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Today, the famous truck from The Beverly Hillbillies sits inside the Ralph Foster Museum in Point Lookout, Missouri, where it remains one of the most beloved pieces of classic television history.

For years, the museum allowed fans to do something incredibly rare for such an iconic TV prop: visitors could actually climb onto the truck, sit inside it, and pose for photographs just like the Clampetts heading to Beverly Hills.

And people absolutely loved it.

Grandparents who had watched the show during its original run would bring their children — and later even their grandchildren — to see the old truck in person. For many fans, it felt less like looking at a museum artifact and more like stepping into a piece of childhood memory.

You could almost hear visitors laughing:

“Come on, Granny — we’re headed to Californy!”

But decades of hands-on interaction slowly took a toll on the vehicle. Small parts occasionally disappeared, pieces became worn down, and years of climbing, touching, and constant photo-taking caused noticeable damage to the aging truck.

Eventually, the museum had to make a difficult decision. To preserve what remained of the original vehicle, visitors were no longer allowed to climb on it or sit inside for photos.

Even so, fans can still visit the truck today and see it up close as part of the museum’s collection. And despite the wear and tear of time, many people say seeing the Clampetts’ truck in person still feels a little magical — like a surviving piece of television’s golden age.

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