Woodland Auto Display, Estrella Warbirds Museum

A copy of A.J.Foyt's 1961 Indy 500 winning roadster in a recreation of a Gasoline Alley garage.

I often go to Paso Robles on business and this time was surprised to find that they have a superb automobile and racing car museum.  The Woodland Auto Display is part of the Estrella Warbirds Museum in Paso Robles, California.  If you like aircraft, cars or military vehicles this is a must see attraction.  I particularly liked the resident enthusiasts who willingly tell you about the exhibits.

The collection is owned by Richard Woodland who has built, owned, entered and raced many racing cars over the years.  His father and son have also raced cars.  Their main involvement has been with sprint car racing and Nascar.

Below is just a small part of the display.  Well worth visiting for an hour or two.

The Woodland family owned a Norwalk gas station in Paso Robles for many years.

One of my favourite cars in the collection was this 1951 Allard J2.

Another English car I enjoyed seeing was this 1951 Jaguar MkV saloon.

In the foreground is a 1966 Don Edmunds Autoresearch Super Modified car powered by a Chevy V8.

A 1929 Reo Speedwagon Camper, an early example of a motorhome.

Marmon won the first ever Indy 500 but also built road cars such as this 1929 Model 68 Coupe.

More modern racing cars feature in the collection including  this 1996 AAR Eagle Indy Car.

Mercury

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Part of the Warbirds Museum.