Walter P. Chrysler Museum

For the museum in Norfolk, Virginia, see Chrysler Museum of Art.
Walter P. Chrysler Museum

1915 Dodge Brothers Touring Car
Location within Michigan
Location within Michigan
Location Auburn Hills, Michigan
Coordinates 42°39′02″N 83°13′18″W / 42.6506°N 83.2218°W / 42.6506; -83.2218
Type History, Technology
Collection size 65
Website wpchryslermuseum.org

The Walter P. Chrysler Museum, which opened in October 1999, is located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The museum is named after the founder of Chrysler Corporation, Walter P. Chrysler. It features many historically significant Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Jeep, AMC, Nash, Hudson, and Rambler vehicles from various eras.

The museum interior is decorated by original art in the form of murals and dioramas by A. Shapiro.

The museum closed to the public due to low attendance on December 31, 2012. Its assets were sold to the Chrysler Foundation, a charitable arm of Chrysler Group, LLC. It is currently available for private rentals.

On November 3, 2016, FCA announced that the museum will permanently close on December 18, 2016. The building will be converted to office space.

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  1. ↑ King, Jenny. Low attendance shuts Chrysler classic car museum, Detroit News, January 14, 2013, Retrieved 2013-01-28

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