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November 2023 by Claudia L.
What a surprise! I've been to Saratoga many times but never stopped into this little gem of a museum. I'm not a huge car museum fan but went with my teenage son and a friend. It helped that they had a "Bond in Motion" exhibit with cars from the movie sets and accompanying movie stills & theme music to boot! There were also informational videos with movie clips of each of the cars. For James Bond fans this would be a fun detour for an hour if you are in the area. Tickets for adults ran $20. The docents were helpful and knowledgeable without being intrusive. The gift shop had some cute things and the 2nd floor had an interesting exhibit related to New York state's history in car manufacturing and racing.
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September 2023 by Benjamin M.
I'm not a car guy per se, but I do appreciate the cool cars of the 50s and would love to own a Delorean someday. However, this museum normally wouldn't rev my engine (so to speak). But, for the past year they have featured a touring James Bond automobile exhibit and I am a die-hard Bond guy. So, it has been on my list of things to do for a while and finally we all got to go up on a rainy day and explore it.First off, I didn't know what to expect. I figured there would be 3-4 cars, but in fact there were a dozen or more. Of course, they had classics like the '64 Aston Martin (not the one Connery used, the one Daniel Craig drove) and the white submarine car, as well as a snowspeeder from Die Another Day that you can actually sit on. The BMW cars that Pierce Brosnan drove and scratched up are here, as well as motorcyles and other vehicles. For a Bond fan, it was like finding something exciting every time you turned your head! What made it special is that for every vehicle they had a television screen showing the film clips where the car was used. It really helped set the scene. Too bad Bond music did not play in the background.Sadly, the gift shop didn't have a lot of the Bond stuff I wanted to buy. Specifically, I wanted a poster showing all of the Bond cars but they didn't have anything like that. They supposedly had a Bond poster showing all of the movie artwork on one poster but that was out of stock. They had some models of the '64 Aston Martin and a few other things, but nothing I couldn't get online elsewhere. But, I mostly came for the experience and it delivered.The rest of the car museum upstairs was okay, but not being a car guy it isn't something that would draw me back. From what I understand, this Bond exhibit is a touring display and likely won't be in the area again. So, come and see them if you have the urge. I already want to go back again. Cue the Bond music...
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August 2023 by Jeremy Irey
The Saratoga Automobile Auction is a very well run collector car auction that brings in many high end automobiles. There staff is very helpful always goes above and beyond to help there customers. If your in upstate NY on September it’s definitely worth your time.
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August 2023 by Christian Dunn
Very professional and smooth consignment process. Great auction team and great cars!
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May 2023 by Roger K.
I'm not a big car fan, but I do enjoy seeing every 007 movie when it comes out. The Bond in Motion display of original vehicles used in several of the Bond films is an excellent opportunity to experience up close what the various vehicles were like, or in some cases, what the remains are like.Admission is $20 for Adults, $15 for seniors, military, and students, free for children under 6. The Bond in Motion display is on until 12/31/23. The second floor of the museum has some rare classic cars and race cars. There are docents available throughout the museum to answer questions and guide you. There is also a gift shop, of course, at the end of your tour.They encourage photo taking but do not allow touching any of the display models. However, you can take a selfie sitting on the Bombardier MX Z-REV 800 Ski-doo from Die Another Day.
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May 2023 by Jeremy M.
I'm admittedly not the biggest car head, but on a recent vacation near Saratoga Springs this museum caught my eye. If you're reading this in 2023, there is a sizable exhibition of vehicles from the James Bond franchise currently taking up the entire first floor. As a lover of film history, this suddenly became a must-see. There were some very nice guides who were able to give extensive information about the vehicles (including which films I should look for to spot unlabeled ones, as some I didn't recognize) and all the vehicles were apparently screen-used. You could even sit on a real snowmobile from one of the Pierce Brosnan films if you wanted, a perfect photo opportunity. My favorite though? A "shell" version of the underwater car Bond uses in "The Spy Who Loved Me." My only complaints were minor: as mentioned, some of the vehicles were unlabeled (thankfully, the tour guides seemed to have full booklets detailing all of them, but I would have appreciated a printed guide to use for myself as well), and also, the representation from the Connery era was a little light, but I assume that was up to the Eon company as it's a traveling exhibition. If you're reading this later or just not a Bond/film fan, the rest of the museum is pretty interesting too. There are only two floors really, so it won't take long to go through, but the second floor is (I think) more permanent exhibitions. There are cars going back to the 1910s, race cars, ones owned by Charles Lindbergh and other such figures, and so on. The one that really surprised me was an "amphibious" car built in the 60s that I guess really did double as a boat, not many of which were ever made or sold. This was especially funny after seeing the Bond car, which I guess wasn't quite as fictitious as I'd thought.If you're in the area, I'd say this is worth checking out. Pricing is fairly modest, it won't take up too much of your day, and it's a fun, memorable time.
