Jan 07, 2020 - Apr 28, 2020
Open Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 401-848-2277
1947 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI
Welcome
The private collection of 75+ automobiles at the Newport Car Museum focuses on seven decades of modern industrial automotive design and celebrates cars as works of art. From the 1950s to the present, separate exhibits of Ford/Shelby Cars, Corvettes, World Cars, Fin Cars, Muscle Cars and Mopars have been carefully curated to appeal to men as well as women and to all generations, from grandparents to parents to children.
Events
Mar 14, 2020 - Mar 15, 2020
Hoods Up Weekend
Exhibits
Highlighted here are stellar examples of Jaguars, Mercedes Benz, BMWs, Acuras, Lamborghinis and Porsches.
Classic iconic 1960s cars include the Camaro, GTO, Mustang, Challenger and the Hemi Cuda.
The 1950s bloomed into color and jet-like styling with the Buick Skylark, Cadillac Series Sixty-Two, T-Bird and the DeSoto Adventurer Convertible.
Car of the Month
1967 Corvette Stingray 427/435
1967 was the last year of the second generation of Corvettes (C2s), and with five years of development it was widely felt that the ’67 Stingray Coupe was the best of the series. Car and Driver magazine’s 400,000 readers awarded the 1967 Corvette Stingray 427 the “Best All-Around Car of the Year.”