Find here content of Newsletter N° 16 – October 2023

Intro

Here is the October 2023 Automobile Museums newsletter, with a visit to the Horacio Pagani Museum near Modena. Pagani is a supercar manufacturer that has acquired an exceptional reputation in just a few years, thanks to the quality and sophistication of its cars, almost works of art! For once, it’s also about art in this Newsletter, with 2 art exhibitions related to automobile. In London, the annual Art of Motoring exhibition, and in Paris, a tribute by the Sakura Gallery to the 60th anniversary of the Porsche 911. Anniversaries also with the Aventure Peugeot (France), which celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Peugeot 306, and a look back at the meeting of the Citroën Conservatory for the anniversary of the presentation of the 2CV, on October 7, 1948. Continuing to explore all facets of the automobile, the Savoy Automobile Museum (Georgia, USA) opens a new temporary exhibition on Monster Trucks with Bigfoot 4×4, inventor of the formula. Finally, 2 major shows to come for classic car enthusiasts with Auto e Moto d’epoca in Bologna (Italy) at the end of October and Epoquauto in Lyon (France) in November.

Visit of the month

This month, let’s go to Emilia Romagna, in the heart of the Italian Motor Valley, to visit the Horacio Pagani Museum…

Exhibitions of the month

  • Horacio Pagani Musem Visit
    Introduction This month, I’m taking you to Italy, to the Modena region, to visit a small museum. Small in size and number of cars on display, but certainly not small …
  • Auto e Moto d’Epoca
    Exhibition Center, Bologna, Italy October 26-29, 2023 Auto e Moto d’Epoca Bologna is Europe’s largest market for classic cars and spare parts and has been the unmissable international meeting place …
  • Epoqu’auto
    Eurexpo Lyon, France November 10-12, 2023 With 800 exhibitors and 80,000 m² of exhibition space, including 7000 m² of themed platforms, Epoqu’auto 2023 promises to be an edition not to …
  • 2 CV 75 years anniversary
    Citroën Conservatory, Aulnay sous bois, France October 7, 2023 The iconic Citroën 2 CV celebrates its 75th anniversary this year! Indeed, it was on October 7, 1948 that Citroën unveiled …
  • Porsche Legacy Sakura Gallery
    Sakura Gallery, 28 rue Meslay 75003 Paris, France Until October 28, 2023 In 2023, Porsche celebrates its 75th anniversary as well as the 60th anniversary of its iconic 911. The …
  • Art of Motoring London
    Iconic Images Gallery, Waterloo Place, London, England 1st to 4th November, 2023 First held in 2015, the annual Art of Motoring exhibition is curated by Andrew Marriott of Pitlane Productions …
  • 30 years of Peugeot 306
    L’Aventure Peugeot Museum, Sochaux, France Until January 7th, 2024 2023 is a year rich in anniversaries for Peugeot, and after the 40th anniversary of the 205, it is the Peugeot …
  • Evolution of Bigfoot 
    Savoy Automobile Museum, Cartersville (Georgia), USA Until February 4th, 2024 Bigfoot 4×4 is the name of the company founded by Bob Chandler that developed the first Monster Truck, those huge …

Next Show

In addition to Auto e Moto d’Epoca in Bologna and Epoqu’auto in Lyon presented in this newsletter, Retro Clasica will be held in Bilbao (Spain) from 10 to 12 November, see calendar