Classic (postwar-70s) museums & collections

A private collection museum of Škoda enthusiast Michal Michálik, located in a park below Trenčín Castle. Permanent display of 11 Škoda/Laurin & Klement automobiles from a broader rotating collection of more than 40 vehicles.

Collection preserving the heritage of Industrija motornih vozil (IMV) Novo mesto, the former Dolenjska vehicle and caravan manufacturer, run by the IMV Friends Club with support from the Dolenjski Museum, Technical Museum of Slovenia, Revoz, Adria Mobil and TPV.

Run by the Albany Vintage and Classic Motor Club in Port Alfred, this museum displays more than 100 vehicles dating from 1901 to 1980, including cars, motorcycles, bicycles, and engines.

Located on the L'Ormarins wine estate near Franschhoek, this museum displays a rotating selection of roughly 80 vehicles from a collection of more than 200 spanning over 100 years of motoring history, across four climate-controlled halls. The collection originated with Dr. Anton Rupert and was relocated here from the former Heidelberg Motor Museum, opening to the public in May 2007.

Opened in 1974 by Dr. Anton Rupert to display his personal car collection, this museum in Heidelberg, Gauteng was a popular attraction for over two decades before closing.

Located within the Casterbridge Lifestyle Centre in the Lowveld region, this museum displays more than 60 classic cars, motorcycles, and motoring memorabilia spanning a century of motoring.

A private collection near the small town of Lothair, Mpumalanga, displaying more than 50 vehicles including classic cars, tractors, and motorcycles in a converted barn.

A large private collection reputed to be one of South Africa's biggest, featuring both restored classic cars and a large yard of unrestored 'barn find' vehicles, with a mounted passenger aircraft visible from the N1 highway near Cape Town.

Opened in March 2017 in Gyeongju's Bomun tourist district, this three-story museum traces about 130 years of global automotive history, from an early Benz Patent Motorwagen to modern supercars and Formula 1 cars.

Located inside Hyundai Motor Group's Namyang R&D Center in Hwaseong, this internal museum opened in 2007 and displays roughly 20 historic Hyundai and Kia vehicles with around 190 more held in storage.

Operated by Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance near Everland in Yongin, this was Korea's first automobile museum and reopened under its current name in August 2023 with an expanded scope covering cars, motorcycles, bicycles, and horse-drawn carriages. The collection totals more than 700 pieces, including a BMW 507 roadster and a 1958 Porsche Speedster.

Opened in April 2008 in Seogwipo, this privately owned museum was Asia's first private automobile collection and later added Korea's first piano museum in 2019. The automobile collection includes more than 100 Korean-made vehicles alongside international classic and sports cars.

The Fundación Cultural RACE maintains a private historic vehicle collection at the Jarama circuit in San Sebastián de los Reyes (Madrid), viewable only via pre-arranged weekday guided group tours.

Opened in 2002 as the first automobile museum in Spain open to the general public, MHAS is built on the Gómez-Planche Collection and traces the evolution of the automobile from its origins to the present with around 150 vehicles.

Inaugurated in 2006 in Avilés (Asturias), Alfercam pairs a music-instrument museum with a classic-motoring section of around 35 antique cars and motorcycles, including a Ford T and a Rolls-Royce 20HP.

Housed in the former Tabacalera tobacco factory, this museum presents almost 100 cars curated as 'the car as a work of art,' paired with vintage haute couture and hats from the 1920s-1950s. Opened in 2010, it is one of Spain's best-known automotive museums.

A private collection of over 300 vehicles across nine pavilions near Hervás (Cáceres), including antique and classic motorcycles, sidecars, American cars and carriages, built up by collector Juan Gil Moreno.

A classic-car club space in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria displaying around 100 automobiles belonging to members of the island's classic car club, with free admission.

Founded in 1974, the Antic Car Club de Catalunya houses the Barcelona Automobile Museum inside a Via Augusta parking facility, with classic cars and a specialist library of more than 20,000 titles on automotive history.

A municipal museum in Lleida run by the Paeria (city council) presenting an extensive collection of cars, motorcycles, engines and scale models illustrating the history of the automobile.

A medieval tower-house near Galdames (Bizkaia) hosting Europe's most complete Rolls-Royce collection, with roughly 45 Rolls-Royce models built between 1910 and 1998 plus about 30 other European and American classics.

A private vintage and classic car collection of more than 70 automobiles assembled by the Akbarally family of the Akbar Brothers tea company, housed at their 'Sunny South' bungalow and documented in the book Classic & Vintage Automobiles of Ceylon.

A small garage display of about ten vintage cars from the 1960s at a converted planter's bungalow hotel on the Kelani River in Kitulgala, accessible to hotel guests and visitors.

