Mabee Special Grand Opening March 28, 2008

Welcome the return of the refurbished, historic 'Mabee Special,' which makes its new home at the Museum. Midland oilmen Guy and Joe Mabee had a dream......a dream of building their own sports car that would compete with and defeat the best the world had to offer. The dream that would transpire was a Bonneville World Record Holder, a Pike's Peak entrant, SAC and SCCA Road Racer, a show car and even a dragster. They built their dream in 1953 to world class standards. The 1953 Bonneville Nationals were the car's first steps of many into competition. Joe Mabee piloted the car on the salt flats of Bonneville to a 203.105 mph two-way average. After that success, the press named the car "The World's Fastest Sports Car". After changing several owner's hands and left derelict on a ranch west of Juarez, the car was found and refurbished by Jim and Lee Ann Robinson back to its original 1953 condition.