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.
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 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!
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.
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!
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Address: The Ultimate Driving Museum, 190 Manatee Ct Unit A, Greer, SC 29651, USA
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South Carolina has been home for AnneMarie since 2001. Her favorite part of the state is Lake Jocassee. An App State alumna, it's always the mountains; the lake bonus makes it heavenly. When not writing about the state, she may be spending time with family, relaxing by the pool, or out somewhere enjoying nature.
