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.
 Exterior view of Honda Collection Hall in 2011 | |
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| Established | 1998 |
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| Location | Motegi, Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°31′37″N 140°13′37″E / 36.527°N 140.227°E |
| Type | Transport museum |
| Collection size | 350 completely restored items[1] |
| Public transit access | Motegi Station - 20 min. by bus[2] |
| Website | world |
Collection
editAll 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
edit- Daimler Reitwagen (replica)[6][7]
20th century
edit- Honda Dream A — first product to carry the Honda name in 1947[8]
- Honda RC142 — first Honda MotoGP point by Naomi Taniguchi in 1959[9]
- 2RC143 — Honda's first Isle of Man TT win in 1961[7]
- T360 pickup truck — Honda's first four-wheel vehicle in 1963[10]
- RA272 — Honda's first Formula One winner in 1965[11]
- NR500 — oval-pistoned race motorcycle and Honda's first V-4 in 1979[12]
21st century
edit- ASIMO and Honda's E series/P series prototype humanoid robots[13]
- Caixa folding electric scooter[14]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Access, Honda Collection Hall
- ^ Honda Collection Hall information, Honda Worldwide, retrieved 2012-02-26
- ^ "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
- ^ Honda Collection Hall, Japan National Tourist Organization, retrieved 2012-02-27
- ^ Honda Collection Hall - Collection detail, retrieved 2012-02-26
- ^ a b Ken Hutchison (December 31, 2009), Honda Collection Hall Tour, Motorcycle USA, archived from the original on 2012-04-12, retrieved 2012-02-26
- ^ The Honda A-Type, Honda's First Product on the Market (1947), Honda, retrieved 2012-02-26
- ^ Henny Ray Abrams (October 2009), Honda Collection Hall - Motegi Museum, An Inside Look At Honda's Museum At Twin Ring Motegi, Sport Rider magazine[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Honda Collection Hall - Tochigi, Japan", Turbo & High-Tech Performance Magazine, Source Interlink, June 2006, archived from the original on 2011-01-31, retrieved 2012-02-26
- ^ 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
- ^ Japanese Impressions, Part 4, Visit to the Honda Collection Hall in Motegi, Honda Europe, 2009-11-27, archived from the original on 2012-02-12, retrieved 2012-02-26
- ^ Donald Melanson (March 23, 2010), ASIMO slims down, gains new capabilities in latest revision, Engadget
- ^ Justin Kaehler (September 17, 2004), Honda Collection Hall — IGN visits a little slice of Honda heaven, IGN, retrieved 2012-02-26
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Honda Collection Hall.
- Official website
- Honda Collection Hall from Twin Ring Motegi (in Japanese)
- Google Virtual Gallery Tour