A car museum with an authentic General Lee? Christine? Herbie? KITT? The Hollywood Star Cars Museum offers much to see…

Located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee (not Hollywood, CA), The Hollywood Star Cars Museum is a find for fans of historically noteworthy classic cars. The museum features two floors of displays featuring over 40 vehicles. Cars owned by Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Mike Tyson, Michael Jackson, Bob Hope, The Beach Boys, and more are also viewable every day of the week for a modest $13 entry fee.

(See photo slideshow at bottom of article for what you can expect to see at the Museum)

One doesn’t need to be a fan of celebrity items to appreciate the many classic American and European vehicles shown. They would be classics in their own right even without being particularly famous. For example, you’ll see several cars used in The Fast and The Furious movie series, the black Ferrari Daytona driven by Don Johnson in Miami Vice, a ’77 Pontiac Trans Am driven by Burt Reynolds in the first Smokey & The Bandit movie, one of the DeLoreans used by Michael J. Fox in Back To The Future, the “Eleanor” Mustang Nicholas Cage used in Gone in 60 Seconds, a yellow ’77 Chevy Camaro used in Transformers, and much more.

Most movies or television shows using a specific vehicle paint and decorate a large number of them to look exactly the same. For example, two dozen 1958 Plymouth Furys were restored in bright red paint for the movie Christine. Over fifty “Herbie” Volkswagen Beetles were produced with the number 53 on the side for use in five Love Bug films over a dozen years. And over 300 orange 1968-1970 Dodge Chargers were used in the filming over six seasons of The Dukes of Hazzard.

And while over 90 percent of the above mentioned were typically destroyed in stunts, explosions, and crashes, survivors often end up in the hands of collectors and appear for sale every so often. Which is what allows a museum like Hollywood Star Cars to build inventory.

To see the museum’s website to reserve tickets or find out for more info, see http://www.starcarstn.com/index.html

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: This second floor display of one of the two dozen 1958 Plymouth Furys used in the movie CHRISTINE awakens when a motion detector senses guests approaching up the steps. Headlights come on and engine rev sounds are heard. Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: The Hollywood Star Cars Museum is open seven days a week, and offers great family entertainment for $13 admission per person. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: A closer look at Herbie, a 1967 VW Beetle that is 1 of 11 survivors used in Disneys THE LOVE BUG movies of 1969, 1974, 1977, and 1980. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: A customized 1981 DeLorean DCM-12 used in the Back To The Future movie trilogy. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: One of the Batmobiles used in the original 1966 Batman tv series. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: A 1955 Ford Thunderbird that onced belonged to Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys. (photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: All the members of The Beach Boys signed the ’55 T-Bird’s hood. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: 1921 Oldsmobile featured in the movie remake of original television series Beverly Hillbillies. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: A 1990 Chevrolet Lumina stock car driven by Tom Cruise in Days Of Thunder. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: The 1953 Buick Skylark convertible that once belonged to entertainer Bob Hope. Golf and Oscar awards are the theme of this display – two things the actor was well known for. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: A 1969 Dodge Charger that is one of 17 surviving 1968-70 Chargers used filming the Dukes Of Hazzard tv show. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: Parked outside the museum are a 1970s Dodge Monaco police car and Ford towtruck also used in the original television show Dukes of Hazzard. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: This 1960 Porsche 356 Speedster was driven by Michael J. Fox in the movie Doc Hollywood. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: The 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse from the first Fast and the Furious movie series. ( Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: “Eleanor” – one of the twelve ’67 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500s used in the remake of Gone In Sixty Seconds. A mockup of Nicholas Cage is in the background. Only 7 of these cars survive today. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: From the fourth movie in The Fast and the Furios movie series, a 1987 Buick Grand National GNX. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: “ECTO 1” – the 1959 Cadillac ambulance used in the Ghostbusters movie series. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: Steve McQueen used this 1970 Formula 1 racer in ’71 movie “LeMans”. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: A mockup of David Hasselhoff stands behind one of the many 1982-83 Pontiac Trans Ams used in the filming of Knight Rider tv series. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: The 1972 Ferrari 365GTS replica used in the first two seasons of ’80s tv show Miami Vice, driven by Don Johnson. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: When Anna Nicole Smith became Playboy Magazine’s Playmate of the Year in 1993, Hugh Hefner gave this ’93 Jaguar XJS convertible to her as a gift. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum )

: The 1964 Ford Custom used as Andy Griffith’s Mayberry Police Department cruiser in that season of The Andy Griffith Show. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: The 1985 Mercedes-Benz 500SEL owned by pop singer Michael Jackson. As the license plate shows, he later gave to his aunt as a gift. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: The “King of Pop” enjoying his 1985 Mercedes 500SEL. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: Heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson’s 2000 Lamborghini Diablo purchased new by him as a gift for his father. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: This 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS convertible was used in the movie remake of Charlie’s Angels. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: The 1977 Chevrolet Camaro known as “Bumblebee” from The Transformers movie. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)

: One of the 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Ams used in the first Smokey and the Bandit movie starring Burt Reynolds and Jerry Reed. (Photo credit: Hollywood Star Cars Museum)