Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum
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Inside the Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum

Backstory and Context
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Arthur Stone made about a dollar a day, selling flowers on the streets of New York during the Great Depression. He became taken with the fancy cars that he would see role by. Stone moved to Miami in 1937 and then to Fort Lauderdale five years later.
Stone purchased Buning the Florist, a Fort Lauderdale establishment since1925, in 1944. After asking John Buning how much he wanted for the shop — $3,000 —Stone returned in a month to buy the business with a borrowed $2,500 and $500 of his own money. When he sold the business in 1999, it had grown to 11 stores with $6 million in annual revenue.
Arthur Stone bought his first Packard in 1948 for $700. His Packard fleet became so large that Stone established the museum to house them.The 30,000 square foot museum is available to rent out for special events. There is also a research library.
Cite This Entry
Kolander, Eliza. "Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum." Clio: Your Guide to History. December 23, 2015. Accessed July 22, 2025. https://theclio.com/entry/20997