Close up of 1964 Stingray Coupe Corvette dashboard and steering wheel.

Museum
Donations

Transportation touches all of our lives, with tales and traditions carried from generation to generation. If you have a story, an artifact, or passion relating to the history of transportation in Western New York, please contact the museum.

Share Your Piece of History

1919 Dark teal green Pierce Town Car on transparent background.

The Pierce-Arrow Museum graciously accepts the generous donation of vehicles, artifacts, and more that enable us to illustrate our shared history. Together, this history can be saved, cared for, and put on display for future generations.

If you do not want to donate the original, arrangements can be made to make copies or photographs.

We are always on the lookout for:

  • Vintage vehicles: automobiles, bicycles, trucks, etc.
  • Automobilia and automotive history artifacts.
  • Any original artifact, big or small, produced by Pierce-Arrow, Thomas Flyer, and other Western New York automakers.
  • Pierce-Arrow items such as photographs, factory badges, literature, pins, uniforms, tickets, trophies, awards, paintings, etc.

Donation Spotlights

Wooden tool chest and Pierce Arrow pinstriper monograms donated by the family of Ross Holmes.
Donated by Family of Ross Holmes | 2003

Tool Chest & Pierce-Arrow Pin Striper Monograms

Wooden Parenti car model atop a green tablecloth and table. Jim Sandoro is with Robert Adema (who donated the car model) and another man.
Donated by Robert Adema | 2024

Parenti Motor Car Model

Silver Pierce Arrow factory employee ID badge with the Pierce logo and 3 s.1 on it.
Donated by Hans Mobius | 2002

Pierce-Arrow Factory Employee ID Badge

1914 Florence B Hilles silver trophy named after the founder of the National Woman's Party.
Donated by Robert Winter | 2005

Silver Trophy “Driving Competition, Florence Bayard Hilles 1914”

Autoped: the first motor scooter circa 1915 donated to the museum by Timm Hamp.
Donated by Timm Hamp | 2019

Autoped: The First Motor Scooter c.1915