Remember we mentioned “uniqueness?” Yes, the museum’s comprehensive display of SSP Mustangs is a surprise and something that truly sets it apart, but many of the rest of Mustangs here are not your typical museum models. While most every Mustang collection features a GT, a Mach 1, a Boss, a Shelby and an SVT or two, the Powells’ collection features many one-off specialty, regional and/or promotional models rarely seen in museums. (Did you know King Cobra Malt Liquor had a Mustang promo model? Neither did we, but one is here!) Other brand promo and pace cars are here too, and even a Mustang II section dedicated to the Charlie’s Angels TV series replete with a Blue-over-White Cobra II.

From a prototype Fox Body to tribute race cars and an SSP that was used by the U.S. Air Force as a chaser for the U2 spy plane to make sure the wings were low on takeoff – each one of the cars on display at the Mustang Museum of America has a unique story to go with it. What’s nice is that the cars here are angle-parked and not spaced door-handle to door-handle, so you can really see them well. There’s natural light from top-wall windows, and we were blessed to have both Bob and Gary walk us though the entire facility while sharing so many great stories about the cars on display here.

No, it’s not the “Man Cave” that the new Mustang Owners Museum has created in Charlotte, but there are some small displays for Mustang memorabilia in here, as well as wall-mounted magazine articles and an actual full-size billboard skin from Mustang’s “glory days.” The museum even has a nice gift shop, and will surely spark conversations about Mustangs once owned, never before heard of, or ones that “got away” and wished were never sold. In a nutshell, it will take some time to see and appreciate all that’s here, but you’ll instantly see it is run and managed by a fine family and true Mustang people who have the hobby’s best interest at heart.