Horton Classic Car Museum

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Just north of here and a smidge west, is the little town of Nocona, TX. Now, Nocona is deservedly most famous for it’s boots. The boot factory there has been cranking them out since 1925 when it was by the daughter of a man who’s last name was Justin…which you may recall is a fairly famous name in the boot world as well. Now, just imagine a quick roadtrip out of town up to Nocona with the kids. You can pick up some boots, eat some pretty good BBQ, after all the rain we’ve had lately, you know it’ll be a pretty drive, and most importantly there’s something to show the kiddos, because what Nocona also has, despite it’s cowboy-centric history, is a world class automotive museum.

The Horton Classic Car Museum is right there in the middle of town on the corner of Walnut St and Clay St. The owners, Pete and Barbara Horton got their start in the rough end of the oil business, but unlike a bunch of folks, were able to hang on through the ups and down times and pursue their passion of collecting and restoring classic cars.

The museum features a wide array of classic automobiles. They have almost every Corvette model produced between 1953 and 1978. A 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk is one of the most uniques cars in the collection, which apparently only 40 were ever built. They also have vintage Lincoln, Oldsmobile, Ford, Packards, Chevy and Pontiac vehicles on display, mostly of the 1950’s era.

In another building is the Horton Motor Co. Museum which seems to be more muscle car related. On display there is a 1970 Plymouth Hemi-Cuda convertible, a 1965 Chevelle Malibu SS,  as well as a 1968 Shelby Cobra Mustang. This museum has 16 cars on display and is available by appointment or along with regular museum tours. They’re open M-F 9-4, and Sat 9-5.