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100 years of Alvis in the Louwman Museum

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, 4 December, 2019 - From 20 December to 2 February 2020, the Louwman Museum in The Hague will present a retrospective exhibition of seventeen Alvis cars built between 1920 and 1967. Alvis is well known as an English manufacturer of high quality cars that introduced a number of important innovations that are still used in the automotive industry. The exhibition gives an overview of the most important models, most of them with traditional English coachwork.

In 1919, engineer and businessman Thomas George John started a small factory in Coventry, which produced...

50 Years Porsche 914 - The Porsche Museum celebrates the mid-engine sports car

STUTTGART, 21 May -- An eye-catching original turns 50: with the 914, Porsche was the first German manufacturer to bring to market a production mid-engined sports car in 1969. To celebrate this anniversary, the Porsche Museum has invited all fans of the two-seater to the “Typically Porsche Day” on Sunday, June 2, at the start of the special show “50 Years of the 914 – Typically Porsche”. Over 120 owners of private 914 models, including from the club scene, will be in attendance.

As well as a range of promotions, visitors to the “Typically Porsche Day” will also be able to enjoy...

The new and updated Lamborghini Museum: MUDETEC, the Museum of Technology

Sant’Agata Bolognese, 17/04/2019 - The Lamborghini Museum at Sant’Agata Bolognese has adopted a new look and become MUDETEC, the Museum of Technology. The new interactive space reveals the secrets of Lamborghini and its world through the innovations and tales of excellence that not only revolutionized the company itself, but the entire panorama of the automotive industry, creating concepts and casting foundations for the design and technology of tomorrow.

A program takes visitors on a journey of discovery through the brand and its revolutionary masterpieces: each the result of...

McLaren Exhibition in Louwman Museum

From 7 July to 27 August 2017 the Louwman Museum in The Hague will be hosting a ‘McLaren’ exhibition. McLaren’s numerous victories in Formula 1, Indianapolis, Le Mans and in Can-Am races have established its unparalleled reputation in motor racing. Sixteen McLarens will be on display dating from 1971 to 2016, providing an excellent overview of the glorious years of the British manufacturer of racing cars and high-performance sports cars.
Founder Bruce McLaren started his own racing team in 1963. Three years later saw him entering a Formula 1 race followed in 1968 by the first Grand...

2017 - we are still around

Dear Visitor,
Though the front page looks a bit outdated (we are sorry about that), the database is alive and well. You can plan your motoring holiday with us!

An upgrade is in the works!

Regards,
The Editors

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