Saturday, March 23, 2019

Dwarf Car Museum


This winter we took a tour of The Dwarf Car Museum, located near Maricopa, AZ.  The museum, an unassuming corrugated steel shed in the desert, is the workshop and showroom for Ernie Adams dwarf cars.  Ernie, a native of Nebraska, started his love for cars as a child.  In 1965 the first  dwarf car, a 1928 Chevy 2-door sedan, was built using primarily parts of old refrigerators.  In the early 1980's his interest turned to dwarf race cars; the first race was in 1983 at the county fair in Prescott, AZ.  


Following the race cars came his dwarf cruisers...miniature fully dressed classics, complete with chrome, fenders, accessories, and interiors.  The cruisers are street legal and have been driven the Route 66 circuit, appeared in street fairs and rallies around the country.  While there we met the artist himself; Ernie is usually on-site to answer questions or just talk shop. The Dwarf Car Museum web site had lots of pictures...

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