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Wellington is a major tourist attraction of New Zealand, and attracts a large number of people from all over the world. There are many wonderful things to see in all of Wellington, though the discerning traveler always seeks to know more about the land, its history, the story of its people etc. Wellington is a perfect place for such a traveler, as it has a great number of museums and galleries that display to the public the rich cultural heritage of this vibrant land. There are, in Wellington, Art Galleries, History Museums, Military Museums, Sports Museums, Themed Museums, and Transport Museums, which are regularly crowded by tourists. One of the most famous transport museums is the Southward Vintage Car Museum, Wellington. The Southward Vintage Car Museum, Wellington is a museum that houses the largest collection of vintage cars in the entire southern hemisphere, with more than 300 displays. Of these, at least half are on display at any given time. The museum traces motoring history from the very early days to the present time. The Southward Vintage Car Museum, Wellington also displays traction engines, motor cycles, cycles and a wide variety of stationary engines, working models, early motoring curios and a model railway with 200 meters of track. The Southward Vintage Car Museum, Wellington has on display vehicles ranging from Aircraft to Cars, from Motorcycles to Race cars, even Fire engines. Every type of car imaginable can be found here, for instance, Aston-Marton-Lagonda, Benz Velo 1895, Bentley 4½ Ltr 1930, Cadillac Gangster Special 1950, Jaguar Mk V Drophead 1950, Land Rover Series 111 Camper 1973, MAYBACH Mercedes, Phoenix "Quadcar", Rolls Royce Phantom I 1926, Sinclair C5, Stutz "Bearcat"? 1931, Vauxhall Viva 1969, Woods Mobilette Model 5 1915 etc. The Southward Vintage Car Museum, Wellington is also a must for die-hard two-wheeler fans, as the display has around 79 types of motorcycles, Harley-Davidson 1926, Honda CB350 1971, Indian Off Road 1973, Ner-A-Car 1925 "Like-a-Bike", Suzuki 500 Racing Motorcycle 1972, Triumph Tigress, UK circa 1940s etc. The Southward Vintage Car Museum, Wellington is open at the following hours – - Easter until Labor Weekend # 9am– 4.30 pm every day
- Labor Weekend until Easter # 9am–5.00 pm every day
(Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday) The charges for admission to the Southward Vintage Car Museum, Wellington are as follows – - Adults — $10.00
- Children — $3.00 (5–15years)
- Pre-schoolers — No Charge
- Family — $25.00 (2 adults and 2 children 5–15 years)
- Special rates apply for group bookings. So when you are in Wellington next, and would like to discover about its rich history, do make sure that you visit the Southward Vintage Car Museum, Wellington.
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