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

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