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| Museums & Factory Tours every petrolhead must go to Here is a list of museums & factory tours every petrol-head must go to, so fasten your seat belt and grab some drink because it's going to be a long ride.
Porsche MuseumThe Porsche Museum is an automobile museum in the Zuffenhausen district of Stuttgart, Germany on the site of carmaker Porsche. History The original Porsche museum opened in 1976 in a side-road near the Porsche factory. It was a relatively small works museum with little parking space and it was only big enough to hold around 20 exhibits (in rotation). Porsche built the museum as a kind of "rolling museum" with rotating exhibits from a stock of 300 restored cars, many in pristine condition and still in full driving order. Originally there was discussion that the new museum would be built alongside a new Mercedes-Benz museum on former trade fair grounds in the Killesberg area of Stuttgart. After the new Mercedes-Benz Museum opened in the east of Stuttgart in 2006, Porsche went ahead with plans to upgrade and extend its museum in the northern district of Zuffenhausen next to the company headquarters. Originally costs were set at 60 million euros but days before the official opening ceremony on 29 January 2009, it was confirmed that the actual costs hit 100 million euros. The new museum The new Porsche museum stands on a conspicuous junction just outside Porsche Headquarters in Zuffenhausen. The display area covers 5600 square metres featuring over 80 exhibits, many rare cars and a variety of historical models.  Guided tour
Factory toursTake a look behind the scenes, where the heart and soul of the brand are at home: at the headquarters in Zuffenhausen. Accompany a sports car on its way through production and experience the perfect symbiosis of tradition and modernity. We show you how the vehicles of tomorrow are made. In addition to the 911 and 718 models, the main plant has been producing Porsche's first full-electric sports car, the Taycan, since 2019. Let yourself be captured by the fascination of Porsche and take a look behind the scenes at the headquarters in Zuffenhausen. Accompany a sports car through the production process on a guided tour of the plant and find out what drives us and it: a perfect symbiosis of tradition and modernity. The new Porsche Production 4.0 - smart, lean and green. You can choose from three different factory tours. Children from the age of eight can take part if accompanied by an adult.
Barrier-free museumThere is lots to discover. You can join a guided tour or you can look around the museum alone. We have almost 100 vehicles more than 200 small exhibits interesting information about Porsche The Porsche Museum is barrier free. Lifts take you to all floors of the museum. We have accessible toilets on the ground floor and on the third floor of the museum. Price List Entrance fees:
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Free entry for: Children up to 14 years. Children may not visit the museum without an adult. Person who accompanies people with disabilities. (mark "B" in the disability card) Evening tickets from 5 p.m. Price List Entrance fees:
This price (Reduced price) applies to: Same as Above.                        The Porsche 956 is mounted upside down to show the downforce it creates that it could be driven upside down if track is inverted.       Picture Courtesy - Link Our Member recent visit to museum - Shankar.balan (A photologue of the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart) Videos - Last edited by JDMBOI : 6th November 2023 at 19:03. |
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| Re: Museums & Factory Tour every petrolhead must go to. Nissan Heritage CollectionThe Nissan Heritage Collection is a private car gallery located in the Nissan engine manufacturing plant in Zama, Kanagawa, Japan. History The Zama facility, where the collection is housed, used to be Nissan's most advanced assembly facility when it opened in the 1960s. It was previously housed in Nissan's Oppama and was also known as the Nissan DNA Museum. Up until 2013–2014, the collection was entirely private, with no public access whatsoever. By 2018, it had welcomed a total of 15.000 visitors. The museum focuses on restoration and safekeeping of Datsun, Prince and Nissan cars, and is curated by former Nissan career employees. The facility houses more than 450 cars dating as far back as the 1930s. 70% of the cars in the collection are in drivable condition.300 cars are on permanent display. The exhibition is curated by David Bishop, Senior Manager at Nissan. Visits to the facility are limited. Visitors must register for a visit online and wait for an approval. Visits last about 80 minutes. On weekdays, the engine of some cars are turned on for visitors to enjoy the revving acoustics of the motors. This facility works closely with the Nissan Headquarters Gallery, located in Minato Mirai 21 district, Yokohama, and some cars from the collection are displayed in the gallery on periodical rotation. There is also a Nissan Heritage Collection in the basement of the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee,USA.                            Picture Courtesy - Speed Academy Full official live tour by Nissan (In Japanese with English subtitles) - |
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6th November 2023, 09:31
