Make a Road Trip to the Millbury Classic Cars and Trucks Museum

Like many kids, Mike Bartlett loved Hot Wheels. Then, Bartlett’s toy hobby morphed into collecting a real popsicle-orange Dodge Charger and shiny-chromed 1957 Chevy. A few decades and 85 cars later, his collection exploded into a full-blown, 45,000-square-foot museum. In May 2024, The Millbury Classic Cars and Trucks Museum opened just off Highway 795, inviting visitors to cruise into the past. 

“It’s iconic. People bought these cars when they were young,” Bartlett says. “They’re just blown away seeing all the cars they grew up with.”

Visitors will find sparkling rows of candy-colored, classic cars and trucks, primarily from the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. Six different showrooms — each playing different tunes  — draw visitors back with neon signs, mannequins and gas station memorabilia. 

“Everyone loves the Mopar Room with the Dodge and Plymouths,” Bartlett says. “It’s where we have The General Lee from “The Dukes of Hazzard.”

Visitors enter through The General Store, a spacious room with replica movie cars and a mini gift shop. Scooby-Doo and his gang surround the Mystery Machine, while The Batmobile sports actor Adam West’s autograph. Bartlett’s newest addition is a “Back to the Future”-style DeLorean “time machine” signed by actor Michael J. Fox. 

“All the cars still run,” says Tammy Bartlett, Mike’s wife and co-owner of the museum.

Unlike Mike, she didn’t grow up loving cars, but she does now. The couple enjoys car collecting, attending auctions, and a wide range of vehicles, including jeeps, trucks and fast cars. As they kept buying more cars, they needed more garage space. Three additions later, they have a museum. It is open year-round on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays with a donation entrance fee. 

“We never intended to have a museum,” Tammy Bartlett says, “but we thought it’s time to share it with everybody.”

26292 Cummings Rd., Millbury 43447, 419/340-2355