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Afton Station Packard Museum, Oklahoma

Museum
In Afton, Oklahoma
On Route 66

The Afton Station Packard Museum occupied a restored 1930s D-X filling station on Route 66 in Afton, OK. Opened in 1999 as a privately owned car museum, it showed 18 Packards and other vintage cars, plus Route 66 keepsakes. It also served as an information stop for travelers from as far away as Europe, Australia and Asia. Accounts describe it in the past tense, so check its status before planning a stop.

What is Afton Station Packard Museum?

The museum filled an old Eagle D-X filling station from the 1930s, restored for the purpose, with a showroom, 18 Packards and other vintage automobiles, and plenty of Route 66 memorabilia. Some of those items came from the Buffalo Ranch Trading Post, which has since been demolished.

Out front, restored D-X fuel pumps lined the forecourt, and a signpost displayed the dealership emblem reading Approved Packard Service in red and white on blue.

History of Afton Station Packard Museum

The museum opened in 1999 and was privately owned. Beyond the cars, it worked as a Route 66 welcome stop, handing out maps, guidebooks and souvenirs along with plenty of word-of-mouth advice about the Mother Road.

Visiting Afton Station Packard Museum: tips

Because its current status is unclear, check before you count on it. It sits on Route 66 in Afton, less than a mile from the main route line shown on the map. The Cities Service Station is about 0.2 mile away, the Narcissa D-X Gas Station about 7.6 miles and the McDougal Filling Station about 8.4 miles. Food, fuel and lodging are all within about 0.1 mile.

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Hours: We have no opening hours for this stop yet — check the official site.
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Cities Service Station

Afton, Oklahoma · on Route 66

An early Afton gas station that stood out for its outside restroom doors, one for each sex.

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0.2 mi from Afton Station Packard Museum

Narcissa D-X Gas Station

Narcissa, Oklahoma · on Route 66

A 1934 D-X station on the last stretch of Oklahoma's Route 66 to be paved, south of Miami.

Retro roadside

7.6 mi from Afton Station Packard Museum

McDougal Filling Station

Pensacola, Oklahoma · on Route 66

A 1941 wood-frame filling station with an eye-catching stone veneer, on Route 66 near Vinita.

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8.4 mi from Afton Station Packard Museum

Randall Tire Company

Vinita, Oklahoma · 0.2 mi from Route 66

A 1931 sandstone tire shop on Route 66 in Vinita, topped by a wavy parapet of rough stones.

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11.1 mi from Afton Station Packard Museum

Will Rogers Archway

Vinita, Oklahoma · 0.8 mi from Route 66

The Glass House, a 1950s restaurant bridging I-44 near Vinita, was billed as the world's largest McDonald's.

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11.4 mi from Afton Station Packard Museum

Spraker Service Station

Vinita, Oklahoma · on Route 66

The site of a 1927 Tudor Revival Conoco station on Route 66 in Vinita, since demolished.

Retro roadside

11.5 mi from Afton Station Packard Museum

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