The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing is located at 13700 SW 16th Ave, Ocala, Florida, just off Interstate 75. Opened in 1984,[2] it chronicles the history of the sport of drag racing. Some 90 racing cars can be seen in the Drag Race building, while a further 50 vehicles are in the Antique Car building. Many of the Garlits "Swamp Rat" cars are here, but he also turns out to be a pack rat with an accumulation of cars and memorabilia from other top names in the sport. The iconic cars of Dean Moon, the Mooneyes gas dragster [3] and the Moonbeam sports car [4] are on display.
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  Location within Florida  Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing (the United States) | |
| Established | 1984 |
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| Location | 13700 SW 16th Ave Ocala, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29°01′19″N 82°09′10″W / 29.021841°N 82.15287°W |
| Type | Automobile museum[1] |
| Website | Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing |
The museum is home to the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame. Inductees include Art Arfons, Sydney Allard, Zora Arkus-Duntov, Ray Godman, Raymond Beadle, Shirley Muldowney, Kenny Bernstein, Don Schumacher, and Connie Glen Swingle.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ MuseumsUSA. "Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing", MuseumsUSA website, 2009. Accessed February 14, 2009.
- ^ See: http://www.nhra.net/50th/top50/D_Garlits01.html
- ^ Hot Rod Magazine, September 1961. The Mooneyes has a Dragmaster chassis.
- ^ Road & Track, November 1964, Pages 52-56.
External links
editWebsites
edit- Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing (official website)
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