In the Earl C Lindburg Automobile Center is located a display unit of Coral Court.  This unit of the (Im)famous motel was saved from the wrecker's ball for our museum.  The motel was built in 1941 one mile west of the city limits on Route 66.  Coral Court epitomized speed, streamlining and the ideals of highway travel.  The architectural gem was set among tree-lined streets and featured a swimming pool.  Its end came in 1993 when it was condemned.

Parked out in front of the display unit is a General Motors' 1941 Cadillac. This car is from the Fleetwood series and was widely recognized as the pinnacle of car design. This car features the massive horizontal grille, exaggerated front fenders, and a long coffin-nose hood.  Under this elegant new shape is General Motors' revolutionary Hydra-Matic automatic transmission.  Cadillac set a division sales record of 66,130 built that year