Pontiac Oakland Auto Museum — Attraction in Pontiac Township

Great place for any Pontiac automobile fan. For a privately owned place not funded by the town, it's filled with rare and unique Pontiac only related items. Tim led us to his private room and showed us some items not on display, which was awesome. Lots of great model kits of Pontiacs I've never seen in person, and tons of toys and misc items. The museum is a bit small, but every corner has lots of neat items to see. We spent about 2 hours in total there. It is a bit dark, the lighting could be better, but I was just glad to see the items related only to Pontiac motor division. Tim has spent most of his life collecting rare and unique items dedicated only to Pontiacs. The black 1970 Formula on display is a must see for and early 2nd generation Firebird fan such as myself. I am glad we took the trip to go, and afterwards ate at the gas station/garage themed diner nearby in town which...

This place is a knockout. The work time effort and money put into this Pontiac Museum is overwhelming. Dont think you will be able to enjoy it in an hour. You could spend the better part of a day here if you really wanted to take in all that is on display. Tim and his wife have dedicated a lifetime and then some to showcasing and making that available to the public. WOW. I was on a high speed cross country trip, and detoured to stop by here, but was in such a rush, I robbed myself of the experience it could have provided. I will have to go back, when...

The museum is small compared to many others in Illinois. However this museum is 100% dedicated to Pontiac. GM foolishly shut down Pontiac in the great recession. Now who cares about GM any more. Certainly not me. There are a lot of models, magazines and other memorabilia all on Pontiac. There is an onsite library of manuals, books and models that appears to require an appointment.

We had a great time at the museum and walking around the downtown shopping area of...