Bray's Motor Museum and Playground, at 1979 Interstate 45 North in Madisonville, is a car museum with its own track. KBTX reported in February 2024 that the collection held more than 125 vehicles, and that visitors could take classic and muscle cars out on a one-mile track outside the museum, either riding along with a driver or driving themselves, with a drift pad for trying a controlled slide. Among the exhibits the station listed were the Wonka truck from the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and a replica of the Mystery Machine. A Corvette display follows the model through the decades. The museum belongs to Jim Bray, who also owns Texas Pride Trailers, a trailer maker in Madisonville.
By that company's own account it began in 1998 with a single utility trailer. A Madison County Chamber of Commerce listing describes Bray as a fan of classic cars since childhood who wanted to share them with families. A post on the museum's own social media account in July 2023 counted down to the opening after more than a year of preparation, and the Madisonville Meteor wrote about the project that October as it took shape. Micah Brett, the general manager, told KBTX that the team had looked all over the United States for unusual pieces. The Automotive Museum Guide lists Bray's as a place that also buys, sells and consigns classic cars.
Getting there
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