Automobile Museum, Buenos Aires

Automobile enthusiasts will enjoy a visit to the Buenos Aires Automobile Museum which has a vast collection of cars and other vehicles used in Argentina from the time of the import of its first automobile. It forms part of the Automovil Club Argentina.

The Automovil Club Argentina was established by Dalmiro Varela Castex who imported the first two cars to Argentina. The national headquarters of the club was designed by architect, Antonio U Vilar in collaboration with Alejandro Bustillo and completed in 1942. The Museum was established in the year 2000.

The Automobile Museum has an impressive collection of vintage cars, small matchbox sized cars and large replicas. The focus is 20th century cars from well known and obscure European and American automobile manufacturers. There is a special section devoted to Juan Fangio and Oscar Galvez both Argentine racing legends. British double deckered buses, vintage working trucks and a Lecherito or car that was modified to carry milk cans also form part of the collections. There are vintage motorcycles and scooters made by well known European manufacturers on display. The walls are covered with a wealth of photographs, certificates and auto memorabilia and the museum has reproductions of a service station, garage and paint shop. Visitors can enjoy an audio visual display about the history of the automobile in Argentina and browse the automobile trade and consumer magazines and auto related books in the library of the museum.