Founders Pam and Tim Wellborn will expand the footprint of their vintage musclecar museum with the recent purchase of adjacent property, the former gas station/mechanic garage at the corner of Broad and Clay streets.
The Wellborns scooped up the 1940s-era station about six weeks ago after its long-time owner, Wayne Jones, retired this spring.
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