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May 2023 by Dina V.
I should have let my husband co-write this review as he could probably ya know say something about the cars, quality and rarity of the exhibits etc. but sorry y'all got my review instead. $20 for adults. There's a bathroom on the ground floor. If you don't actually want to be looking at cars there's only two floors of exhibits. Right now the ground floor is dedicated to the cars of the Bond movies. Upstairs lies Henry of Cars movie fame and the type of car Steve Urkell drove. There is a gift shop and currently a raffle drawing for some kind of car. If you're allergic to bees, as of the day before I write this, please be aware Henry had a bee in his bonnet.Enjoy car enthusiasts, or ya know non-enthusiasts who may be brought here.
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May 2023 by Karla W.
Very friendly docents and nice collection of Bond vehicles- nice to know it changes annually. Small venue hat was once a bottling plant but it's in a great location and well presented
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April 2023 by Joel H.
An absolutely awesome experience coming to this museum. We we headed up to Saratoga Springs for the day and had this was on our list from a prior visit to the area. The museum is located in the Saratoga Spa State Park, this building used to be a bottling plant for Saratoga's famous mineral water. What a great way to repurpose this old building.After taking a few pictures of the outside, we headed inside. Tis museum is awesome for plenty of size and space around each of the cars. Downstairs was a special exhibit on the cars used in James Bond movies. So much fun!!! They seemed to have everything there and it was nothing less than fascinating. Next to each card was a touch sign that when activated they showed you the card in the respective movie. It was perfect.Upstairs was just a lot of old special cars. I am sure that at some point in time they will repurpose other areas of the building and spread them out a bit. The Ford Model T looked like a car in dire need of a restoration. That made it a fun piece. There is just so much there to see. (I put up plenty of pictures.)If you're in the area, you don't want to miss this. They have a great staff and I truly enjoyed speaking with a couple of the docents there.KUDO's to the team at The Saratoga Automobile Museum.
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February 2023 by Mohammed Elkholy
Been getting dragged along by Dan for about 6 months now. I bought a car fromthe auction where they announced all vehicles were to pass NY state inspection. The 1999 Camaro I bought will not pass pass inspection, and Dan promised he would have that addressed, I kept getting excuse after excuse of him trying to find a mechanic to fix my problem. Now I haven’t heard from him, and he doesn’t return calls either.
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August 2022 by Carolyn C.
Very small venue of cars. Was able to go through the whole museum in 30 minutes. Really not worth the price of admission.
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July 2022 by Jacqueline L.
Went here for the 1st time with my family on 7/25/2022 during our lake george vacation. It is about a 30 minute drive to saratoga, and this is a good stop to consider. You enjoy cars too! Great this stop is for you! There was a greeter at the front desk where one pays for admission, and tells you where to go. he was very nice and friendly. On the 1st floor, they had 80's, 90's and 2000's cars with an exhibit called RAD. and boy some of those cars were very rad indeed. They even had a wall about technology and mentioned the video gaming industry like Need for Speed. i can relate to that but there is a Corvette game for the xbox that i used to play that made me interested in Corvettes. (Just thought i'd mention!) They even had a yellow mitozubi! On the 2nd floor, it was more race cars, and we did find an original Ford Model T. it was cute! Cute little musuem, although wish they had more space.
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January 2022 by Debbie Rickes
Interesting exhibits; convenient
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December 2021 by Mike Liddle
Awesome Porsche collection. Highly recommend it. Will definitely visit again when in this area.
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October 2021 by Brian Rodrigues
Great things always come in small packages! I’m not really a Porsche guy per say (I love classic American muscle) but I was astounded by their collection on the first floor. If you’re even a mild Porsche enthusiast, you’ll be blown away. The second floor is a crazy mixed bag of race cars (Richard Petty’s ‘85 Pontiac Nascar left my jaw on the floor) from all classes and era’s as well as an impressive display of 80-100 year old cars, including a 1928 Franklin that was owned by Charles Lindbergh. There’s also a beautiful art display of various Porsche’s painted by Lyn Hiner. I was so impressed by her work that I purchased a print of a ‘94 Porsche 964 Carrera RS in the gift shop. The museum may be small, but it’s worth every penny on the $12 admission. 10/10 Recommend!
