Most South Carolinians Have Never Heard Of This Fascinating Auto Museum

Since 1950, South Carolina has been an important part of automobile racing history, with the town of Darlington becoming the home of NASCAR’s oldest superspeedway, the Darlington Raceway (which we’re so proud of we included it as one of our top reasons living in South Carolina is the best!). It became notorious as "The track too tough to tame," due to its challenges as a fast, unforgiving, and treacherous track, showing no mercy for even the slightest on-track errors in judgment. In another part of the state, we’ve got a fascinating auto museum in South Carolina that, surprisingly, most have probably never even heard of.

Located on Manatee Court in Greer, The Ultimate Driving Museum is operated by the BMW Car Club of America Foundation and is focused on the preservation of BMW history.

It's the only independent automobile museum in the country dedicated exclusively to everything BMW.

The museum holds annual exhibits of BMW automobiles and motorcycles to showcase the design and technology of both past and present models.

On the museum's website and the foundation's Facebook page, you can see photos from previous exhibits.

The Power of M was the 2022 exhibit.

The 1974 BMW E09 3.0 CSL was on display as part of the Power of M exhibit. Each of the vehicles in that exhibit has its own page on the museum website with specs and a fascinating audio tour.

In addition to the exhibits, the museum also has cars on permanent display.

As a part of the 2020 Genesis exhibit, Colleen Sheehan loaned her 1930 3/15 DA2 Cabriolet. It's the oldest BMW in the United States!

In 2021, the museum had some special visitors: the Legendary Jochen Neerpasch and the BMW Junior Team at the time who signed new prints done by Mitu Adrian Valentin from Romania!

Jochen was surprised to see a special piece of artwork done by Mitu Adrian Valentin here in U.S.

The 2023 exhibit is The Wundercar Collection from Germany!

Dr. Christian Zschocke has loaned these E3s for the exhibit. They have traveled from Germany to tour the United States, the first time all four vehicles have been shown together in the country and the only showing on the East Coast. The Wundercar Collection will leave The Ultimate Driving Museum in early March to travel to the prestigious Petersen Automotive Museum in California.

Visit The Ultimate Driving Museum’s website or The BMW Car Club of America Foundation’s Facebook page for more information and updates on past and current exhibits!

Are you a car or racing enthusiast or do you have one in your life who would love to visit this auto museum in South Carolina? What’s their favorite type of car or who is their favorite race car driver? Share with us in the comments section below!