The Carmel Car Room
Some collectors keep their cars behind closed doors and out of public view. Not Turner! Welcome to the Carmel Car Showroom. With panoramic windows and on the ground level of The Turner Jeffrey Building, Turner rotates his collection monthly and keeps it on full view for tenants and building visitors to see. The Turner John Management team will often host special events and charity gatherings to mingle around the collection. What makes the room event more special is guests to the showroom can gather around the old Canterbury Hotel’s famous Illinois Street window bar that has been preserved as a center point in the room. Cheers to Turner’s collectible cars on full display! WOW, what a sight!
The Stutz Car Museum
Located in the iconic Stutz building off of 10th Street, the newly opened Stutz Car Museum showcases nine classic cars on loan from Turner Woodard’s personal collection, most designed and manufactured in the Stutz factory building a century ago. Created to be an authentic community destination, the 10,000 square-foot museum will be free and open to the public on Thursdays and Fridays from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The Stutz Car Museum is available for private parties, tours, and events. Be sure to check www.thestutz.com for availability, current museum hours, and for information on guided historian talks and tours. The Stutz building has a rich history of use, from car production in the early 1900s, to Eli Lilly, to most recently, a center for the arts. Known for its natural light and creative tenants, the four-story factory is being transformed to feature more pedestrian-friendly designs, with access to landscaped alleyways, flexible event space, and the city’s top food, beverage, retail, and fitness outposts. The museum project is just one part of SomeraRoad’s recent $100M investment in the 1912 building, a plan that will reimagine the auto-forward architectural asset to meet the needs of the city today.
Collectible Cars
Since the 1970s,Turner Woodard has methodically assembled his car collection that features desirable collectible cars along with some that he just loves to drive. Woodard keeps a list of potential cars for the collection down to the make, model, year, color and desired purchase price. His current wish list includes: any Stutz make or model, 1963-67 Corvettes, 1940s Lincoln or Cadillacs, 1950s Jaguar XKs 120, 140 or 150's.
