The Holden Car has a unique place in the hearts of all Australians. Can there be an adult Australian who has never driven a Holden? Or at least ridden in one. The Holden Museum in Echuca is dedicated to preserving the models and their memories.

From the day the first Holden 48-215(FX) emerged from the production line, Holden arose to become the colossus of the Australian Motor Car Industry.

Take a walk down memory lane and through the history of a company that put our nation on wheels. Our visitors can enjoy the sheer nostalgia as they re-live the days when Holden played a central role in their childhood, dating or early married years. It has helped us work through decades of the harshest conditions, the Holden as an Aussie Icon, rates right up there with the Kangaroo, Ayers Rock, and Vegemite.

Echuca is fortunate to have one of the nation’s largest collections of Holdens, putting this private Museum amongst the largest single brand car museums in Australia. See around 50 vehicles that showcase nearly 70 years of Australia’s Own, from original and restored motor cars, to unique prototypes, historic film footage, a photographic exhibition, as well as Holden and Holden Dealer memorabilia. The vehicles and memorabilia are courtesy of Holden Ltd, Holden enthusiasts and private collectors.

7-11 Warren St,
Echuca VIC 3564, Australia
P: 61354802033
Email: info@holdenmuseum.com.au

National Holden Motor Museum Admission:

• Adults: $10.00
• Children (5-16); $5.00
• Family; $25.00
• Under 5 Years Free

Plan: 1-2hr

National Holden Motor Museum Hours:

Daily 9 am – 5 pm

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The Australian MOTORLIFE Museum is a not-for-profit volunteer organization with Authority to Fund Raise as a Tax Exempt Charity that began in the early 1990s with a group of veteran and Vintage motoring enthusiasts building the Illawarra Motor Museum with the sole purpose of showcasing the Veteran and Vintage cars to all Australian and international visitors.

With the inclusion of more exhibits, there was a need to expand so they moved into the new building with a new name to include “Motorlife” which was chosen from an early magazine publication so as to cover not only the main exhibits, the cars, motorcycles, and bicycles but also the technology that helped change the face of Australia during the late 1800s and so you will see a very wide range of exhibits from tools, gramophones, typewriters, scales, telephones and more, with a lot of the exhibits resorted by our volunteers or on loan from members and friends.

The museum houses: The Paul Butler Collection which is the accumulation of many years of collecting a wide range of cars and memorabilia; one person’s passion. The Wayne Gardner Collection of trophies and motorcycles. The NRMA Heritage display. And some fine examples of Australian motoring heritage.

Integral Energy Recreation Park,
94 Darkes Rd, Kembla Grange NSW 2526, Australia
P: 61242614100
Email: admin@motorlifemuseum.com

The Australian Motorlife Museum Admission:

Adult: $20 pp
Child: 6-16 yrs: $5.00 pp
Child Under 6 yrs: free
Concession & Seniors Card: $15.00 pp
Groups: $15.00 pp

Plan: 1-2hr

The Australian Motorlife Museum Hours:

Wednesday – Sunday 9:30 am – 4:30 pm

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The Motor Museum of Western Australia opened its doors to the public on December 21st, 1994 and was officially opened by the Hon, Richard Lewis M.L.A. Minister for Planning & Heritage on April 2, 1995. The museum was dedicated to the late Percy Markam 1913-1994 in appreciation of his contribution to the historic vehicle movement in Western Australia.

The Motor Museum of Western Australia is governed by the Motor Museum of WA Trust (Inc) and is manned by volunteers drawn from the WA community. It houses one of the largest collections of privately owned motor vehicles and motoring memorabilia in Australia. The collection of over 200 cars and motorcycle vehicles including examples of motor vehicles dating from the early 1900s through to the present day and provide an excellent visual timeline of the rich motoring heritage that has helped shape the state of Western Australia as we know it today.

In addition to the diverse range of passenger vehicles on display, the Museum houses an excellent collection of motorcycles and some 6000 scale models, many being recently donated to the Museum under the Cultural Gift Scheme. The Museum is for the most part self-funded and operates with a limited budget on a not-for-profit basis. It relies largely on revenue received from entry fees, donations, and assistance from organizations such as the Council of Motoring Clubs and affiliated car clubs. It also relies heavily on an army of fabulous volunteers who work tirelessly to ensure the Museum is kept open to the public seven days a week.

233a Drumpellier Dr,
Whiteman WA 6068, Australia
P: 61892499457
Email: manager@motormuseumwa.com.au

The Motor Museum of Western Australia Admission:

Adult $16.50     –    Present your RAC member  card $15.00

Senior $13.00     –  Present your RAC member  card $12.00

Children (7 to 17 years)  $7.00

Family $38.00 (2 adults, 2 children)   –  Present your RAC member  card $30.00

Companion Card holder $10.00

Plan: 1-2hr

The Motor Museum of Western Australia Hours:

Daily 10 am – 4 pm

motormuseumwa.com.au

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You don’t have to be an enthusiast to appreciate Australia’s biggest motoring collection of 300 vintage, veteran, post-war, classic and modern cars, commercial vehicles and 100 motorcycles.

Walk through the contemporary pavilions and constantly changing exhibition spaces and encounter the stories, people and vehicles that have shaped our motoring history through the decades. From the early imports of the 1920s – 30s, to the rise of Australian manufacturing from the 40s – 50s, sleek designs of the 60s, muscle cars of the 70s, to the latest in modern engineering and high performance racing.

See famous and little known vehicles such as the 1899 steam-powered Shearer, the legendary Leyland Brothers Land Rover and Tom Kruse’s 1934 Leyland Badger, to name just a few.

Discover how motor vehicles have opened up our country, linking some of the most isolated communities in the world. Be amazed by the Talbot, the first car to cross the continent in 1908. What an incredible journey!

From the stately to the absurd, hand-built to the mass-produced, see the vehicles people loved and loathed, thrashed and pampered, in the pursuit of their motoring dreams!

As an international centre for the collection, research, preservation, education and display of Australian road transport history, the National Motor Museum is much more than a collection of vehicles. It is a social history of the way we were, the way we are now and the way of the future.

Be a part of Australian motoring history. With extensive grounds for picnics, free BBQs, souvenir shop and free kids activities, there’s something for everyone.
The Museum also hosts various special events, including the finish of one of the world’s great historic motoring events. the Bay to Birdwood.

Shannon St, Birdwood
SA 5234, Australia
P: +61885684000
Email: motor@history.sa.gov.au

National Motor Museum Admission:

Adult: $17.50
Concession: $14.50
Children: $7.50
(children under 5 free)
Family: $41.00
(2 adults, up to 6 children)

The National Motor Museum is now CASHLESS

Plan: 2-3hr

National Motor Museum Hours:

Daily  10 am – 6 pm

motor.history.sa.gov.au

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