The California Automobile Museum contains a rich array of vehicles, everything from a 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 to a 1978 Kawasaki motorcycle that appeared on the TV show “CHiPS.”
Less impressive is the exterior of the museum at 2200 Front St. in Sacramento, a circa 1953 warehouse. But the building’s aesthetics could be changing, with the museum announcing recently that it intends to do a $2.5 million renovation that could transform the entrance to the building and add an event space.
“This has been a long-term vision that we have had, knowing that we want to look like more than just a warehouse,” said the museum Executive Director Karen McClaflin. “We want to look like an auto museum.”
What the auto museum is planning
The renovation, which the automobile museum hopes to break ground on in the spring, will focus on three areas: the current entrance; a shed area connected to the museum that it currently uses for storage and car maintenance; and the museum’s current event space of roughly 5,500 square feet…