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Open Daily  10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 401-848-2277

1947 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI

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The private collection of 85+ 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.

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"There is no greater manifestation of man’s extraordinary design creativity and mechanical ingenuity than the modern automobile. This museum celebrates some of that wonderful kinetic art, and the men, and women, who were instrumental in its creation. Enjoy!" – Gunther & Maggie, Founders

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Exhibits

The Ford/Shelby Car collection pays homage to Carroll Shelby’s great race cars.

Every Corvette body style is represented in this very rare collection.

Some of Chrysler’s most powerful and high-performing street cars are all in this collection.

Highlighted here are stellar examples of Jaguar, Mercedes Benz, BMW, McLaren, Lamborghini and Porsche.

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.

"If you can dream it, you can do it." – Enzo Ferrari

Car of the Month

2011 Porsche GT3 RS 4.0

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Porsche produced the GT3 RS 4.0 as nothing less than an all-out performance machine. It has the largest displacement engine ever installed in a factory-stock 911. The 4.0-liter version of Porsche’s Mezger race-designed flat six is equipped with forged pistons, titanium connecting rods, and the crankshaft out of the GT3 RSR racer.

“Best Specialty Museum” Yankee Magazine Read and See More About Us Here "Award of Excellence” National Association of Automobile Museums Read and See More About Us Here “Top 10 Best New Attraction” USA Today Read and See More About Us Here "Top 3 Best Museum" Providence Journal Reader's Choice Read and See More About Us Here "A Notable Addition to the Classic-Car World" Hemmings Motor News Read and See More About Us Here "Best of Rhode Island - Automotive Gallery" Rhode Island Monthly Read and See More About Us Here “Travelers’ Choice Award” Trip Advisor Read and See More About Us Here "Certificate of Excellence" Trip Advisor Read and See More About Us Here "Top 10% of Attractions Worldwide" Trip Advisor Read and See More About Us Here Emblem of a featured automotive museum guide with a red ribbon.
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