I could have spent longer, but we needed to move on up the road. Many of the cars are from Garlits’ personal collection, but a lot of them have been donated over the years by thoughtful and generous owners. And that is just in one building! A second building houses hundreds of mostly stock cars from the 30s forward. Garlits has assembled an impressive collection of not only his own cars, but cars from the history of drag racing. Season 1 Episode 4: Welcome to Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing, join Neida as she give you a full walking tour of the main drag cars, funny cars and engine. We listened to a few stories before they disappeared behind a door that said “Employees Only.” Highlight of our visit, of course, was that “Big Daddy” himself was there, giving a personal tour to a small group of fans. Enjoy the Ride The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing is located at 13700 SW 16th Ave, Ocala, Florida, just off Interstate 75. But there were way too many cars, and even this is a small sliver of what we saw. Here are way too many photos from our visit. □ Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida Yes, it was another museum, and art of a different kind than painting and glass! And of course Kathy was thrilled to have something else to look at besides airplanes. □ Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, FloridaĪs we were driving past Ocala, FL on I-75, I saw a sign that said “Drag Racing Museum Next Exit.” Then I saw whose museum it was! We didn’t have time to stop on our way south, but made a point to visit on the way back home from St. Garlits’ name is to drag racing fans what Richard Petty’s or Mario Andretti’s names are to stock car and Indy car racing. If I had any boyhood heroes that weren’t astronauts, one of them would certainly be drag racing legend “Big Daddy” Don Garlits. Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida Actually, I just kind of got distracted and forgot that I hadn’t finished the series from our Florida trip. The team shared a video on social media of Big Daddy himself warming up the black beauty outside of the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing, just down the highway from Gainesville Raceway in. Whew! After the (not) overwhelming response from my last post I needed a break. “Big Daddy” Don Garlits himself! Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing and International Drag Racing Hall of Fame is open daily from 9am-5pm, closed only for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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