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| Re: Museums & Factory Tour every petrolhead must go to. Mercedes-Benz MuseumThe Mercedes-Benz Museum is an automobile museum in Stuttgart, Germany. The Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart celebrates the automobile invented by Carl Benz in 1886: it relates its history and tells its stories, bringing both alive by placing them in the context of technology, day-to-day life, social history and popular culture. More than 160 vehicles of all types are the main protagonists. They range from some of the oldest automobiles ever built to legendary racing cars and futuristic research vehicles. The current building, which stands directly outside the main gate of the Daimler factory in Stuttgart, was designed by UN Studio. The museum provides visitors with free audio tours in a variety of languages. In 2007, the museum was visited by 860,000 people.  Visitors are also offered the opportunity to take a tour of the nearby Untertürkheim engine factory. The factory produces many of the company's diesel engines Together with other exhibits, they form the centrepiece of the permanent exhibition covering a total of 16,500 square metres in twelve rooms. This unparalleled world can be discovered on two tours that follow a “Legend” and “Collection” narrative. On nine levels and covering a floor space of 16,500 m², the museum presents breathtaking vehicles and over 1,500 exhibits. Discover the automotive and contemporary history from the very first patented car in the world to the hydrogen vehicle from this millennium. Opening hours Tuesday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed on Monday. Box office closing time: 5 p.m. Last elevator ride: 5:20 pm Address - Mercedesstraße 100, 70372 Stuttgart Tickets Day ticket regular: 12.00 €, reduced: 6.00 € Free entry for children (up to and including the age of 12). Special glasses For visitors with this limitation, the Mercedes-Benz now offers the public special glasses of the company EnChroma. These glasses very precisely filter a small part of the colour spectrum from the visible light, making it possible to see an expanded range of distinct, vibrant colour. The result is a much more colourful and contrast-rich perception of the surroundings. Adults and children can now borrow these special aids to colour vision, free of charge, for their visit to the exhibition. Guided tour
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6th November 2023, 12:52
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| Re: Museums & Factory Tour every petrolhead must go to. Honda Collection HallThe Honda Collection Hall is a transport museum housing a collection of Honda consumer- and racing-oriented artifacts. It is on the grounds of the Twin Ring Motegi race track located at Motegi, Tochigi, Japan. It opened in 1998. It is operated by Honda's subsidiary, Honda Mobilityland. The virtual tour recreates a physical tour of the museum, allowing us to imagine that we had really travelled to the home of Honda to relive the company's 70-year history through its most iconic products. Without moving from the sofa or desk, we can explore the museum's three floors and see an extensive selection of vehicles that were true milestones for Honda. The second floor houses the car, motorcycle and power product sections, where the first ‘compact sports’ model from 1963, the S500 is the star of the show. As well as some of the brand's legendary models such as the Prelude, the NSX and the Civic, the exhibition also offers an overview of the evolution of the Japanese car sector, with special attention given to micro cars or Japanese kei cars, hugely successful in the Japanese market. Also on display are some of the manufacturer's earliest models, such as the Honda N360, the first mass-production micro car, which went on sale in 1967. Iconic two-wheelers on display include the CB750 – the world’s first mass-produced four-cylinder motorcycle – and the oval-pistoned NR. The third floor is dedicated to the racing side of Honda and we can see the single-seaters, GTs and motorcycles that Honda has raced in competitions, and still races today. In this section, there are some particularly iconic pieces, like one of the McLaren-Hondas raced by Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna, and the six-cylinder RC166 ridden to Isle of Man TT victories by Mike Hailwood. All items in the collection are maintained in running order; the museum posts times when visitors can see the display models started. The museum contains approximately 350 automobiles, motorcycles and power products. This is a sampling of items that press reports found particularly noteworthy. Admission and Parking Fees [tax included] Adults(Ages 15 and up) - 1200 Yen | Children (Ages 6-15) - 600 Yen |Preschool (Ages 3-5) - 300 Yen | Automobile- 1000 Yen | Motorcycles - 500 Yen                            Image Courtesy - Last edited by JDMBOI : 6th November 2023 at 15:41. |
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6th November 2023, 13:12
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| Re: Museums & Factory Tour every petrolhead must go to. BMWThe BMW Museum is the corporate museum of BMW history and was established in 1973, shortly after the 1972 Summer Olympics opened. From 2004 to 2008, it was renovated in connection with the construction of the BMW Welt, directly opposite. The museum reopened on 21 June 2008. At the moment the exhibition space is 5,000 square meters for the presentation of about 120 exhibits.  Guided Tour The open guided tour is offered in German and English and is barrier-free. Duration: approx. 60 minutes. Participants: max. 20 people. Starting point: Foyer Museum (Am Olympiapark 2, 80809 Munich). Get navigated to the meeting point here. Ticket prices (All prices incl. VAT) : Single price: 13.00 EUR / reduced* 10.00 EUR Family: 29,00 EUR (max. 2 adults and 3 children under 18 years) The group tour is offered in German and English and is fully accessible. Duration: approx. 60 minutes. Participants: max. 20 people. Starting point: Foyer Museum (Am Olympiapark 2, 80809 Munich). Get navigated to the meeting point here. Ticket prices (All prices incl. VAT): Group price: 220.00 EUR / reduced* 200.00 EUR                   Image Courtesy - Video - Koenigsegg (The Ghost Squadron)Koenigsegg Automotive AB is a Swedish manufacturer of high-performance sports cars based in Ängelholm, Skåne County, Sweden. Koenigsegg has for many years proudly offered exclusive factory tours, showing visitors the behind-the-scenes process of designing, engineering, and building the Koenigsegg megacars in our factory located in Ängelholm, Sweden. For the time being, these factory tours are put on hold. It is going to open and going to be first come and first serve.            Image Courtesy - Link Video - Last edited by JDMBOI : 6th November 2023 at 15:40. |