A car and technology museum in Köping holding a notable collection of rare prewar and classic cars with Swedish provenance, spanning legendary international marques as well as motorcycles and automobilia.

Not a formal museum but a well-known open-air site outside Ryd (Tingsryd municipality) where dozens of scrapped cars from the 1950s-70s, left by former scrapyard owner Åke, have been slowly reclaimed by forest; the site is protected and free to visit, though visitors are asked not to touch or remove anything.

Opened in 2015, this is regularly billed as Sweden's largest car museum, with reported holdings ranging from roughly 200 to 300 vehicles displayed across multiple themed halls.

Small private, appointment-only museum near Skåne-Tranås focused primarily on low-mileage or historically notable Volvo cars, along with vintage radios and Brio toys.

Small privately-run museum in Kisa with a large number of Saab vehicles displayed in non-restored, as-found condition; open only a handful of days per year.

Vehicle and nostalgia museum on the Motala harbourfront on Lake Vättern, opened 1995, with roughly 80 cars, 80 motorcycles and assorted mopeds/vehicles, including one of Sweden's largest Rolls-Royce collections and modern supercars.

Museum in the Innovatum district of Trollhättan covering the full history of Saab automobiles from the first prototype to the final production models. Collection totals roughly 120-140 cars, with about 70 normally on display.

Family museum in Rydaholm combining vintage cars and other vehicles staged in period-accurate street and shop settings, an expanded tractor collection, a toy collection and a music/instrument section.

Car museum housed at Sparreholm Castle displaying the development of the automobile from the late 1800s to the present, described as one of Europe's finest private car collections.

A fully private historic car collection built up by four generations of the Söderström family, owners of dealer group Förenade Bil (founded 1921 in Malmö); shown only to pre-booked groups, not open to walk-in visitors.

Private modern-classics car gallery on Värmdö near Stockholm, showing over 70 cars from around 20 marques selected for design, performance or historical significance.

A large private collection of American classic cars (reported around 80 vehicles) from the 1950s-60s displayed with period memorabilia and decor, located in Tumba.

An 'experience world' in Romanshorn displaying part of collector Fredy Lienhard's collection across more than 2,000 square metres. Over 120 sports cars, supercars, racing cars and classics from marques such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche and Aston Martin are on show.

A small private automobile museum in Loemmenschwil near St. Gallen showing classic cars, and also displaying vintage racing boats and aircraft. It is regularly open on weekends and by arrangement on weekdays for groups.

The classic-car museum and archive of the Emil Frey automotive group, housed in a former textile factory in Safenwil. Around 50-60 vintage and classic cars from the group's collection are on permanent display over 1,500 square metres.

A private old-timer and filling-station museum in Laupersdorf displaying vintage vehicles alongside historic petrol pumps, jukeboxes and enamel signage. It opens to individual visitors on the first Saturday of each month.

A private multi-storey vehicle museum in the Zurich Oberland town of Baretswil showing a broad collection of cars and motorcycles. It opens on limited scheduled dates from April to October, or by appointment for groups.

A combined aircraft and vehicle museum at Altenrhein airfield on Lake Constance, pairing historic jets and aircraft with a collection of classic cars including Rolls-Royce models.

A foundation in Aigle preserving a private collection of vintage and classic automobiles first assembled from 1948 by Jacques de Wurstemberger. Visits are arranged directly with the foundation by phone.

A Citroen marque museum in Saint-Blaise built in 2001 by collector Vincent Crescia, with the building itself architecturally shaped to evoke the Citroen DS. It is attached to the Garage du Lac Citroen dealership and restoration workshop.

One of two museums run by the Fondation Burkhardt-Felder Arts et Culture in Motiers, displaying more than twenty exceptional and in some cases unique automobiles in a former riding hall (manege).

A combined museum, workshop and garage in Muttenz near Basel dedicated to vintage and classic cars. It functions as a hub for owners of historic vehicles, pairing a large exhibition of old-timers with a working classic-car service garage and restaurant.

Switzerland's national transport museum, open since 1959, covering road, rail, air, water and space travel. Its road-transport hall includes a large collection of historic Swiss and international automobiles, including the Monteverdi marque exhibit.

A private museum in Waltensburg holding around 80 historic Toyota vehicles, of which 30-35 are displayed at a time around rotating themes, with a strong emphasis on Land Cruiser off-road models.

A car museum inside the IMC Media building in Bangkok that organizes its vintage vehicle collection into categories aligned with FIVA (Federation Internationale des Vehicules Anciens) standards, linked to Thailand's vintage car club.

