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THE COLLECTION

A TRIBUTE TO ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE CONCEPTS
& THE ENGINEERS BEHIND THEM

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Housed in the museum galleries are many of the most innovative early approaches to aerodynamic shapes and packaging, front-wheel drive and rear engine-rear drive engineering, unibody construction, pioneering uses of materials like cast aluminum, pressed steel and more.

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The innovation of engineers such as Paul Jaray (designer of the Zeppelin airships), Gabriel Voisin (aircraft designer from World War I), Edmund Rumpler (aircraft designer from World War I) and Jean Albert Gregoire (Tracta front wheel drive) are present in many automobiles throughout the collection. We believe that the Tampa Bay Automobile Museum is more than just a collection of cars, it is also a celebration of the engineers that, through advanced thinking, brought us the car as we know it today.  Below is a preview of some of our cars from the collection. 

*Please note that the vehicles shown online are part of our collection but may not be on display when you visit. Our team is always in some stage of repair or restoration on a number of vehicles.

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