List of car museums in Belgium
The car museums in Belgium are usually open all year round. These include large public museums with fixed opening times as well as small private collections, some of which are only open by appointment.
The two largest museums - Autoworld in Brussels and Mahymobiles in Leuze-en-Hainaut, Wallonia - are based on the collection of Ghislain Mahy.
Table overview
The table is sorted in descending order according to the number of exhibited passenger cars, and if the number is the same, in alphabetical order in ascending order. In the Stand column , the year is given to which the information on the number of cars on display and special cars refer. The list in the special cars column is alphabetical.
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of cars on display | was standing | particularities |
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Autoworld Brussels | Brussels | cars | 209 | 2011 | Alva C Coupé 1913, Aster Tricycle 1899, Automoto Quadricycle 1899, Belga Rise BR 8 1934, Cottereau 1901, FN 2000 A 1908, Fondu CF 1906, Germain Tonneau 1898, Imperia TA 8 Roadster 1948, Jean Piat 1900, Minerva 26 CV Type X 1911, Nagant 1000 C 15 CV 1923, Oméga Six 1929, Ravel 1925 and Sizaire-Naudin 1910 |
Musée Communal de l'Automobile Mahymobiles | Leuze-en-Hainaut | Cars, motorcycles and bicycles | 190 | 2011 | AVA Einsitzer 1914, Buchet 1923, Cleveland 41 1921, FN 2200 G 1926, Germain Phoenix 1900, Imperia TA-9 BS 1937, Luc Court 14 CV 1914, Minerva M-4 1934, Philos 4 L 1914, Ponts Moteurs V 2 1913- 1914, Prunel A Tonneau 1900, Vivinus 7 CV 1900 and Volugrafo Bimbo 1946 |
Classic car museum | Reninge | cars | 91 | 2011 | Alcyon R 1925, Excelsior D 4 1911, FN 1300 1924, La Ponette , Paige Six 1915, Prunel Tonneau 1901, Unic 1912 and Werner Tricycle 1902 |
Auto Retro Museum | Trooz | Cars, mainly French models | 71 | 2011 | Austin A40 Somerset 1953, Citroën 2CV , Ami 6 , C 4 , DS , Dyane , Rosalie , SM and Traction Avant , Panhard Dyna Camionnette 1952, Peugeot 201 , 202 , 203 , Rosengart 5 CV 1936 and Vespa 400 1958 |
American Fifties | Nivelles | Cars, mainly American models | 43 | 2002 | Chrysler 45 Royal 1949, DeSoto SP-15 C 1948, Frazer F-47 C Manhattan 1947, Kaiser K-532 Manhattan 1953, Nash 60 Airflyte Ambassador 1951 and Studebaker Avanti 1963 |
IFA Automobile Museum | Sint-Katelijne-Waver | Cars, mainly GDR models, viewing by appointment only | 33 | 2014 | AWZ P 70 , EMW 340 , IFA F 8 and F 9 , Melkus RS 1000 and RS 2000 , Trabant P 50 , 600 , 601 and 1.1 , Wartburg 311 , 312 , 313 , 353 and 1.3 |
Musée du Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Stavelot | Cars, racing cars and motorcycles | 29 | 2011 | Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Coupé 1963, De Dion-Bouton Vis-à-Vis 1902, Ford GT 40 1967 and Swift 1909 |
Abarth Works Museum, Guy Moerenhout Racing | Lier | Cars, focus on Abarth, agreement makes sense | 26th | 2011 | Abarth 595 SS, 750, 1000, OT 1000, Formula 2000, Fiat 124 , 131 , 850 and Ritmo , Simca-Abarth 1150 SS and 1300 GT |
Musée "Les Amis des Ancêtres et Imperia" | Fraipont at Trooz | Cars, focus on Imperia | 19th | 2011 | Buick Roadmaster Riviera 1952, Chrysler Windsor C 25 1940, Hillman Minx , Imperia 1100, TA-7, TA-8 and TA-9, Singer SM 1500 and Vauxhall Velox 1949 |
Frans Billen-Bomans Car Museum | Hasselt | Cars, with a focus on Mercedes-Benz | 15th | 2002 | Benz 16/50 hp 1919, Mercedes 10/40/65 hp 1922 and Panther J 72 1972 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Autoworld Brussels in Brussels (accessed October 12, 2014)
- ↑ Musée Communal de l'Automobile Mahymobiles in Leuze-en-Hainaut (accessed on October 12, 2014)
- ↑ Automuseum Oldtimer in Lo-Reninge (accessed on October 12, 2014)
- ↑ L'Auto-Retro Musée de l'Automobile in Trooz (accessed October 12, 2014)
- ↑ IFA Automobielmuseum in Sint-Katelijne-Waver (accessed on October 12, 2014)
- ↑ Musée du Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot (accessed on October 12, 2014)
- ↑ Abarth Works Museum, Guy Moerenhout Racing in Lier (accessed October 12, 2014)
- ↑ Musée "Les Amis des Ancêtres et Imperia" in Fraipont ( Memento of the original of September 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on October 12, 2014)
- ^ Automuseum Frans Billen-Bomans in Hasselt ( Memento of the original from June 16, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
Commons : Car museums in Belgium - collection of images
- List of FIVA (English, accessed on March 6, 2016)