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Vehicle History Museum

On June 9, 2019, a 2000 square meter vehicle history museum opened in connection with the Norwegian Road Museum in Lillehammer. The well over 2000 square meter new vehicle museum will be part of the tourist attraction just north of Lillehammer, right next to Hunderfossen family park and only 2 km from Hafjell. Around 80 vehicles and 60 bicycles are on display in the new museum building.

In the Lillehammer district, the road locomotive Herkules rolled as early as 1870, here the country's first car simmered in the summer of 1896 and here is the Norwegian Vehicle History Museum. On 9 June 2019, the doors opened to the new museum, which is part of the Norwegian Road Museum. The 2000 square meter museum is part of the tourist attraction just north of Lillehammer, right next to Hunderfossen family park and only 2 km from Hafjell. 

In the new museum, you can see examples of what has been rolling on Norwegian roads from the start of the 1900s until the 1990s. The exhibition contains around 80 motor vehicles and approx. 60 bicycles and also shows several unique Norwegian-made vehicles. Almost 20 different companies have tried to get Norwegian car production started over the years, but few have succeeded. The stories of the Bjering cars from Gjøvik, Stavern's electric trucks, Trolls from Telemark, Mustad's six-wheeler "Giganten" and electric Think are among those that have been included in the museum, along with a selection of everyday cars from different eras, where many will be able to nod in recognition at the sight of cars, mopeds and bicycles from their own childhood. Cars and motorcycles used in racing and cars used by the Royal Palace are in place. Among them King Olav's Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Limousine from 1951.

In addition to cars, there are many beautiful mopeds and motorcycles in the exhibition and in the bicycle department you can see many of the Norwegian-made bicycle brands that have been made. Many of the vehicles come from the now defunct Norwegian Vehicle History Museum in Lillehammer, but many new vehicles have been added.  from the first wagons with engines until today. 

The Norwegian Museum of Vehicle History is located at the Norwegian Road Museum at Hunderfossen. 

Opening hours of the Vehicle History Museum

15 June – 15 August
Open exhibitions in the main building and the Norwegian Vehicle History Museum at 11.00-17.00 (every day)
Buildings in the museum park, Bagges general store, Blindheimsvik general store, Rock Blasting Museum, vintage bus tour and blacksmith in the smithy at 11.00-17.00 (every day)

August 16 – December 30
Open exhibitions in the main building and the Norwegian Vehicle History Museum at 11.00-15.00 (Tuesday - Sunday). The museum is closed 23-26 and 31 December

The museum is a natural gathering place for various car and motor clubs who want to have a meeting or a goal for a drive. There is a separate VIP parking in front of the museum that is reserved for cars and motorcycle clubs, this is made available by appointment. The museum is also the main venue for the National Motor Day event in June each year.