The Edge Motor Museum is an automobile museum located in

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. It holds a rotating display of around 20–25 vehicles.

Museum

The museum was established as a non-profit

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in 2018 by Richard Vining, beginning with a small collection of vehicles in the building once owned by Cherokee Motors. The building was most recently occupied by St. Blues Guitar Workshop. The museum mainly features American sports cars from the 1950s to the 1970s. Its namesake is derived from the Edge district in which it is located, which also encompasses

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. The museum has featured a number of unique vehicles including, Doris Day's

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, a 1949 Crosley Hotshot (the first car to win

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), and a Glasspar G2. However, the museum typically focuses on the evolution of American sports cars. The museum does not own any of the vehicles on display, they are on loan from collections like Greenbrier Classic Cars and Cofer's Classics. Many vehicles are on loan from private collectors closely associated with the museum. The museum has a rotating display of vehicles which change every few months.

Events

The museum hosts 'Cars & Coffee' on the second Saturday of each months as well as hosting two large annual car shows throughout the year. One occurring in the spring, and one in the fall. In addition these two annual events are aimed at bringing in car enthusiasts from around the city. Participants are allowed to enter their vehicles, from any time period, to win different awards.

References

{{reflist Museums established in 2019 Museums in Memphis, Tennessee Automobile museums in the United States Automotive museums