The Museum of the Horseless Carriage’s mission is to engage, advance, support, promote, and administer charitable and educational activities, causes, and projects of every kind and nature whatsoever…with the object of preserving the history and artifacts pertaining to the Brass Era automobile (pre-1916) by operating a museum and providing education opportunities for the general public.

The period before 1916 saw an amazing transformation in independent transportation and technological advancements. This period is not emphasized enough in museums or illustrated adequately in school history courses. The world’s history and culture were profoundly impacted by the early development of the horseless carriage and the pioneers who made it happen.

There are many of us within the Brass Era hobby who love these cars, are dedicated to preserving them and believe this gap in the public’s understanding can be rectified. In order to do this a separate 501(c)3 corporation called The Museum of the Horseless Carriage at the Gilmore Car Museum.