Sponsorships
Show your support of the Canadian Automotive Museum by sponsoring a window, a vehicle, or an event.
Sponsorships
Sponsor a window
With your support, the Canadian Automotive Museum can continue to honour generations of residents whose identity was formed by the Oshawa auto sector.
Individual supporters can add their name to the exhibit for $50.
Honour a family legacy with a memorial sponsorship for $200.
Become a foundation member for $1,000 with a dedicated window pane in the exhibit.
The Canadian Automotive Museum is a registered charity, registration number is 106843121 RR0001. Charitable Tax Receipts are issued for donations over $25.
The museum’s 1983 DeLorean is sponsored by Wells Auto. The DeLorean is one of the most popular vehicles in the museum’s collection with its association with the film Back to the Future.
Sponsor a Vehicle
Sponsor a vehicle in the Canadian Automotive Museum collection for $1,000. Your sponsorship will fund research, design, and installation of a new interpretive panel for each vehicle. Thank you to all of our sponsors!
Benefits:
Your name/logo will appear on a full-colour, bilingual interpretive panel in the Canadian Automotive Museum.
Your name/logo will be added as the sponsor on the vehicle’s webpage - seen by thousands of visitors every month.
Links to your business will appear on the vehicle’s webpage links directly to your business
Mention of your sponsorship when images of the vehicle are posted on the museum's social media channels
Sponsorship lasts for three years
Example Sponsorship: 1950 Oldsmobile
Our 1950 Oldsmobile 76 is generously sponsored by VanDusen GM in Ajax, Ontario. The new interpretive panel includes full-colour illustrations and a brief overview of why the car is an importance piece of Canadian heritage including its cultural importance and anecdotes from its previous owner.
Example: 1950 Oldsmobile 76 interpretive panel sponsored by VanDusen GM.
Current vehicle sponsorships
Our 1950 Oldsmobile is generously sponsored by VanDusen GM.
Our 1930 Marquette is generously sponsored by Martin Wichlacz with Approved Financial Services.
Our 1949 Meteor is generously sponsored by Colony Lincoln Ford.
Our 1983 Delorean is is generously sponsored by Wells Auto.
Our 1965 Amphicar is generously sponsored by an anonymous donor.
Our 1912 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost “Ladybird” is generously sponsored by the The Eaton Families Association, the University of Toronto and many individual donors.
Our 1969 Daimler limousine is generously sponsored The Daimler & Lanchester Owner’s Club of North America.
Our 1966 Chevrolet Corvair is generously sponsored by an anonymous donor.
Our 1960 Frontenac is sponsored by the Abram Family.
1908 McLaughlin on display at the Canadian Automotive Museum, courtesy of General Motors Canada.
Selected Vehicles still awaiting sponsorship:
1908 McLaughlin Model F
1912 McLaughlin-Buick
1917 Chevrolet 490
1922 McLaughlin-Buick
1926 Chevrolet Depot Hack
1931 McLaughlin-Buick
1934 McLaughlin-Buick
1955 Buick Special
1966 Buick Special
1999 Chevrolet Lumina
1952 Vauhall (owned by Sam McLaughlin)
Event sponsorship reach your direct audience - those who love cars, heritage, and Canada!
Event Sponsorships
The Canadian Automotive Museum hosts events throughout the year from our signature fundraising event, Rally Durham, to fun all-ages family events like Family Day and March Break.
Benefits:
Designation as official event sponsor
Your corporate name or logo predominantly displayed on event materials
Opportunity to set up a promotional display at the event and have representatives participate.
Recognition on the Canadian Automotive Museum website, social media pages, and e-newsletter reaching thousands of people monthly.