1948 Frazer Sedan. The emblem reads: "Je Suis Pret," meaning "I am Ready"(to leave).

1949 Plymouth firefighters car (Bomberio is Portuguese for firefighter). Main Street U.S.A. room

This is a replica of the 1951 Chevy pickup truck converted to a boat by Luis Grass used to enter the U.S. in 2003. With the help of fellow mechanic friends, Luis was able to make the truck seaworthy in six hours, crossing the Straits of Florida, but unfortunately, fell short when intercepted by the Coast Guard and returned back to Cuba. Not deterred, he once again tried in 2004, this time in a floating Buick, but again never succeeded. He and his family would eventually touch American soil, not by water, but by land. I believe the original bright green truck was sunk by the Coast Guard. Too bad, as it was definitely a great piece highlighting the desperate measures people would take to reach the United States.

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Interestly, this museum space was formerly a mall (Artegon Marketplace) hence, what seems to be individual stores housing many of the displays of automobiles and more.

1957 Chevy Belair and 1959 Cadillac DeVille. Americana Garage room.

Backside of two Corvettes: 1962 on the left and 1954 on the right. Americana Garage room.

Hood ornament from a 1954 Packard Caribbean. This car won a national show in 1980. Americana Garage room.

1954 Corvette dash. Americana Garage room.

Looking for a new radio or record player? What's a record player, and what's that red thing on the wall?

Left: 1948 Chevy Stylemaster hood ornamant.
Right: Front light of a 1954 Corvette. Both Main Street U.S.A. room.

New York City subway car. Left: Must be a deluxe pre-graffitied model.

Welcome to the 007 James Bond Experience. Worth around 100 million dollars, the collection is the world's largest private collection of screen-used props and memorabilia. This Russian T-55 was used in the 1995 James Bond film, "Goldeneye."

James Bond and his nemesis, "Oddjob" from the 1964 James Bond film, "Goldfinger." In my opinion, the best JB film.

Captain James Bond pilots his Fairey Huntress 23 in the movie "From Russia with Love" (1963).
On the left is the 1964 (I thought Ford began with 1964 1/2 Mustangs?) Mustang driven by Bond Girl, Tilly Masterson, (played by actress Tania Mallet), in "Goldfinger" (1964), her only motion picture major role. Fictional Tilly Masterson was the revengeful sister of Jill Masterson, who was killed when Auric Goldfinger had her painted in gold.

Another great piece of "Goldfinger" history is this 1964 Aston Martin DB5. Of the four Goldfinger DB5s, two were used in filming and two were used for only promotional purposes. This car, and the first filming car, DP/2161/1, was fitted with the working gadgets. Someone said this Aston Martin is the most valued piece of James Bond history in the museum. In the background is the Mustang from the film as well as the figurine (on the rear wall) of Bond Girl, Jill Masterson, painted gold.

Little Nellie was the nickname given to a heavily armed and modified Wallis WA-116 Agile, a British autogyro developed in the early 1960s as featured in the film adaptation of "You Only Live Twice" (1967).

The 1971 Lotus Esprit Series 1 (S1) submarine car used in the 1977 James Bond film, "The Spy Who Loved Me." This was one of the seven cars purchased for the film.

Bond sits comfortably on his 1967 Toyota 2000GT. Movie: "You Only Live Twice" (1967).

Republic Aviation built RC-3 Seabee. Built in 1946, the amphibious seaplane was filmed in the movie, The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). After the flying scene was completed, the original movie Seabee was destroyed by explosion for a movie scene.

This is one of the four Lockheed JetStar V-140-B scale models used for the film, "Goldfinger". Yes, everyone who saw the film can't forget Auric Goldfinger's pilot, Pussy Galore. You can't see it here, but the plane was decorated differently on each side to represent two different planes in the film. A tamer DB5 sits along side the aircraft.

The 1974 AMC Hornet 2-Door Hatchback from "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974).

Memorabilia Room: anything and everything ever made in the name of James Bond.

More memorabilia. Check out the Polaroid Spectra System camera. It not only shot a deadly laser beam when using the flash, but also took an x-ray picture of the subject. "License to Kill" (1989).

Martini anyone?

This display contains a dissection of one of the gadgets in the film, "You Only Live Twice," mini-rocket cigarette. A cigarette capable of shooting a rocket-powered projectile.