Darryl Starbird's Rod & Custom Hall of Fame Museum

Alan Taylor visited the museum during a cross-country road trip with Andy Brizio. Photo courtesy of Alan Taylor.

Alan and a friend with their cars parked outside the museum. Photo courtesy of Alan Taylor.

Photo courtesy of Alan Taylor.

Photo courtesy of Alan Taylor.

Photo courtesy of Alan Taylor.

Photo courtesy of Alan Taylor.

Photo courtesy of Alan Taylor.

Photo courtesy of Alan Taylor.

Photo courtesy of Alan Taylor.

Photo courtesy of Alan Taylor.

Photo courtesy of Alan Taylor.

Photo courtesy of Alan Taylor.

Photo courtesy of Alan Taylor.

Darryl Starbird's National Rod and Custom Car Hall of Fame Museum was a car museum located in Afton, Oklahoma, on Highway 85A, about an hour northeast of Tulsa. The museum sat on eighty acres of lakefront property along Route 66.

History

Darryl Starbird founded the museum in 1995 as a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation, and it opened in August of that year. The 40,000-square-foot building housed more than 50 one-of-a-kind cars, of which 25 were Starbird's own creations. The collection also included builds by George Barris, Dean Titus, Ed Roth, and Posies, along with photos and memorabilia.

Merger and Closure

In May 2021, the Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed in Lincoln, Nebraska and the National Rod & Custom Car Hall of Fame announced a merger. The museum in Afton closed around 2022. Several of Starbird's vehicles, including the Li'l Coffin and the Predicta, were moved to the Museum of American Speed in Lincoln.