Honda Collection Hall

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Honda Collection Hall
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Exterior view of Honda Collection Hall in 2011
Honda Collection Hall
Established1998;25 years ago (1998)
Location Motegi, Japan
Coordinates 36°31′37″N140°13′37″E / 36.527°N 140.227°E / 36.527; 140.227
Type Transport museum
Collection size350 completely restored items [1]
Public transit access Motegi Station - 20 min. by bus [2]
Website 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, Tochigi, Japan. It opened in 1998. [3] It is operated by Honda's subsidiary, Honda Mobilityland.

Contents

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

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References

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  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
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