Interior of the Four States Auto Museum
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  Location within Arkansas | |
| Established | 2004; 20 years ago (2004) |
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| Location | Texarkana, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 33°25′28″N 94°02′18″W / 33.424312°N 94.038224°W / 33.424312; -94.038224 |
| Type | Automobile museum |
| Website | www.fourstatesautomuseum.org |
The Four States Auto Museum (formerly the Tex-Ark Antique Auto Museum) is an automobile museuminTexarkana, Arkansas.[1][2][3][4] It was established in 2004 and chartered as a 501(c)(3) organization in the State of Arkansas. The museum is located on a site formerly used for wagon and automobile body construction.[1]
The Four States Auto Museum's mission is to "preserve, collect, exhibit, operate, and interpret a collection of antique automobiles" and related archival documents.[1][5][6] Its collections span 100 years of automotive history and include over 20 automobiles that are displayed on a rotating basis, generally for periods of three to six months.[2][6][7][8] At any one time, the museum has approximately 15 cars on display, as well as a few motorcycles and a variety of automobilia. Among the highlights of the collection are a Civil War vintage horse-drawn hearse, a Ford Model T and Model A, a Nash Metropolitan, a Studebaker dragster, and a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette.[6][8] The museum also maintains a collection of automotive-related books, newsletters, and periodicals.[2][7]
The Four States Auto Museum hosts an annual car show in conjunction with Texarkana's RailFest,[9][10] as well as the annual Fall Fun Car Show & Swap Meet, both of which serve as fundraisers for it.[8] The museum also hosts various educational events, parties, school tours, and weddings.[8]
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