The British Transportation Museum was founded in 1998 by Dick Smith, Mike Edgerton, John Wolf and Mike Smith. They incorporated as a non-profit educational charity and received their permanent 501(c)(3) status in 2003.

Membership has grown to 120 members and our collection has expanded to consist of 48 cars, 15 bicycles, an Irish Curragh boat and a Ferguson Tractor. All of which are stored at our new building on 321 Hopeland Street in Dayton, Ohio.

BTM is a member of the National Association of Automobile Museums, Society of Automobile Historians, Ohio Museum Association, and the American Alliance of Museums.