which today is …
Barona Speedway driver Sunny Trent talks about her involvement and support of the San DIego Automotive Museum’s annual Blood Drive.
