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Exclusive Bugatti seminar

The exclusive, two-day Bugatti seminar offered a group of enthusiasts, limited to just 16 participants, unique insights into one of the world’s most fascinating car brands. One highlight was a private tour including access to the non-public areas of the Loh Collection and to (still) secret exhibits. The lectors were Bugatti chief designer Achim Anscheidt, automotive historian and Bugatti specialist Julius Kruta and Professor Wolfgang Henseler, expert on the design of the future and head of the Nationales Automuseum’s educational campus. The recognized luminaries lectured on the...

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100 years 24h Le Mans

The Nationales Automuseum’s first special exhibition revolved around the most famous car race in the world: the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Heroes were born and tragedies mourned at the French endurance classic, where the most spectacular racing cars and the world’s best drivers compete. Bentley and Jaguar, Ford and Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and Audi – these and many other brands have made motorsport history at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The full-throttle sprint around the clock is the ultimate test of endurance for every racing car and every driver. Whoever crosses the finish line here...

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Day of the legends – Stefan Bellof

The Nationales Automuseum held an exclusive panel discussion in memory of the highly talented racing driver Stefan Bellof, who died far too young. Coming from karting, the Giessen native fought his way through Formula Ford and Formula 2 up to the premier class, where Bellof, in his completely inferior Tyrell, almost outclassed World Champion Alain Prost in the rain of Monaco. Bellof’s masterpieces with the Porsche 956 Group C racing car are unforgettable: World Endurance Champion in 1984 and record time on the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 1983. Until 2018, Bellof was the only person to...

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Anniversary exhibition “125 years of Opel automobiles”

Opel celebrated 125 years of automobile construction and the Nationales Automuseum joined in the celebrations. A temporary special exhibition on the museum’s central market square showcased 16 classics from the Rüsselsheim-based car brand, from the Lutzmann System motor car from 1899 to the best-selling Laubfrosch small car and the two millionth Opel built, a Kapitän adorned with gold and gemstones. Other highlights of the small but fine brand show were: the Elektro GT electric car study presented in 1971, the cult racing car Cliff-Calibra and the cosmic-curious future vision Opel...

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Ferrari – Masterpieces for Road and Track

Exclusive exhibition revealing rare Ferraris for Formula 1, sports car races and prominent customers A unique combination of high-class Ferrari cars with a focus on technology, design and sporting performance Accompanying book publication for the special exhibition in co-operation with the Motorbuch-Verlag Ewersbach, 04 March 2024. With the special exhibition “Ferrari – Masterpieces for Road and Track,” the Nationales Automuseum and The Loh Collection follow on seamlessly from the successful “100 Years of Le Mans” opening exhibition. The special Ferrari...

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