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The Midwest Dream Car Collection located in Manhattan, KS. Presented by Ward and Brenda Morgan.

Membership is a great way to explore MDCC! Perks

Membership is a great way to explore MDCC! Perks include unlimited admission to exhibits and lectures, guest passes to share with friends, VIP invitations to special vehicle reveals plus a discount in The Pit Stop Shop. It pays to belong! Purchase your membership online or at the Front Desk during regular business hours. https://www.midwestdreamcarcollection.org/memberships/#1600325193507-2baf6e7d-8292

If you're looking to get out of town this spring,

If you're looking to get out of town this spring, be sure and check out our friends to the North at Kearney Nebraska's Classic Car Collection! With over 200 vintage cars you're sure to find something you'll enjoy! https://www.ccckearney.com/

The Midwest Dream Car Collection is proud to recog

The Midwest Dream Car Collection is proud to recognize Justin Entgelmeier as our April volunteer of the month. Justin is one of our dedicated Junior Volunteers who enjoys sharing his passion for cars with others. Justin lives in Clay Center, Kansas where he is finishing up his freshman year at Clay Center Community Middle School. Besides his love for cars, he enjoys participating in track, football, and basketball. Justin said he became interested in cars around the age of eight or nine when he saw a 1971 Pontiac Trans Am on a television show and immediately knew that one day, he would like to own one himself. Needless to say, his favorite car in the museum’s collection is our 1979 Pontiac Trans Am. We recently asked Justin what he enjoys most about volunteering at the museum and he replied, “visiting with the people about the cars on display and learning more about them myself.” Being a growing teenager, he jokingly added that the free donuts during Cars and Coffee was definitely a perk! Be sure to visit MDCC at 11:00 am on Saturday, May 1st for our Featured Car Talk as Justin shares his expertise on, you guessed it, the Pontiac Trans Am! Thank you, Justin for all you do to help make MDCC a fun place for everyone!

Congratulations to Amber Anderson! You are the wi

Congratulations to Amber Anderson! You are the winner of our anniversary drawing for a free Family Membership. Thanks for celebrating with us yesterday!

We are beyond grateful that we got to celebrate ou

We are beyond grateful that we got to celebrate our anniversary in person with all of you today! It has been an incredible TWO YEARS of sharing this collection and our love of cars with the Manhattan community and beyond! Cheers to many more years!

It's a great day to celebrate TWO YEARS! Come enj

It's a great day to celebrate TWO YEARS! Come enjoy $2 admission beginning at 2 O'Clock today and stick around for cupcakes, kids activities, and a ride-along experience in the Hudson Hornet, Ford GT, or Tesla Model X.

Happy Easter! Wishing you rest, relaxation, and c

Happy Easter! Wishing you rest, relaxation, and chocolate on this beautiful Sunday! MDCC is closed for the holiday.

Not a cloud in the sky this morning for our first

Not a cloud in the sky this morning for our first Cars & Coffee of the season! Then we traveled back in time with Doc Brown a.k.a. Brian Strouts to uncover the story of the DeLorean. Cheers to a perfect Saturday!

Happy Easter Weekend! We will be open regular hou

Happy Easter Weekend! We will be open regular hours Saturday 9 am to 5 pm and closed Sunday, April 4th.

It's official! We are moving back outside to soak

It's official! We are moving back outside to soak up the sun at Cars & Coffee! All cars are welcome to this informal parking lot display. Free coffee and donuts while supplies last. See you Saturday!

Open Hood Sunday is all about the nuts and bolts..

Open Hood Sunday is all about the nuts and bolts...literally! Discover what powers our collection in detail this afternoon from 12 pm to 5 pm. Regular museum admission applies.

So many fuel pumps, so little time! What a treat

So many fuel pumps, so little time! What a treat to have a guided walking tour of Eric Artzer's antique fuel pump collection today! Make your plans now for our upcoming Morgan Family Lectures - June 12, Sept 11, and Dec 11th.

What does a dinosaur have to do with cars? Find o

What does a dinosaur have to do with cars? Find out TODAY at The Morgan Family Lecture! Guest speaker Eric Artzer is sure to entertain all ages as he shares his collection of antique fuel pumps. Regular museum admission applies while members attend for free.

March is Women's History Month and it's the perfec

March is Women's History Month and it's the perfect excuse to check out McPherson College's webinar series - Wheels of Change! Episodes cover a variety of topics including early women drivers and the impact of the automobile on women's lives. This fascinating journey is a must-watch! https://www.mcpherson.edu/autorestoration/wheels-of-change-archive/

We're looking for an outgoing, energetic person to

We're looking for an outgoing, energetic person to join our Front Desk team part-time! Email us today for a full job description or send your resume to events@mdccks.org to apply. No phone calls, please.

Volunteer Spotlight-Ann Palmer The Midwest Dream C

Volunteer Spotlight-Ann Palmer
The Midwest Dream Car Collection is proud to recognize Ann Palmer for her dedicated volunteer work for the museum. Ann serves on our Research Advisory Team, was our first guest speaker for the museums Morgan Family Lecture Series and has dedicated countless hours to helping at museum events. We asked Ann to share with us how she developed such a strong interest in cars.
“I grew up the only child of considerably older parents in Pittsburg, Kansas. My mother was always very proud of having driven since she was 16 years old in 1920. I learned the names of many cars in the ‘20’s and ‘30’s by remembering mother discussing the cars that had particularly impressed her. She often mentioned that someone in Pittsburg had owned a Marmon.
My father was also a lover of cars. In the last year of his life (he died at 97), I asked him if had had any regrets? He had graduated from what now is Pittsburg State (as had my mother) and had worked as a teacher, coach, principal and superintendent of schools in McCune, Kansas near Parsons while saving money to attend medical school. He had out-lived two wonderful wives and was living at the Methodist Home in Topeka. He thought for a minute and said yes, two regrets – both were cars and neither were new. He missed out on an opportunity to buy a ‘56 Thunderbird in the later ‘50’s and an older Rolls Royce in the early ‘70’s. That says something about his feelings about cars.
I grew up thinking that cars were important to everyone and they have clearly remained important to me!
While I graduated from KU with two degrees and taught school for a while in Topeka, I changed course and received a Masters in Landscape Architecture in 1986 and have practiced in Topeka ever since. My husband is a trial lawyer who retired into mediation and we have two children and 6 grandchildren in Topeka.
I am completely delighted to be a volunteer at the Museum and to be able to learn so much more about cars from all of the tremendously knowledgeable people connected to the Museum.”

Thank you to everyone who came out on this rainy m

Thank you to everyone who came out on this rainy morning for Car Part Wind Chimes at Kids Studio! We loved seeing everyone get creative with keys, springs, nuts, and bolts! Since we sold out today, we will be putting an advanced reservation link in place for next month. See you April 24th!

Travel back in time with Brian Strouts, alias Doc

Travel back in time with Brian Strouts, alias Doc Brown, as he explores the pop culture icon that is the DeLorean. 11:00 am Saturday, April 3, 2021. You won't want to miss this fun presentation which is sure to appeal to fans young and old. Regular museum admission applies while members attend for free.

Congratulations to the winner of our weather radio

Congratulations to the winner of our weather radio giveaway drawing, Mr. Dennis Landis! We hope each of you will pause to consider your own severe weather preparedness. Let's all stay safe this spring!

The first Saturday of the month is always great fu

The first Saturday of the month is always great fun! We loved seeing so many cars come out for Coffee & Car-versation and Fred Gilmore did an excellent job presenting on his 1970 Dodge Challenger! Cheers to the weekend!

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