A private collection founded by Kiattisak Singtra featuring more than 50 cars aged roughly 50 to 100 years, including both Thai-owned and European makes.

Personal car collection of Chokchai Bulakul, founder of Farm Chokchai, displayed on one floor of a museum building within the farm's visitor complex alongside his personal memorabilia.

Thailand's largest private vehicle collection, founded by businessman Jesada Dejsakulrit who began collecting cars in 1997 and opened the museum in 2007. The museum displays roughly 500 land, marine, and air vehicles across a large multi-hall compound near Bangkok, with free admission.

A free motorcycle museum in Kanchanaburi tracing the history of Japanese motorcycle marques (Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki) through historical displays and vintage bikes.

A curated classic and supercar exhibition on the 2nd floor of the Bluport Hua Hin shopping mall, showing more than 40 vehicles from the 1950s to the present alongside paintings by Thai National Artists.

A two-building car exhibit within the privately owned Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden, showcasing owner Kampon Tansacha's personal collection of more than 100 vehicles in air-conditioned halls.

Turkey's most comprehensive classic automobile and motorcycle museum, opened in 2015 by the Ozgorkey brothers near Izmir, displaying a wide range of vintage vehicles.

Turkey's first private car museum, founded in 1994 by collector Mehmet Arsay, with a collection spanning an 1899 Decauville to a 1978 Porsche, including a former staff car used by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

Turkey's first major industrial museum, dedicated to the history of transport, industry and communications, with extensive vintage and classic car, motorcycle and bicycle collections from marques such as Rolls-Royce, Ford and Mercedes-Benz.

Foundation-run museum on Istanbul's Asian side in Cengelkoy, showcasing a private collection of classic and vintage automobiles.

Manufacturer-affiliated museum in Bursa tracing the history of Anatolian horse-drawn carriages alongside classic automobiles and vehicles produced by Tofas/Fiat.

Five-story classic car museum opened in 1998, displaying roughly 70 American and European cars from the 1920s-1960s alongside vintage motorcycles, arranged chronologically by era.

Independent volunteer-run museum (formerly Aston Manor Road Transport Museum) displaying buses, coaches, commercial vehicles and private cars all with a West Midlands manufacturing connection.

The largest transport and agriculture museum of its kind in Wales, displaying over 100 classic cars, motorcycles, commercial, military and agricultural vehicles from the 1920s onward, set along a recreated 1940s village street.

Museum run by the Aston Martin Heritage Trust in a 14th-century tithe barn, tracing over 110 years of Aston Martin history through cars, archive material and memorabilia.

A small independent motor museum with over 100 exhibits, mostly cars from the 1920s onward, plus motorcycles, mopeds and a reconstructed 1930s garage.

Formerly Cornwall's only significant motor museum, displaying around 50 cars dating from 1904 to the 1960s in a converted 19th-century watermill, with another 50 vehicles in rotating storage.

Former motor museum on the Bentley estate near Lewes, displaying privately owned classic vehicles on loan, alongside a wildfowl collection, gardens and miniature railway.

A restored former RAF bomber-training station operating as a business campus for historic motoring and aviation specialists; not a standing museum, but the public can view classic and collector cars during ticketed 'Scramble' open days held roughly three times a year.

Open-air living history museum reconstructing the Black Country's industrial past, including a dedicated vehicle gallery of locally manufactured cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles from marques such as Sunbeam, Star, Guy, Clyno and Bean.

Independent museum combining classic cars with an extensive James Bond 007 memorabilia collection, including film props and vehicles such as the Lotus Esprit S1 used in 'The Spy Who Loved Me'.

Local-authority museum at Moorside Mills holding what is described as the most comprehensive collection of Jowett cars and vans in the world (Jowett was a Bradford-built marque), plus Scott motorcycles and historic trams/trolleybuses.

Museum dedicated to British commercial road transport history, housed in a former Leyland Motors inspection building, displaying over 60 vintage buses, fire engines, delivery vehicles and other commercial vehicles.

The world's largest collection of historic British cars, with over 400 vehicles on display spanning Austin, Morris, MG, Jaguar, Land Rover, Rover, Triumph, Mini and more, plus a Collections Centre housing an additional ~250 reserve vehicles including prototypes and concept cars.

Museum on the site of the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit (opened 1907), displaying historic Brooklands-era racing cars and motorcycles alongside a substantial aviation collection including a Concorde.

One of the largest privately owned motor collections open to the public in the UK, with over 120 veteran, vintage and classic cars and around 100 motorcycles displayed on the grounds of a 15th-century castle.

Private collection of over 60 concours-restored classic cars and more than 100 vintage petrol pumps and automobilia, owned by Robert and Tanya Lewis and maintained by an in-house restoration workshop.

