16 May, 2026

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Half a century has passed since Porsche brought a sports car architecture into series production that still represents a distinctive approach to balance: Transaxle. In 2026, Porsche looks back on 50 years of Transaxle, covering an entire era in which almost 400,000 vehicles were sold. From 1976 to 1995, four model lines – the 924, 928, 944 and 968 – shaped this chapter. The Transaxle models represent a period in which Porsche deliberately explored new directions. With its contemporary pop-up concept, Porsche Heritage and Museum revisits this past from a present-day perspective. The installations draw on the cultural context of the 1980s to bring this era to life.

America's Transportation Experience / AACA Museum, Inc. has exciting new themed exhibits to share: '100 Years of Imperial: Chrysler's Handcrafted Masterpiece', 'Chevelle: American Muscle' and 'Nash Car Club of America'.

On May 13, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum broke ground on their new Restoration and Event Center. The new facility, located just outside Indianapolis Motor Speedway, will include multiple restoration bays, detailing bays, and dedicated space for vehicle storage. The Center will be open to the public to see our talented restoration team in action, as well as view the rest of the Museum's cars that aren't on display in the main building. “The new Restoration and Event Center will be a world-class facility focused on preservation, restoration, education, and public engagement. This project strengthens the Museum’s long-term sustainability while expanding its impact locally and globally,” said Michael Good, president of Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.

On 15 May, the Czech Road Racing Museum Hořice reopened its doors for visitors and launched its new exhibition 'Motorcycle Anniversaries 100 / 90'. This year's exhibition will commemorate: 100 years since the first Hořice motorcycle race; 90 years since the first pre-war "300 bends".

The Audrain Automobile Museum was temporarily closed between May 11-15 and reopened to the public on Saturday, May 16 with their newest installment: British at its Best 🇬🇧 The exhibition will be on view between May 16 – September 13, 2026.

The exhibition AUTOMOBILI. A RECORD. at the National Automobile Museum (MAUTO) in Turin celebrates the landmark 1976 concept album Automobili by Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla and his partner, Roberto Roversi, a poet. Running from May 13 to September 20, the exhibition transforms the record into an immersive cultural experience. It explores the multifaceted significance of cars in Italy—from symbols of national myth to tools of everyday life—blending music, poetry, and history.

For the International Museum Day, the historic Dixi workshop at Automobile World Eisenach opens its doors for visitors. Experience firsthand how automobiles were once manufactured in Eisenach – with running historic machines, exciting demonstrations, and many fascinating insights into early vehicle production.

A new arrival at Automuseum Wolfegg von Nicolas Flosbach is this Alfa Romeo 155 Italian police car, which patrolled a private section of the motorway between Milan and Turin. The Italian police were responsible for maintaining this section of the motorway. In return, the owner acquired three police vehicles. One of these Alfa 155s is unfortunately missing. The second is in a police museum in Rome. Since last Saturday, the third, after being found and restored, is now in the hands of a dedicated German Alfa Romeo enthusiast and is now on display at the museum.

The latest acquisition of Automobile Museum Reims-Champagne has just arrived. As soon as it's unloaded from the truck, cleaned, and started up, this original taxi cab from Thailand will be on display at the museum.

This beautiful Kissel arrived from California on May 14 to be displayed at the Wisconsin Auto Museum. It is a 1913 Semi - Racer, the body style was a forerunner of Kissel's famous speedster.

The NB Center for American Automotive Heritage's newest addition is a 1946 Pontiac Streamliner Station Wagon with just under 14,000 original miles. This car is the definition of a time capsule, with just 3 previous owners from new, it remains in unrestored but extremely well-kept and original condition. From the fantastic wood body, to the beautiful stainless trim, and the outstanding interior, this Woody remains paused in time.

A rare Honda NS 400R two-stroke has arrived at the Otto Brand exhibition, which has been renovated for Finland's only Motorcycle Museum. The limited-production NS400R street-legal two-stroke sports bike was only sold from 1985 to 1988. N stands for Nickel, and S stands for Silicon-carbide. This was the special hard coating called Nikasil on the cylinder walls. 

The National Automobile Museum of Tasmania has introduced their American Feature Room. Come explore this great display along with over 110 vehicles on a constantly changing basis. Open daily from 9am–5pm.

Haynes Motor Museum has been awarded £180,000 (€207,000) from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to transform the museum's iconic Red Room gallery and support career pathways into automotive and heritage engineering fields.  The funding will support 'Red Room Reimagined: Engineering Futures', a two-year project that will redevelop the Museum’s celebrated Red Room exhibition and introduce interactive STEM experiences, immersive interpretation and a dynamic learning programme designed to make complex automotive engineering accessible and engaging. The project is also supported by Arts Council England.