Museum of American Speed

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{{Infobox museum

|name = Museum of American Speed

|image = File:Front Entrance123.jpg

|caption = Museum front entrance

|established = 1992

|location = 599 Oak Creek Drive
Lincoln, Nebraska

|type = Automobile museum

|coordinates = {{Coord|40.818452|-96.725006|type:landmark_region:US-NE}}

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|website = {{URL|https://www.museumofamericanspeed.org}}

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The Museum of American Speed is a non-profit museum dedicated to preserving and displaying artifacts of American automotive history. The museum is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and is housed in a {{cvt|135000|sqft|m2}} facility.

The museum has been in operation since 1992, and was established by Speedway Motors founder "Speedy" Bill Smith, and his wife "Slow Poke" Joyce Smith, as a repository for a collection of automobilia amassed over 60 years.{{Cite web |title=Hover Motor Company: "Speedy" Bill Smith's Museum of American Speed at Speedway Motors. Amazing. |url=http://www.hovermotorco.com/2013/04/speedy-bill-smiths-museum-of-american.html |website=hovermotorco.com |access-date=3 February 2016}}

Exhibits include racing vehicles dating from the 1920s to recent vintage Indy Cars, classic midget cars, go-karts, motorized toys, antique and rare cars, a Soap Box Derby collection,{{cite web |title=Soap Box Derby |url=https://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/soapboxderby.html |website=Museum of American Speed |access-date=22 August 2023 |ref=Derby}} automotive memorabilia, and Buck Rogers memorabilia, as well as Music Room that houses a collection of autographed guitars on the ceiling.{{cite web |title=Music Room |url=https://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/musicroom.html |website=Museum of American Speed |access-date=22 August 2023 |ref=Music Room}}{{cite web|title=Museum of American Speed|url=https://www.performanceracing.com/road-tour/MoAS|website=Performance Racing Industry|access-date=29 August 2024}}