# Inside Classic Auto Mall: How Stewart Howden Built One of America’s Largest Indoor Car Destinations

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Podcast: [BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Variety Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/break-fix-the-motorsports-vehicle-enthusiast-variety-show-379180)
Published: 2026-08-04T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.gtmotorsports.org/inside-classic-auto-mall/
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Break/Fix Podcast welcomes Stewart Howden, president of Classic Auto Mall, a consignment-based classic and collector car destination in Morgantown, Pennsylvania housing 1,000+ vehicles in a 336,000-square-foot former outlet mall. Howden recounts his path from a childhood love of cars and “The Sounds of Sebring” to auctions, a museum, and ultimately launching the mall in 2018 with a partner who had amassed 400 barn finds. He explains how the business survived and grew through COVID via remote sales and transport, discusses organizing inventory to encourage discovery, and shares notable oddities like a 1923 Chevrolet Weedman motorhome. The conversation covers market softening for “generic” classics versus continued strength at the high end, generational collectibility, restoration vs preservation, and the mall’s focus on helping collections and estates, plus hosting major events and community outreach.

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