Bray's Motor Museum & Playground

Bray's Motor Museum & Playground is a car museum, driving attraction and classic car dealer on Interstate 45 in Madisonville, Texas. Its website has tabs for driving, the museum, buying, consigning and service, and its separate inventory site lists more than 50 classic cars for sale. This profile is independent and is not affiliated with Classic Cars Arena.

Who runs it and how long it has been around

A local newspaper, the Madisonville Meteor, described Jim Bray in October 2023 as the owner of Bray's Motor Museum & Playground and of Texas Pride Trailers. That article is the only dated history we found. The company does not publish a founding year or a longer history, so we do not state one.

A museum, a playground and a dealership

This is a hybrid business. Visitor comments posted on the company's own site describe a collection of cars, a LEGO display and driving experiences, including a classic driven with an instructor. Those comments are chosen by the business, so treat them as marketing. The same site has Buy, Consign and Service tabs, and the car sales operation runs on its own inventory website. If you only want to buy a car, you can use the inventory site and skip the museum.

What it sells

The inventory site said "classic cars for sale" with 57 vehicles when we read it, and ClassicCars.com showed 58 for the dealer. The stock leans heavily toward Chevrolet muscle and Corvettes from the 1950s to the 1970s. Examples from the first page of listings included a 1969 Camaro Z28 at $88,699, a 1966 Chevy II with a supercharged LS2 engine at $89,999, a 1963 Corvette L84 at $119,255, a 1964 Chevy II Nova SS at $38,950, a 1955 Chevrolet Nomad at $109,999, a 1958 Corvette convertible at $98,500, a 1965 Malibu SS L79 convertible at $95,999 and a one-owner 1969 Camaro RS/SS at $114,999. A 1972 Corvette was listed as call for price. ClassicCars.com listings also included a 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix, a 1963 Ford Galaxie, a 1957 Bel Air, a 1963 Mercury Marauder and a 1965 Dodge Coronet 500. Some cars, such as the supercharged LS2 Chevy II, are modified, so read each description for what is original. Prices are asking prices and stock changes.

Selling or consigning through Bray's

The sell page says the dealer will buy classics outright or sell them on consignment, and covers cars, trucks, boats and tractors. It says the company prepares listings and marketing, gives updates, and responds within 24 hours of a form submission. It asks for the make, model and year, any flaws, history, photos and contact details, and the vehicle must be in the United States or Canada. No commission or fee terms are published, so ask for them in writing. Our guide to selling a classic on consignment lists what to compare.

Reputation

We found no Better Business Bureau profile for the Texas business. The company's own pages show visitor comments, but we found no review totals from independent platforms that we could verify. Buyers should verify each car: ask for the title and VIN, request a walk-around video and arrange an independent inspection. To compare similar cars elsewhere in the state, browse Texas classic cars for sale.

Visiting Bray's Motor Museum & Playground

The address is 1979 I-45, Madisonville, Texas 77864. The website's hours are 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Sunday, closed Tuesday and Wednesday. The museum page shows (936) 237-6689, and the inventory site shows (936) 287-3941 and (936) 463-6364. Call before you go if you want to see a particular car.