Forney Museum of Transportation

The Forney Transportation Museum is a transport museum located in Denver, Colorado. Names after its founder, J.D. Forney, the museum began as a private collection in 1921. It became a museum in 1961, and a non-profit organization in 1964.

The Forney Museum of Transportation is a non-profit organization which exists to collect, preserve, and exhibit items of artistic, historical and technological interest relating to transportation for the purposes of education and personal enrichment.

The Forney Museum of Transportation has a collection of over 600 artifacts relating to this history of transportation. It began as a private collection, when J.D. Forney, founded of Forney Industries in Ft. Collins, CO, became interested in antique and classic cars after his wife and children gave him a 1921 Kissel Tourister. Mr. Forney started taking in old cars and carriages as trades for the sales from Forney Industries. The collection has since grown to include buggies, motorcycles, steam locomotives, aircraft, carriages, rail equipment, fire apparatus, public transportation, sleighs, bicycles, toys & diecast models, vintage apparel and much more. 

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