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6th November 2023, 13:51
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| Re: Museums & Factory Tour every petrolhead must go to. Museo Ferrari Maranello and Museo Casa Enzo FerrariMuseo Ferrari Maranello Museo Ferrari (previously known as Galleria Ferrari) is a Ferrari company museum dedicated to the Ferrari sports car marque. The museum is not purely for cars; there are also trophies, photographs and other historical objects relating to the Italian motor racing industry. In addition to that, the exhibition introduces technological innovations, some of which had made the transition from racing cars to road cars.  It is located just 300 m (980 ft) from the Ferrari factory in Ferrari's hometown of Maranello, near Modena, Italy. The museum first opened in February 1990,[1] with a new wing being added in October 2004. Ferrari itself has run the museum since 1995. The total surface area is now 2,500 square meters. The number of annual visitors to the museum is around 180,000. The exhibits are mostly a combination of Ferrari road and track cars.                  Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari (also known as Museo Enzo Ferrari) is a museum in Modena focused on the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Ferrari sports car marque. The museum complex includes two separate buildings, a former house and workshop that belonged to Enzo Ferrari's father, and a new building designed by the architectural practice Future Systems. The new 6,000 square metres (65,000 sq ft) building houses, in a large gallery, a permanent exhibition displaying some of the most noteworthy Ferrari’s automobiles, including rare cars of the 1950s, Formula One race cars and more recent sports cars. The museum exhibition gallery was substantially renewed and updated in February 2014.             Image Courtesy - Link Our Member recent visit to these Museums - Shankar.balan (Visiting Ferrari @ Modena and Enzo Ferrari Museum | A treat for tifosi) |
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6th November 2023, 14:04
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| Re: Museums & Factory Tour every petrolhead must go to. Museo Lamborghini and Museo Ferruccio LamborghiniMuseo Lamborghini The Museo Lamborghini (or Lamborghini Museum) is an automobile museum owned and operated by Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The two-storey museum opened in 2001, and was renovated in June 2016 to provide exhibit space for more models. The goal of the museum is to cover all major milestones in the Lamborghini's history. For this purpose, the museum displays a family tree that shows all the models ever produced by the company. The current gallery contains supercars such as the 350 GT and the Sesto Elemento, and one-off and concept cars such as the Veneno and the Miura concept.                Image Courtesy - Lamborghini Museo Ferruccio Lamborghini Museo Ferruccio Lamborghini is an Italian museum in Argelato, a few kilometres from the centre of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, focused on the life and work of Ferruccio Lamborghini, the founder of the Lamborghini sports car marque. The Ferruccio Lamborghini Museum narrates the life of Ferruccio through his mechanical creations and a vast archive of family’s photos. This place, conceived and founded by the entrepreneur Tonino Lamborghini to celebrate his father, was inaugurated in 2014. Inside 9,000 sqm. the Museum holds all the industrial productions of the Doctor of Engineering (Hon. Causa) Lamborghini, from the first Carioca tractor which started his company in 1947, to the most important tractors of the ‘50s,’60s and ‘70s. An emotional journey will let you admire Ferruccio’s personal cars collection, like the fabulous Miura SV, and many other famous cars, like the Fiat Barchetta Sport, modified to participate in the 1948 Mille Miglia competition, the futuristic Countach, Jarama models, Urracos and the Espada with seagull wing doors that inspired the car of the Back to the Future movie. The Museum will also offer you a glimpse of two special stories: the helicopter prototype and the 11-times world champion Fast 45 Diablo Class 1 offshore boat, 13.5 meters long with Lamborghini engines.             Image Courtesy - Link Last edited by JDMBOI : 6th November 2023 at 15:43. |
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| Re: Museums & Factory Tour every petrolhead must go to. McLaren Technology CentreThe McLaren Technology Centre is the headquarters of the McLaren Group and its subsidiaries in Woking, Surrey, England. The complex consists of two buildings: the original McLaren Technology Centre, which acts as the main headquarters for the group, and the newer McLaren Production Centre, primarily used for manufacturing McLaren Automotive cars.  Unfortunately visits to the McLaren Technology Centre are currently restricted to Partners and McLaren Plus members only. You can sign-up to McLaren Plus for free to be the first to hear about how you can win a spot on our next tour.                             Image Courtesy - Link Videos to watch by Kidd in a Sweet Shop - |