A motoring and toy museum in a former mill housing 20th-century cars, motorcycles, bicycles and caravans alongside a large vintage toy collection; home to Brum, the BBC children's TV car.

Britain's newest motor museum (opened November 2023) in a former 1836 department store in central Taunton, displaying around 100 cars and 80+ motorcycles focused on the 1950s-1990s.

Houses the largest collection of British-made road transport in public ownership, including around 250 cars and commercial vehicles, 120 motorcycles and 300 cycles, with strong emphasis on Coventry-built marques such as Jaguar, Triumph, Humber, Standard and Riley.

Former private collection of the Earl of Moray, opened to the public in 1970 in converted farm buildings near Doune, featuring around 25-30 rare cars including a 1905 Rolls-Royce, Hispano-Suiza, Bentley and Aston Martin.

Volunteer-run museum with more than 100 historic vehicles across four halls, including cars, buses, motorcycles and commercial vehicles, plus a horse-drawn ambulance and a steam road roller.

Formerly a small private museum of around 10 classic cars and 13 motorcycles on Porlock High Street.

Interactive museum telling the story of British car manufacturing from 1922 to the present through more than 130 British-built cars, plus 'Drive Dad's Car' — the UK's largest classic car driving experience with over 60 drivable classics on-site.

East Midlands heritage motoring hub converted from the former Rolls-Royce Heritage Centre at the historic Victoria Ironworks site, featuring vintage vehicle exhibitions, dehumidified car storage, and rotating displays plus talks with collector-car figures.

One of the largest vintage vehicle collections in South West England, with over 40 cars and commercial vehicles including some used in TV and film productions, housed within a family farm-park attraction; also home to the Reg Imray motorcycle collection.

The UK's largest collection of cars and motorcycles, with over 300 vehicles spanning from the earliest days of motoring to modern supercars, including a dedicated Red Room of sports cars and a Williams Formula 1 exhibition.

Educational charity/trust preserving over 100–140 historic Jaguar, Daimler, Lanchester and SS vehicles plus a documentary and photographic archive, historically associated with a small heritage centre at the former Browns Lane plant.

The world's largest dedicated classic-car restoration facility for Jaguar and Land Rover, with 54 workshop bays and a private collection of over 260 historic vehicles including prototypes, concept cars, movie cars and the first Land Rover and Range Rover.

Large motoring museum housed in a converted mill near Lake Windermere, with over 30,000 exhibits spanning cars, motorcycles, scooters, bicycles and automobilia. Includes a dedicated Campbell Bluebird exhibition covering the world land and water speed record cars/boats of Sir Malcolm and Donald Campbell.

Volunteer-run museum of the Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society housing over 60 vehicles including vintage cars, buses, vans, fire engines and motorcycles, plus transport memorabilia.

Family-run private museum near Llangollen displaying a collection of more than 60 classic cars and motorcycles, plus motoring memorabilia and a recreated 1950s garage scene.

Former privately-run motor museum displaying classic, custom and celebrity/film cars, including movie vehicles such as a Batmobile replica and the Herbie VW Beetle.

Mercedes-Benz-owned visitor attraction on the former Brooklands site displaying over 100 historic and current Mercedes-Benz and Mercedes-AMG cars across three floors, with on-site driving experiences on handling circuits and an off-road course.

Hampshire County Council living-history museum with reconstructed period streets, housing around 25 commercial vehicles and cars, horse-drawn and motorised fire engines, buses and a tramcar, plus an extensive Thornycroft collection and factory recreation.

Museum housed in a former mill building in the centre of Elgin, displaying a collection of veteran, vintage and classic cars and motorbikes, most kept in running order, plus model cars and automobilia.

Formerly displayed a private collection of over 135 vintage and classic vehicles from the pre-1920s to the 1990s in a converted bus depot.

Charitable foundation housing what is billed as Scotland's largest private collection of classic and performance cars and motorcycles, over 400 vehicles assembled by philanthropist David Moulsdale.

Museum preserving Greater Manchester's public transport heritage, holding one of the UK's largest bus collections (around 80 vehicles) alongside some cars and commercial vehicles.

Independent museum founded in 1966 by Willie Dale, housing vintage and classic cars, motorcycles, bicycles and commercial vehicles dating from 1899, alongside period advertising signs and militaria.

One of the world's leading motoring museums, part of the Beaulieu estate, housing over 250 vehicles spanning the history of motoring from Victorian pioneers to the present day, including world land speed record cars and an on-site motoring research library and archive.

Former small motor museum in Newcastle upon Tyne that displayed vintage Triumph, Alfa Romeo, Jaguar and other vehicles dating from the 1920s to the 1990s.