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The foundation signed over its collection to the [[Collings Foundation]] on July 4, 2013. A year later, the Collings Foundation auctioned off 120 of the vehicles to fund creation of the new [[American Heritage Museum]] to display the collection at the Collings Foundation headquarters in [[Stow, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2013/11/silicon_valley_tank_collection.html |title=Silicon Valley tank collection heading east to The Collings Foundation in Stow |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= 11 November 2013 |newspaper=The Springfield Republican |agency=AP |accessdate=11 March 2016}}</ref>
In 2015, the Stow Planning Board questioned the educational merit of the proposed museum. The educational purpose was needed in order to allow the planned {{convert|60000|sqft|adj=on}} museum to be built on land that was zoned for residential use.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://stowindependent.com/planning-board-wrestles-with-collings-museum-application-july-29-2015 |title=Planning Board Wrestles with Collings Museum Application ... |author=Needle, Ann |date=29 July 2015 |newspaper=The Stow Independent |accessdate=11 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2015/08/05/plans-for-museum-to-house-the-ex-littlefield-military-vehicle-collection-stalled/ |title=Plans for museum to house the ex-Littlefield military vehicle collection stalled |author=Strohl, Daniel |date=5 August 2015 |newspaper=Hemmings |accessdate=11 March 2016}}</ref> The Planning Board rejected the foundation's application in August 2015<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2015/08/31/proposed-military-museum-shot-down-stow/QHi10qK0wcftsaUIOfcy8H/story.html |title=Proposed military museum is voted down in Stow |author=Sweeney, Emily |date=31 August 2015 |newspaper=The Boston Globe |accessdate=11 March 2016}}</ref> but a settlement was eventually reached in July 2017 and construction of the museum was completed in 2018. The museum held a "preview" opening in October
The MVTF officially closed for tours in March 25, 2018. The last of the vehicles left the premises on July 30, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/20170728/collings-foundation-reaches-settlement-to-build-new-museum |title=Collings Foundation reaches settlement to build new museum |author=Phelps, Jonathan |date=28 July 2017 |newspaper=The MetroWest Daily News |accessdate=3 May 2018}}</ref>
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