Newport Car Museum May Events_Mother’s Day Moms Free, Special Unveiling/Mercedes, Hoods Up Weekend
“First Glimpse” Unveiling
Saturday, May 6
between 11am & Noon
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Mille Miglia Recreation
Show your Mercedes key at the door, get $4 off admission
Newport Car Museum Founder Gunther Buerman will do the honors of unveiling a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Mille Miglia Recreation when the Gull Wing International Club visits on May 6. If you are a Mercedes owner, you’re invited to drive your Mercedes to the Museum and show us your key at the front door for $4 off a regular adult ticket of $20. (The discount will be honored during Museum hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
This special car, a Mercedes-Benz authorized recreation made in Argentina by former Formula 1 driver Scuderia Bucci, was built to pay homage to the original car in which Mercedes team driver Stirling Moss broke the record (that still stands today) in the 1955 Mille Miglia.
Only seven of these convertible race cars were originally built, and the designer turned two of them into coupes, one of which recently sold for a world record price of $143,000,000.
Full release here: https://bit.ly/MercedesUnveiling
Regular admission: $20/adults; $16/Seniors, Military, Students; $10/Ages 5-12 (with an adult); Free/Ages 4 and under (with an adult)
Free parking. 1947 West Main Rd., Portsmouth, R.I. 02871, 401-848-2277. www.newportcarmuseum.org
Hoods Up Weekend
May 13-14
10am – 5pm
Once a month, the Newport Car Museum lifts the hoods on 90+ cars in Six Galleries and a Pop-Up Porsche Exhibit. See what makes these cars rumble and roar.
Regular admission: $20/adults; $16/Seniors, Military, Students; $10/Ages 5-12 (with an adult); Free/Ages 4 and under (with an adult)
Free parking. 1947 West Main Rd., Portsmouth, R.I. 02871, 401-848-2277.
Moms Free!
Sunday, May 14 & Monday, May 15
10am – 5pm
In honor of Mother’s Day, Mom is free at the Newport Car Museum when a family member purchases an adult ticket. (Tickets at the door only.)
Regular admission: $20/adults; $16/Seniors, Military, Students; $10/Ages 5-12 (with an adult); Free/Ages 4 and under (with an adult)
Free parking. 1947 West Main Rd., Portsmouth, R.I. 02871, 401-848-2277.
More About the Newport Car Museum
The Newport Car Museum, with a private collection of over 90 cars displayed in Six Galleries and a Pop-Up Porsche Exhibit, tells the story of Ford/Shelby, Corvettes, World Cars, Fin Cars, Mopars and American Muscle Cars. Within 18 months of its 2017 opening, it was included in USA Today’s “Top 10 Best New Attractions” and named Yankee Magazine’s “Best Specialty Museum.” It also has won an award from the National Association of Automobile Museums for its originally produced historic videos and in 2021 won Tripadvisor’s Travelers’ Choice award for a second consecutive year and further designation as among the top 10% of attractions worldwide.
The Newport Car Museum is handicap accessible and hours are daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets can be bought at the door or online at www.newportcarmuseum.org (401-848-2277). Regular admission: $20/adults; $16/Seniors, Military, Students; $10/Ages 5-12 (with an adult); Free/Ages 4 and under (with an adult)