Created: November, 1995
Last updated: 10 October, 2005
Automotive museums in Austria
- Automobil-u.Motorrad-Museum Austria
- Lörigasse 1, 2440 Grammatneusiedl bei Himberg-Mitterndorf
- Ph: +43-15 86 80 80. Fax: 15 86 80 -15
- 300 oldtimers on 4500 sqm.
- Open Apr- Oct 11-17, Nov-Mar: Sat, Sun 11 - 18
- WWW: www.oldtimertreff.com
- Automobilmuseum Aspang
- Marienplatz 3a (Schwarzer Adler), A-2870 Asprang
- Ph: +43-2642-52329
- Opens: Jul-Aug: 14-17 h, Sep-Nov: only Saturday, Sunday and holidays:
9-17 h (groups can book another date).
- Ford T Snowmobil, Sovam Renault, Tatra Typ 600 Tatraplan Sport 1950,
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Zagato, Adler Typ 10 1938 to name a few of the 120 strong
collection.
- Automobilmuseum Ritter
- Kartnerstrasse 25, 8510 Stainz.
- Ph: +43-3463-2621
- Open Friday afternoon-Sun 10-18.00, otherwise for groups by appointment
- E-mail: office@automobilmuseum-stainz.at
- WWW: www.automobilmuseum-stainz.at/
- 180 oldtimers on 1600 sqm, some of them are offered for sale.
- Automobilmuseum Stockerau
- Schiesstattgasse 9, A-2000 Stockerau.
- Tel: +43-2266-645-642. Fax: +43-2266-645-644
- Open Saturday and Sunday.
- WWW: members.a1.net/siegfriedmarcus/
- Austrian automobile pioneer, Siegried Marcus' "motorwagen" is exhibited here.
- VW Käfer-Museum
- Schattenberg 53, 8731 Bischoffeld/Gaal Stmk.
- Ph: +43-3513-8810
- E-mail: kafer@gaal.at
- About 32 VW Beetles from 1949-1985.
- Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (Museum of the history of the Army)
- A-1030 Wien, Arsenal-Objekt 1, Vienna.
- Ph: +43-1-795-610. Fax: +43-1-795-611
- Military museum with transport section among which is the 'Sarajevo car' in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, sparking off the First World War.
- Open Mon-Sat 9-18; Sun 10-18
- WWW: www.hgm.or.at
- Historical car & motorbike museum
- Draupromenade 12, A-9500 Villach/Karnten.
- WWW: www.oldtimermuseum.at
- The Villach lake is a usual spot for Germans, Hungarians and others to rest and enjoy the summer and the water. This collection serves them so there are no "big guns".
- Museum Fahrzeug, Technik, Luftfahrt
- Sulzbach 178, A4821 Lauffen bei Bad Ischl.
- Ph: +43-6132-26658
- Fax: +43-6132-23934
- Mostly motorcycles
- "Nostalgie auf Rädern" - das etwas andere Fahrzeugmuseums
- A-8452 Grossklein, Bezirk Leibnitz, Nestelberg 94
- :Tel: ++43-3456-2300
- This family operation covers mainly the family and small cars of the '50s and '60s, also motorcycles, old parts, radios, photos are featured. Exhibits include LUAZ amphicar 1969 (RUS), Chrysler C6 Coupé 1930 (USA), Swift 1930 (GB), Alfa Romeo Montreal V8 1974 (I), MG Midget 1929 unrestored (GB), Güttlmobil Prototype 1981 (A) and a Trabant-motorized Paraglider (CZ) which arrived at 3000 meters altitude (and then the pilot probably thought it wiser to descend).
- Österreichishes Motorrad-Und Technikmuseum Sammlung
- Museumgasse 6, 3730 Eggenberg, NO
- Oldtimer-Museum Kröpfl,
- Raimund-Obendraufstraße 18, A , 8230 Hartberg.
- Ph: +43-33 32 63 500, Fax: 33 32 63 506
- WWW: www.kroepfl.at
- Displaying about 68 in the museum, 45 in the restauration shop nearby, and about 60 motorcycles. Exhibits include
Mercedes Knight 1919 (GB), Austro-Daimler 1914 (A), ADM II 1924 (A), Puch Alpenwagen 1919 (A), Renault CE 1911 (F) (a luxurious big car designed by Mercedes Benz for US-market!), Brouhot 1898 (F), Stimula (by De La Chapelle) 1908 (F), Walter P4 (CZ) 1928, Clyno 11 hp (GB) 1926, Steir XXX 1931(A), Mollmobil III 1926 (D), Perl 1925 (A), motorcycle Böhmerland 1933 (CZ), and last but not least the outstandingly beautiful Mercedes Benz 320 n Spezialroadster 1937, of which only 9 were built due to its unsatisfactory performance.
- Porsche Automuseum Helmut Pfeifhofer
- A-9835 Gmünd/Kärnten.
- Tel.: +43-4732-2471
- WWW: www.porschemuseum.at
- The place where Ferdinand Porsche and his son, Ferry assembled their first model now houses a museum. When I was there in 1993 several models were loaned from the big Stuttgart Porsche museum. But at the entrance room the first Porsche and it's mock-up are "standard" along with trophies, memorabilia and old photos.
- Rolls-Royce Museum
- Franz Voinier Gmbh, Gütle elf a, A-6850 Dornbirn
- Ph: +43-5572-52652
- Fax: +43-5572-52652-6
- WWW: rolls-royce-museum.at
- On display are 42 Rolls, one Delahaye Convertible 1947, and a dozen or so pre-WW II motorcycles, among
them many extinct brands like D-Rad, Vincent, Standard, Douglas etc., plus a half 3rd floor full of RR-related souvenirs, English furniture etc.
- Sammlung Ernst Schneidhofer
- Bruck An Mur, Steiermark
- This is a private collection, not open to the public.
- Sammlung Würnschimmel
- Penzingerstr 17, A-1140 Wien
- Private collection, view strictly by appointment only
- www.borgward.org
- Tatra & Oldtimer Clubmuseum
- Tel. +43-26 22 43 298
- Leopold Lehner Strasse, A-2751 Steinabruckl
- open by appointment only
- Traktor-Veteranen Museum
- 3652 Leiben 1
- Vötters Fahrzeugmuseum
- Schlosstrasse 474/621, 5710 Kaprun.
- WWW: www.oldtimer-museum.at
Credit goes to
Fritz Gloeckner
Copyright November, 1995-2004. Paul Negyesi
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