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“130 Years of Škoda” Exhibition Opens at Riga Motor Museum
From September 12, the Riga Motor Museum will host a special exhibition “130 Years of Škoda”, dedicated to one of the world’s oldest car brands. The exhibition will allow visitors to get acquainted with the history of “Škoda” from the very beginnings – the production of bicycles and motorcycles – to the present day.
“Street To Track: The Evolution of Speed” Opens At San Diego Automotive Museum
Since the mid-1990s Ferrari is engineering performance enhancements in-house, offering higher performing and harder to acquire versions of their cars through the model run until the next model is released.
“Pitch Up And Carry On” Opens At The National Motor Museum
The Caravan and Motorhome Club Collection, in partnership with the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, presents Pitch Up and Carry On, a new exhibition opening 13 September 2025 through to early Summer 2026, that reveals the remarkable and largely untold story of how caravans and their owners supported the war effort during the Second World War.
Automuseum Melle’s Soon-to-Open Exhibit Dedicated to Widebody Tuning Cars
A new special exhibition by Germany's Automuseum Melle is set to be open in late September. Titled Breiter, Tiefer, Wilder (Wider, Lower, Wilder), this temporary exhibition shows how optical tuning transformed the streets into stages.
“Better Built Bodies: A Century of Vehicle Craftsmanship” Set To Open At Boyertown Museum
"Better Built Bodies: A Century of Vehicle Craftsmanship, a retrospective exhibittion of the Boyertown Auto Body Works will open on 25 September at the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles.
Museo Nicolis Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
On September 9, Museo Nicolis celebrated a special milestone: a quarter century of shared passion, of stories told through cars, motorcycles, bicycles, cameras, and many other unique treasures.The Nicolis Museum, founded in 2000 by Luciano Nicolis and led by his daughter Silvia, is internationally recognized and continues to amaze and inspire.
New Display Opens at Franschhoek Motor Museum
Franschhoek Motor Museum's new display is out and ready to see you all over the last quarter of the year, and especially for the upcoming Franschoek Classic Car Festivel, which will take place on 4th & 5th October.
Dezerland Park’s Orlando Auto Museum Acquires Elvis Presley’s 41-foot, Guitar-shaped Pink Cadillac
A piece of rock ‘n’ roll and automotive history has been brought back for fans to experience once again. Dezerland Park Orlando has announced that founder Michael Dezer has acquired Elvis Presley’s famed “Guitar Car”, a one-of-a-kind custom Cadillac that has not been seen on American soil in decades.
Museum of Nový Jičín Presents Freshly Restored AJS and Jawa Motorcycles
On 12 September the Museum of the Nový Jičín Region took over two motorcycles from the restoration workshop of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VŠB–Technical University of Ostrava: an AJS 500 OHV from 1929 and a historic Jawa. Both motorcycles have undergone a complete restoration process and visitors can see them live from Saturday, September 13.
Ford Cortina Driven by Colin Bond on Display at National Motor Racing Museum
On September 10, National Motor Racing Museum added another veteran of the 1979 Repco Round Australia Trial to its display with the arrival of the factory Ford Cortina driven by Colin Bond, ahead of the museum's upcoming 100 Years of Ford Australia special exhibition. Also arriving at the museum this week is a Ford Escort RS1800.
1933 Ford Detroit Gasket Special Is Temporarily on Display At Winsconsin Auto Museum
This car was built by Doc Williams to compete in the 1933 Indianapolis 500. While it did not qualify that year, it did the following year at 108 mph and was the first Ford V8 to compete in that race. The car crashed trying to qualify for the 1935 race and did not race again until it was restored by the current owner. Following restoration, it was exhibited as part of Ford Motor Company's 100th anniversary and has won many vintage races.
1973 VW Type 181 “Thing” Joins the Fleet of DFW Car and Toy Museum
A 1973 VW Type 181 “Thing” just rolled into the Ron Sturgeon Car Collection at the DFW Car and Toy Museum. With its unapologetically boxy silhouette and military roots, "The Thing" continues to capture imaginations decades after its production. Finished in brilliant orange and built on the rugged foundation of Beetle and Karmann Ghia components, this standout piece reflects the fun, freedom, and functionality that defined VW's most unconventional creation.
Peter Armstrong Appointed New CEO of British Motor Museum
Peter Armstrong has been appointed as the new CEO of British Motor Museum. Peter joined the museum officially at the beginning of the month. With a passion for heritage and preserving history, the museum staff is all looking forward to working together to drive the museum forward into its next chapter.
America’s Packard Museum Completes Automobile Quarterly Finding Aid
America's Packard Museum has completed the Automobile Quarterly (AQ) finding aid! The museum staff has compiled a comprehensive list of over 1,000 automobiles from the last 125 years from the Amilcar to Volvo and everything in between! AQ was a hardbound, advertising-free periodical, published from 1962-2012. Professional photographers shot all the images, and while AQ published some, only their staff saw the rest.