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| Re: Museums & Factory Tour every petrolhead must go to. Museo Horacio Pagani & The Mille Miglia MuseumMuseo Horacio PaganiThe PAGANI MUSEUM was founded in San Cesario sul Panaro, near Modena, by the Italo-Argentinian Horacio Pagani, a close friend of the Argentinian legend Juan Manuel Fangio. The visit is a journey along the most important moments that marked Horacio path, from the first significant years in Argentina until today, and explores in depth the conditions that led a young boy who strongly believed in his ideals, pursuing them with passion and dedication, until the realization of his greatest dream: “come to Modena to design and build my own cars”  Everything in the Museum highlights the philosophy of Horatio Pagani, who sees art and science walking together hand in hand. A philosophy that took inspiration from a concept of Leonardo Da Vinci and that today represents the soul of Pagani Automobili, where the unique craftmanship skills are tangible in every process and creation. Museum and Guided Tours               Video (English Dubbed) - The Mille Miglia Museum The Museum is dedicated to the ‘Red Arrow’ race and was brought to life by the Mille Miglia Museum Association. It was established in December 1996 by a group of Brescian businessmen known as the “Friends of the Mille Miglia”. The Association today has 50 shareholders. The new Museum was opened to the public on 10 November 2004. Setting up this project involved restoring the Sant’Eufemia monastery complex, owned by the Brescia municipality. The property is of huge archaeological, historical and architectural value and had for some time been undergoing relentless degradation. The Museum stands out from other automobile museums precisely because of its location at this hugely important historic site. The Mille Miglia Museum is the guardian of history there, telling its legendary story and providing living testament, day after day, to that period of the region’s past. The Museum is not intended to be a simple archive. Instead, it aims to reconstruct this famous cultural sporting event, within the context of Italy’s vast history. The Mille Miglia Museum has been able to establish a collection of rare, four-wheeled gems, which it exhibits in its museum. This is all thanks to the devotion of private collectors and partnerships with other automobile museums, including a Cooperation Agreement the Mille Miglia has signed with the Mercedes-Benz Museum. The cars loaned to the Mille Miglia are arranged in the Museum before sets and backdrops that recall for visitors the various periods in which the race was alive. PRICES PER PERSON Adults: 10.00 euros. Over 65s: 8.00 euros. Children under 10: free. Children aged 11 - 16: 4.00 euros. Disabled visitors assistants: 8.00 euros. Group tickets (20+ persons): 8.00 euros.            Image Courtesy - Link Videos to watch - Last edited by JDMBOI : 6th November 2023 at 15:51. |
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| Re: Museums & Factory Tour every petrolhead must go to. Museum of the 24 Hours of Le MansThe Museum of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: Musee des 24 Heures du Mans) is a motorsport museum located at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France. It was founded in 1961 as the Automobile Museum de la Sarthe. In 1991, it was taken over by the organizers of the 24 hours road race and moved to a purpose built museum complex under the direction of Francis Piquera, the Executive Manager. Using 140 vehicles, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest tells the epic motor racing story in the Sarthe department and the success of the international event. Bentley, Ferrari, Jaguar, Ford, Porsche, Matra, Audi and more, all the great names are represented with their legendary models, to immerse the visitor in the greatest endurance race in the world. 350m² of temporary exhibitions complete the thematic exhibition, after which you can visit the famous circuit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race.                       Deep dive into cars that won - Link Last edited by JDMBOI : 6th November 2023 at 15:52. |
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| Re: Museums & Factory Tour every petrolhead must go to. Silverstone MuseumSilverstone Museum is an immersive museum telling the story of the past, present and future of British motor racing. Packed with over 60 interactive elements, visitors will enjoy sitting in a replica grand prix car, learning to pilot a WW2 plane and experiencing the Ultimate Lap of Silverstone in our 360-degree cinema experience as part of their 2.5-hour visit.                      Image Courtesy - Link I hope you guys enjoyed it. CIAO Last edited by JDMBOI : 6th November 2023 at 18:03. |
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| Re: Museums & Factory Tours every petrolhead must go to Thanks for this compilation. I had the privilege of visiting the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart last year, and it was truly an unforgettable experience for any true petrol head. The history and innovation on display were nothing short of extraordinary. Earlier this year, I also had the chance to explore the Alfa Romeo Museum on the outskirts of Milan. Of course, it's quite a different experience compared to the grandeur of Mercedes, but it was still fascinating to delve deeper into the world of Alfa Romeo. I've attached some pictures from my visit, although I apologize for the quality – they don't do justice to the incredible cars on display. 📸           |
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