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From cross-country adventures to exhilarating new exhibitions and youth-powered racing, the future is bright for America's Automotive Trust! Plans are already underway for the return of The Drive Home, set for January 2026. This time, we’ll be cruising the legendary Route 66 from California to Illinois before heading to the Motor City for the Detroit Auto Show, all in honor of the 100th anniversary of America’s most iconic highway. Stay tuned to find out where you can catch us as we drive classic cars more than 2,000 miles across the nation. In Tacoma, Rare & Luxurious: 100 Years of Exceptional Automobiles is now open at LeMay – America’s Car Museum . This stunning new exhibit explores a century of style, performance, and prestige, featuring icons like the Mercedes-Benz 300SL, Lamborghini Miura, Duesenberg Model J, and Ford GT. This tribute to the art of the automobile is a can't miss! On the RPM Foundation front, the future is shifting into high gear. Preparations are underway for the 2025 Great Race X-Cup, happening next month, where student teams will showcase their skill on the open road. The RPM team is also kicking off filming for Endangered Skills, an all-new video series spotlighting the vanishing techniques that keep restoration traditions alive. As we celebrate car culture past, present, and future, we wish everyone a joyful, thrilling, and safe car season. Stay tuned, stay engaged, and above all, keep driving what you love.
America’s Automotive Trust, the Detroit Auto Show , and the National Route 66 Centennial Commission are proud to announce The Drive Home VII: Route 66 – A Century of Adventure , a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country drive celebrating the 100th anniversary of the legendary Route 66. This commemorative event will begin on January 3, 2026, in Santa Monica, California, and span the full length of Route 66, arriving nine days later in Chicago, Illinois on January 12, 2026. The Route 66-era vehicles will then “drive home” to be on display at the world-class Detroit Auto Show beginning on January 14, 2026.
LeMay - America's Car Museum recently hosted our annual Wine & Wheels event, showcasing the fantastic wineries that have supported our Wheels & Heels Gala over the years. Taking place in the Showcase Gallery, 175 guests enjoyed tastings from ten PNW wineries and delicious bites from Café Pacific. Thank you to everyone who attended!
Have you heard? All new episodes of the Fuel for the Future podcast from America's Automotive Trust are out now! This incredible show, hosted by Michael May of Auto/Biography on MotorTrend, brings you in depth interviews with enthusiasts and industry professionals, shares tales of automotive history and explores innovative designs and technologies that are propelling us into the future. Check out a preview below and be sure to subscribe for free anywhere you get your podcasts or listen right here on the AAT website .
Join us for a celebration of the great wineries of the Pacific Northwest who have supported our Wheels & Heels Gala over the past 12 years. Enjoy tastings provided by participating wineries paired with light bites, entertainment and a self-guided tour of the Museum.
As the year comes to a close, we reflect on the incredible accomplishments we’ve achieved together in 2024 and look ahead to what’s possible in 2025. Thanks to supporters like you, our mission to honor the past, celebrate the present, and drive the future of America’s automotive heritage is more vibrant than ever. At LeMay – America’s Car Museum, we set new milestones this year. Our Shinka: An Immersive Japanese Automobile Exhibit saw the most attended opening in our history. Community engagement soared with festive events like Trunk or Treat and Día de los Muertos. We also expanded our educational programs and talk series, inspiring visitors of all ages, and topped 2,000 Museum members. Our Austin Healey sweepstakes has further energized our community, both locally and far beyond the Pacific Northwest, with donations coming in from 43 states and five countries, driving support for the Museum’s vital programs and automotive culture as a whole. The RPM Foundation is also celebrating transformative achievements. This year, 12 apprentices were placed to gain hands-on experience at world-class restoration shops. The Great Race X-Cup reached full capacity and we awarded a record 15 scholarships during the annual event. We're also excited to announce that a car is already secured for the 2025 Race! We proudly presented the prestigious Restorer’s Award at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals and Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance, allowing us to shine a light on excellence in restoration. All the while, America’s Automotive Trust continued to strengthen its foundation as we pursued these accomplishments. Wheels & Heels, our annual gala, raised more than $1 million, and we secured a grant to enable an RPM apprentice to join LeMay – America’s Car Museum’s talented team of classic car maintenance and restoration professionals. These successes reflect the incredible support of donors and enthusiasts like you—but there’s still much more to accomplish. Through the Drive Forward Campaign, we are committed to raising $15 million by the end of 2026 to expand STEM education programs, grow career training opportunities in restoration, and ensure that future generations can engage with and appreciate America’s automotive heritage. To date, we’re a quarter of the way to meeting our goal, and we look forward to working with incredible supporters like you to close the gap. As a nonprofit organization, we depend on your generosity to keep these programs running and to drive our mission forward. This holiday season, please consider making a year-end gift to the Drive Forward Campaign and support the work of America’s Automotive Trust and its entities. Together, we can honor our past, celebrate our present, and drive an inspiring future. Help us continue driving our mission by making a tax-deductible donation today!