How much do you love the motorcar?

Probably not as much as to set up a museum? Many have done just that - those who had an early start, of course, or are just plain very loaded, like Jay Leno of NBC's The Tonight Show.

Here are ten interesting Auto Museums that you may want to see or visit some day:

[.....The Nethercutt Collection: This is a rather low-key private collection nestled in a quiet patch of land off the freeway in Sylmar, Calif. It was the creation of J.B. Nethercutt, one of the co-founders of Merle Norman Cosmetics. So naturally, he has a taste for beauty. This collection is spread over 60,000 square feet and includes impeccably restored cars dating back to 1898 — including such cherry selections as a ’36 Duesenberg SJN and a ’32 Maybach — all of which are in fine running condition. This was conceived as a not-for-profit venture, and it continues in that spirit today, because there is no charge to the public......

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum: Before Michigan became known as the hub of all American automobile manufacturing, the state of Indiana was cranking out motor cars of exceptional quality and style. While it includes other classics, this Indiana landmark, which opened to the public in 1974, specializes in the Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg models. It, too, is not-for-profit and emphasizes education, although there is an $8 charge for adults and $5 for students. It is located in a 1930s Art Deco building on the site of the former Auburn Automobile Company in Auburn, Ind......

Saratoga Automobile Museum: There is a 1931 Pierce Arrow seven-passenger convertible, and a 1927 Franklin Airman that was once given to Charles Lindbergh. And that’s about it for the permanent collection. But what sets this charming and vibrant auto shrine apart — it is housed in an old bottling plant, the kind of re-use that makes architectural preservationists swoon — is its rotating series of exhibits. About every three months a new showcase exhibit takes over. A while back it was a spectacular private collection of Buggatis.........

Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum: Sometimes a devoted gearhead simply needs to satisfy his need for speed, even if it means looking at parked hot rods and imagining them going really fast. This facility is sponsored by the National Hot Rod Association, presented by the Auto Club of Southern California, and overseen by NHRA founder Parks, who is 94 years young. Situated in a 28,500-square-foot building at the Los Angeles Fairplex in Pomona, it houses hot rods, street rods, muscle cars, customs, classics, racers and a variety of speed-related paraphernalia. The museum also sponsors educational seminars to discuss — what else? — speed, and how to achieve it through advanced automotive technology.......

Volo Auto Museum: Located about 50 miles north of Chicago, the Volo is like a classic car theme park. It contains over 300 antique and classic cars. Among the attractions on the sprawling complex is the George Barris TV and Movie Car Collection, which has the original Batmobile, the Ferrari from “Miami Vice” and a lot more. Besides the museum itself, which has five large showrooms, the Volo also has three big antique malls where auto buffs can show off their wares, plus two other malls with gifts, collectibles, home furnishings and art. The grounds of the Volo, filled with shade trees, flower gardens, fountains, brick pathways and benches, are ideal for picnicking and hanging out. There is also a campground.......

Larz Anderson Auto Museum: Larz married Isabel Weld Perkins, a young debutante, in 1897. Soon after, they bought an 1899 Winton Runabout (they were both wealthy and could afford it). That began their obsession with the automobile. Their collection eventually numbered over 30 cars, and they formed the beginnings of the museum, which stands today in the Carriage House of what’s left of their old 64-acre estate in Brookline, Mass. It bills itself as “America’s oldest privately owned collection of automobiles.” The current exhibit celebrates the French motor car, but there are many other classic cars to gaze at.......

Darryl Starbird's Rod & Custom Hall of Fame Museum: This is arguably the longest name of any car museum in the nation. But after you succeed in spitting out the words, the collection itself may leave you speechless. Located about an hour northeast of Tulsa, Okla., Starbird basically began in the 1950s as a body repair guy, but his love for his craft grew into an obsession, and he grew into a custom car legend. It’s difficult to put into words the cars that are on display here because they’re so unique. Suffice to say Starbird has taken many street rods, vans, pickups, sports cars and concept cars and turned them into works of art.......

Don Garlits Museums: “Big Daddy” Garlits is one of the legendary names in drag racing. So naturally he has a drag racing museum. But he also has an interest in classic cars, so there are two museums on the premises in Ocala, Fla., one for each area of interest. The drag racing museum is probably the more popular attraction, as it houses lots of classic dragsters and features exhibits on the evolution of the modern drag racer; the collection includes the Swamp Rat series, the hand-fabricated race cars that are most associated with Garlits’ career. But over the years Garlits has received lots of other classic cars, too, which he has restored and put on display. One of the more recent featured autos is a 1956 Chrysler Imperial once owned by former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The charge for an adult ticket is $15, but that gets you into both museums........

Antique Automobile Club of America Museum: The title is fairly self explanatory. This has only been open since 2003, although the plans were put into operation about 10 years prior in order to complement an already well-respected library and research center. The AACA museum near Hershey, Pa., has a unique feel because the cars are placed in street and city scenes that help put them in context (the Golden Gate Bridge, turn-of-the-century New York City, etc). There is roughly an even mix of semi-permanent exhibits and temporary ones. Aside from a cornucopia of autos, the museum also boasts the largest display of buses under one roof in the U.S., for those public transportation buffs......

National Automobile Museum: Located in Reno, Nev., this venue houses over 200 cars from 1892 to the present, and most of them are from the collection of the museum’s inspiration, Bill Harrah, the late gaming pioneer. The current marquee exhibit is “Topless Convertibles of the 1950s,” which runs through October. But there are loads of other attractions, including experimental vehicles as well as one of the largest horseless carriage collections in the country. If the lifestyles of the famous turn you on, there is a dazzling gathering of autos once owned by celebrities, including Frank Sinatra’s 1961 Ghia hardtop, Elvis Presley’s 1973 Cadillac Eldorado and James Dean’s 1949 Mercury. There are static exhibits that pertain to particular periods of history, as well as changing exhibits........]

Amazing, aren't they? Do you have any other auto museums to share?