Murphy Auto Museum in Oxnard

Article by 'Julie GT07CS':
West Coast GearHeads has been talking about planning a cruise after a Johnny Rockets Camarillo meet sometime this summer to the Murphy Auto Museum in Oxnard. Take a look at this article and you'll see there are some pretty significant old cars on display!

From the Murphy Auto Museum website:
http://www.murphyautomuseum.org/
The Murphy Auto Museum is a non-profit museum that boasts a collection of over 50 cars displayed by many collectors from the tri-county area surrounding Oxnard, California. It houses a wide variety of classic and special interest vehicles.

Many great cars in this area have been tucked and are seldom see the light of day and are, therefore, infrequently seen by the general public. When Dan Murphy retired from his neurosurgery practice in Ventura, he set about to form a non-profit museum that would house these great cars. Dan Murphy opened the museum on August 2, 2002.

The museum is located in a 16000 sq. ft. building, including an "old car showroom" area. Thanks to the assistance of Holley Gene Leffler, the museum now has an extensive vintage clothing display representing all decades from the 1890s to the 1970s.

The museum auto collection continues to vary as they add new collectors to their family of supporters. This website is made possible by Andy’s Auto Sport, who offers auto parts for classic Ford and Mopar vehicles like the ones at the museum. If you contact them to get Ford parts or Chevy parts, make sure to tell them you were referred by the Murphy Auto Museum.

The museum is open every Saturday and Sunday from 10 am- 4 pm to serve locals and tourists. Arrangements can be made at any time for private parties and tours for automotive clubs, assisted living centers, and school groups.

Here is a list of current cars on display:
1. 1903 Curved Dash Oldsmobile
2. 1915 Ford Model T
3. 1927 Ford Model T Pickup
4. 1927 Packard 343 7 Passenger Touring
5. 1927 Willys Knight
6. 1928 Packard 443 Dietrich 2/4 Coupe
7. 1929 Buick Doctor’s Coupe
8. 1929 Ford Model A Station Wagon
9. 1929 Packard 640 Roadster
10. 1930 Packard 745 Roadster
11. 1932 Plymouth Coupe Street Rod
12. 1934 Packard V-12 Club Sedan
13. 1936 Cadillac V-12 Convertible Coupe
14. 1936 Mercedes 170 Cabriolet
15. 1937 Packard Super Eight Convertible Sedan
16. 1937 Packard Street Rod
17. 1937 Packard Twelve LeBaron Town Car
18. 1937 Packard V-12 Club Sedan
19. 1937 Rolls Royce Phantom III Limousine - General Montgomery's Car
20. 1941 Packard 120 Club Coupe
21. 1941 Packard 160 Club Coupe
22. 1941 Packard 180 LeBaron Limousine
23. 1948 Ford Woodie (Ford parts)
24. 1948 Packard Custom 8 Sedan
25. 1949 Rolls Royce Silver Dawn
26. 1951 Bentley R Type
27. 1951 Ford Woodie
28. 1951 Packard Patrician 400 Sedan
29. 1952 Chevrolet Suburban Woodie (Chevy parts)
30. 1953 Packard Caribbean Convertible
31. 1954 Packard Convertible
32. 1955 Packard Caribbean Convertible
33. 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II
34. 1956 Packard Caribbean 2 Dr Hardtop
35. 1958 Packard Hawk
36. 1959 Cadillac Convertible
37. 1960 Chevrolet Corvette
38. 1960 Mercedes 300 SL Roadster
39. 1961 Cadillac Model 62 Coupe
40. 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang Convertible
41. 1964 Mercedes 300 SE Convertible
42. 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible (Ford Mustang parts)
43. 1966 Cadillac Convertible
44. 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (Corvette parts)
45. 1968 Oldsmobile Hurst Silver
46. 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
47. 1969 Dodge Charger R/T (Dodge Charger parts)
48. 1969 Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3
49. 1970 Oldsmobile Hurst
50. 1970 Oldsmobile Hurst White
51. 1969 Plymouth Road Runner
52. 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst Edition Hardtop (Chrysler 300 parts)
53. 1972 Chevy Truck
54. 1974 VW Karman Ghia (VW parts)
55. 1986 Drag Boat
56. 1996 Chevrolet Impala (Impala parts)