Volo Auto Museum
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The Volo Auto Museum is an automobile
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...

 museum
Museum
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 in the Chicago
Chicago
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 suburb of Volo, Illinois
Volo, Illinois
Volo is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It was incorporated as a village on 26 April 1993. The population was 2,929 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Volo is located at ....

, USA
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. It is part of a larger antique mall. The museum contains an exhibit of collectors' autos from vintage to modern classics, with the main focus being American cars of the 1950-1960 period. Unique to this museum is that many of the vehicles on display (in four large buildings) are for sale. A military-oriented "Armed Forces Exhibit" was added in the late 2000s.

Notable Exhibits

The museum also features cars (some original and many replicas) from famous television shows and movies. These include:
  • KITT
    KITT
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     from Knight Rider
  • Bluesmobile from The Blues Brothers
    The Blues Brothers
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  • The General Lee
    The General Lee
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     from The Dukes of Hazzard
    The Dukes of Hazzard
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    (television show)
  • police car from RoboCop III
  • replica DeLorean from Back to the Future
    Back to the Future
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  • replica DRAG-U-LA from The Munsters
    The Munsters
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  • Christine from Christine
  • cars from The Fast and the Furious
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  • replica van fro Scooby-Doo
    Scooby-Doo
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  • replica (Don Currie-built) Batmobile
    Batmobile
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     of TV's Batman
    Batman (TV series)
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  • 18-wheel tractor-trailer (Trailer is labeled "(S)Laughter is the best medicine") driven by the Joker in The Dark Knight
    The Dark Knight (film)
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  • Gotham City police cruiser from The Dark Knight
    The Dark Knight (film)
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  • moped used by Peter Parker in Spider-Man
    Spider-Man
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  • the Ferrari Daytona
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     replica driven by Don Johnson
    Don Johnson
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     in Miami Vice
    Miami Vice
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  • a Mercury Marauder
    Mercury Marauder
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     signed by Parnelli Jones, and built as a "Super Muscle Car" custom at Barry's Speed Shop in California
  • a model of the "Cars
    Cars (film)
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    " character Doc Hudson


  • Some of the vehicles referred to by the museum as "star cars" are available for purchase.

    The replica Batmobile
    Batmobile
    The Batmobile is the automobile of DC Comics superhero Batman. The car has evolved along with the character from comic books to television and films. Kept in the Batcave, which it accesses through a hidden entrance, the Batmobile is a gadget-laden vehicle used by Batman in his crime-fighting...

     is signed by George Barris
    George Barris
    George Barris may refer to:*George Barris , designer of custom made cars*George Barris , photographer in the U.S. Army and of Hollywood stars...

    and the signage around it refers to the Barris-built Batmobiles. There is no mention that the vehicle on display is a non-Barris replica.
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