Tucson Auto MuseumTM – Wednesday 03/25/2026
Trip Cost $15.00
The Tucson Auto Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and showcasing the most unique and iconic cars ever built. The collection holds over 70 vehicles including a Model T, a 1929 Duesenberg Model J, a one-of-one 1948 Kurtis-Omohundro Comet, a 1957 Dual-Ghia, and cars used on the sets of Mannix, Charlie’s Angels, and Batman. Our cars are housed in a 27,000+ square-foot facility, which also features interesting automobilia like signs and gas pumps from yesteryear. The museum features one of Southern Arizona's largest and most diverse collections of award-winning classic, sport, and unique cars and automobilia from all over the world under one roof.
Find more information about the Tucson Auto Museum here.
We’ll meet at the Photography Club upper-level parking lot at 8:30 AM for carpooling, departure at 9:00. Please wear your GVR Photography Club or Camera Club badge if you have one. For those carpooling, $10.00 is an appropriate contribution to the driver.
Upon arrival, we’ll be met by museum staff who will provide a brief overview of the museum. Afterwards, you’re welcome to explore and photograph the museum’s many exhibits. Use of tripods and flash equipment is permitted. The tour should end around noon. The tour could involve extensive walking and standing, but seating is available throughout the facility.
Following the tour, participants are invited to a no-host lunch at Inca's Peruvian Cuisine, located at 6878 East Sunrise Drive in Tucson. You can check out their menu here. The trip should end about 1:30 PM and we should be back in Green Valley around 3:00 PM.
Tom Parker will be our trip leader. Contact Tom at 618-304-1456 or tparker324@aol.com with any questions. He will be disseminating more information to registered participants via e-mail as we get closer to the event.
GVR requires that every person participating in club's field trips must sign a waiver absolving GVR of any liability. You will be required to sign the waiver at the Photography club before the trip departs if you haven't already done so.
If you need to cancel, please contact the Field Trip Co-Chair Lynn Rozema at 719-351-5193 or email lrozema51@gmail.com. We may have people on the wait list to take your place. On the morning of the trip, please call Tom and Lynn as soon as you know you cannot make the trip.
Last day to cancel for a refund is March 18, 2026.
NOTICE:
All participants need to be responsible for an assessment of their mobility and health issues relating to field trips. Some trips may not be appropriate, but you must make that determination. However, the trip leader may deny participation in a specific field trip to anyone deemed not suitably prepared or able to walk with the group.
The club strives to provide several field trips specifically designed for members with physical limitations.
In order to participate in this event, you must be a member of the GVR Photography Club and GVR.
The GVR Photography Club is located in the Recreation Village of Santa Rita Springs.