allen unique auto museum

My husband is an automotive engineer and a car nut, so we have visited many auto museums/attractions all over the country. This place is extraordinarily strange to have in a dusty little town like Grand Junction. It has a lot of interesting cars with no cohesive theme that we could determine, other than the museum owner could buy the car. The museum feels like it must be a tax write-off or something. So if you love cars, and want to say "gee whiz!" for awhile, it might be worth a visit. Don't expect to learn anything. Otherwise, go hiking or biking or fishing or whatever.

This is a very nice collection of cars. Presented well and excellently cared for in every way. A few motorcycles as well!

I've visited Allen Unique Autos on several occasions and for a wide range of reasons. The museum is a great place to take out-of-town family and friends for a unique experience. I've rented the venue for social events and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a classic venue. I always enjoy working with their professional staff who take a lot of pride in the organization. The company is actively invested in our community and always going beyond what is asked of them to support the various needs and request. Keep a close eye on their calendar of events. They always have something fun and exciting going on at their museum.

An untypical car collection. All cars bought by Candy Allen, so expect to see a car collection from a woman's perspective. Some very interesting and unique cars that you won't see elsewhere. Worth a visit for sure.

If you have a favorite car, era or theme you will find it here. It's great to have a private collection such as this open to the public.

Unlike many car museums, this one is truly unique. Better than just a car collection, many of their cars have interesting back stories, like JFK's ambulance or Sonny and Cher's custom Mustangs. Plus, you can rent event space for parties, weddings and dances -giving your guests something fun to do at your event.

We visited this location as it hosted our private MINI Takes the States event. The cars are pretty cool. I'm not sure if there is a space limitation that requires the cars to be stacked, but it would have been nice to get closer to some. The wax figures were fun but some were downright creepy. I like the history that was provided with the JFK ambulance. This is one of the more fun places during the trip according to my teens.

My husband and our 4 teenagers all liked this museum a LOT. Kudos to Tammy Allen for opening this fun collection to the public. The kids loved the different cars we have not seen anywhere else. The staff is great. One of the docents hung out with us most of the time and shared great information about the cars, which made it more interesting. There are so many fun cars here. It was a nice, cool 2 hour excursion on a very hot day in Grand Junction.

We took out of town family to Allens Museum. She has a fabulous collection and the presentation is wonderful. You can spend as much time looking at cars and they staff is very willing to answer questions about the cars. Great place for the whole family.

It is an eclectic collection of cars... all very nicely polished, but they are stacked in there. I admire Ms. Allen's collection... It is NOT a perfectionist's collection but it is a FUN collection of "unique" cars as advertised. Well worth a couple hours AND the low price of admission!

OK, so last week (week of June 23, 2014) we made a sweep through western Colorado to take in a couple of auto museums. First up was Tammy Allen’s museum of “unique” cars right in Grand Junction, CO.Unique says it. Eclectic also says it. Packed in says it. Tacky also says it.Sure, Tammy can be seen on several of the auto auction shows spending big bucks on (questionable) unique cars, like the unsubstantiated “JFK Ambulance” complete with JFK photos festooned on the inside of the windows. Some nice 40s and 50’s Cadillacs and Desotos also grace the place. She’s demonstrated that she surely has the bucks to spend on big fins, and other big things.Yes, you can see everything from a Bucket- T to a Messerschmitt three-wheeler, and three different-era Studebakers to boot. There are also a couple of meaningless ’66 GTO’s (which a key employee advised her not to buy), and a vintage Diamond T flatbed truck. Yawn.Then, there’s a nice neon lime green ’50 Merc that’s been so chopped it looks like it just came out of the crusher. But, the engine compartment is to die for.All of this is presented in a warehouse in the industrial section of town, along the railroad tracks, which is clearly too small for even the 50 or so cars that were there the day we visited. You can’t walk around most of them to get a 360 view, as they’re all packed so closely together. Or, if they’re not door handle to door handle, they’re stacked one on top of the other, so you can barely view the top vehicle.And then, to really ratchet the Tacky Factor up, she’s put a number of mannequins of famous actors and actresses all around the place. If it’s a Cadillac, it’s likely to have Elvis inside. Clark Cable stands next to a nice black Cord (which kinda makes sense). What Spock, Captain Kirk and Willie Nelson are doing together in one section is beyond me.I can almost forgive her putting a British Bobby and a red phone booth next to the Austin-Healey, but do we REALLY need that? How about some room to circle, admire and photograph that classic? Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in formal wear spin on a turntable in a simulated dance. WTH? This place is kinda like Madame Tussaud meets Dana Mecum. If that’s your cup of tea, go for it.The highlight of our “tour” (we were the only tourists in the place) was when some employees finished wiping down the iconic, black ’69 Camaro, and fired that puppy up. That ferocious monster sports a 555 CID, 650 HP crate motor. The place shook with the concussion. That was almost worth the $8 each to get in.Dean Herrington