Wright got the permit to build the structure 84 years ago, but the city didn't want to pay him $2,500 for the plan. It's a little more costly in 2011.

"The bids are just coming in now. I think the gas station alone is probably about a million dollars," said Jim Sandoro, Pierce-Arrow founder.

This 35,000 square foot, multi-million dollar facility more than doubles the size of the Pierce-Arrow. Sandoro said all the space will be used.

"This will give us a new and spectacular home for the collection for the next one hundred years."

While the filling station won't be outside as Frank Lloyd Wright originally intended, windows across the front of the building will allow people to see the architecture as they drive down the street.

"It's a roadside attraction, we'll call it."

The building should be finished and ready for use by June, although the filling station won't be completed.

"I think it'll be nice because it will probably give everyone a view of where the transportation industry went, from what it was to what we have now," said Todd Zimmerman, an electrician.

"It's going to be a major attraction for Buffalo and Western New York and not just people from Western New York. We're going to be bringing people from Canada and all over the country," said Sandoro.

With the end of this project in sight, Sandoro is looking ahead. He says the plan is to add another 35,000 square feet to the museum in the next two years.