What people actually drove
Small models that made getting about possible for working people after the war.
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More than you would expect. The display concentrates on everyday life in the reconstruction era rather than technical specifications, and the set pieces make it closer to a social museum. Still, if cars mean nothing to you, an hour is enough.
A wet or low-cloud day when the lifts close or the views disappear. The museum is entirely indoors and Kaprun is only a few kilometres away, so it is the best available substitute when weather ruins a mountain plan.
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A private vehicle museum in Kaprun showing cars, motorcycles and mopeds of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, mostly Austrian, German and Italian. The collection concentrates on the vehicles of reconstruction: the small cheap models that made getting about possible for working people in post-war Europe, rather than luxury cars. That is a good choice, because it shows what people actually used and because many of these models have vanished entirely. The display is arranged with signage and set pieces rebuilding the atmosphere of the period — a workshop, a filling station, a shop — which makes it closer to a social museum than a row of cars. Practical points: Kaprun is a few kilometres from Zell am See with a regular bus between them. Hours are seasonal and it may close between seasons — check before going. The museum is entirely indoors, so it is a good option for a wet day when the mountains close.
Small models that made getting about possible for working people after the war.
A workshop, a filling station and a shop rebuild the period's atmosphere.
Many of these vehicles survive nowhere outside collections like this.
Kaprun, Pinzgau