May 8, 2026, Naples, FL — Revs Institute  (“Revs”) has been awarded a 2026 National Association of Automobile Museums NAAMY Award for Educational Program of the Year for its RevsEd V8 Engine Rebuild course, recognizing a benchmark in hands-on automobile education.

The honor spotlights Revs’ most advanced and immersive education approach: a 12-session engineering principles program in which participants fully disassemble and rebuild a V8 engine. Designed for teens and adults, the course translates engineering theory into practice, covering precision measurement, component analysis, mechanical systems, and final ignition.

Deliberately limited to four participants per class, the program prioritizes depth over scale. The result is a level of technical fluency and experiential understanding rarely achieved in traditional learning environments, culminating in the moment each student hears an engine they rebuilt run for the first time.

“This recognition reflects the core principle that Revs is about, and how it translates when applied to innovative education approaches,” said Mike Barbone, Director of Education. “We are committed to preserving knowledge, not just objects. Programs like the V8 Engine Rebuild give participants a direct connection to the engineering, craftsmanship, and problem-solving that define automotive history.”

Presented annually by the National Association of Automobile Museums, the NAAMY Awards honor excellence across museum programs, exhibitions, and education. This recognition reinforces Revs’ broader role in steering the teaching, transfer, and sustainment of automobile knowledge.

Revs is expanding its education programs into a structured ecosystem, including partnerships with colleges and universities that connect hands-on mechanical training with formal academic pathways. Bridging preservation and pedagogy, the approach creates new opportunities for research, curriculum development, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Revs continues to evolve its education strategy with a focus on authenticity, scholarship, and real-world application, equipping the next generation of engineers, historians, and enthusiasts.

For more information about upcoming programs, visit RevsEd. 

About Revs
Revs Institute (“Revs”) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2008 to steer automobile heritage globally. The world’s definitive reference and most useful resource for the car community, Revs is guided by its Active Matter principle: practical usefulness defines relevance, rigor, and long-term viability. Revs operates an 80,000-square-foot museum in Naples, Florida, showcasing 120 historically significant, road-ready cars. Its Archives and Research Center in Fort Myers houses one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of automobile knowledge. Through its active collection, world-class archives, research, media, education, and storage facilities in Delray—and soon Naples—Revs guides how automobiles are studied, understood, and carried responsibly into what comes next.

Learn more or get involved at revsinstitute.org or contact info@revsinstitute.org.