

Guests begin the tour underneath a racetrack-inspired “ Start ” banner and walk past a row of classic muscle cars and hot rods, like a restored 1965 Ford Shelby GT 350 with 3,00 original miles, accompanied by signage explaining their significance. When you enter through the front doors at WOS, the size of the facility really makes an impression because much of the display area is in one giant room, as opposed to being sectioned off. “ People have told them, ‘ You guys should start a museum, ’ and so it started from that and evolved. “ The founders have always had a passion for cars - they were high school sweethearts but their first date was at Sidewinders (old Portland motorcycle track), ” says Schoen, adding passion soon turned into a hobby of collecting vehicles of all sorts.
