Honda Collection Hall

Honda Collection Hall
Exterior view of Honda Collection Hall in 2011
Established 1998
Location Motegi, Japan
Coordinates 36°31′37″N 140°13′37″E / 36.527°N 140.227°E / 36.527; 140.227
Type Transport museum
Collection size 350 completely restored items[1]
Public transit access Motegi Station - 20 min. by bus[2]
Website http://world.honda.com/collection-hall/

The Honda Collection Hall is a transport museum housing a collection of Honda consumer- and racing-oriented artifacts. It is on the grounds of the Twin Ring Motegi race track located at Motegi, Japan. It opened in 1998.[3] It is operated by Honda subsidiary Mobilityland.

Collection

All items in the collection are maintained in running order; the museum posts times when visitors can see the display models started.[4] The museum contains approximately 350 automobiles, motorcycles and power products.[5] This is a sampling of items that press reports found particularly noteworthy.

Pre-20th century

20th century

21st century

References

  1. Tan, Paul (October 26, 2009). "Honda Collection Hall at Twin Ring Motegi". Paul Tan's Automotive News. Malaysia: Driven Media Sdn. Bhd. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  2. Access, Honda Collection Hall
  3. Honda Collection Hall information, Honda Worldwide, retrieved 2012-02-26
  4. "Bonus coverage: Honda's Twin Ring Motegi Museum", Red Rider, Honda Riders Club of America, May 28, 2008, archived from the original on June 11, 2008
  5. Honda Collection Hall, Japan National Tourist Organization, retrieved 2012-02-27
  6. Honda Collection Hall - Collection detail, retrieved 2012-02-26
  7. 1 2 Ken Hutchison (December 31, 2009), Honda Collection Hall Tour, Motorcycle USA, retrieved 2012-02-26
  8. The Honda A-Type, Honda’s First Product on the Market (1947), Honda, retrieved 2012-02-26
  9. Henny Ray Abrams (October 2009), Honda Collection Hall - Motegi Museum, An Inside Look At Honda's Museum At Twin Ring Motegi, Sport Rider magazine
  10. "Honda Collection Hall - Tochigi, Japan", Turbo & High-Tech Performance magazine, Source Interlink, June 2006, retrieved 2012-02-26
  11. Les Bidrawn (December 2002), "Motegi Twin Ring Raceway-Honda Collection Hall-Museumtour: When You Die, Have Them Spread Your Ashes Here", Modified magazine, Source Interlink, archived from the original on 2009-05-04
  12. Japanese Impressions, Part 4, Visit to the Honda Collection Hall in Motegi, Honda Europe, 2009-11-27, retrieved 2012-02-26
  13. Donald Melanson (March 23, 2010), ASIMO slims down, gains new capabilities in latest revision, Engadget
  14. Justin Kaehler (September 17, 2004), Honda Collection Hall — IGN visits a little slice of Honda heaven, IGN, retrieved 2012-02-26


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