Historic Cars Museum

The Historic Cars Museum of Iran is one of the most distinctive museums in the capital, located in District 22 of Tehran on the Karaj Special Road. It is one of Iran's most fascinating specialist museums, housing a valuable collection of classic, royal and antique cars. This cultural complex was created to preserve, maintain and display some of the country's most valuable historic, classic and ceremonial cars, and today it is regarded as one of the most important specialist car museums in Iran. The Historic Cars Museum, also known as Tamashagah-e Khodro (the Car Showplace), attracted the attention of enthusiasts of history, the automotive industry and cultural tourism after extensive renovation and reopening in 1400 (2021). Its location in western Tehran, close to important tourist attractions, means that a visit is included in the itineraries of many domestic and international travellers.

The museum holds more than 60 historic vehicles, including luxury cars, ceremonial cars, vintage motorcycles and royal carriages. Among the most important pieces in the collection are Ahmad Shah Qajar's Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, a bulletproof Rolls-Royce Phantom IV, a Mercedes-Benz K500, a Lamborghini Countach, a Porsche 356, a Ferrari Superfast 500, Naser al-Din Shah's carriage and the coronation carriage. Some of the cars in the museum are among the rarest examples in the world's automotive history, and a number of them are the only surviving example, or one of very few remaining in the world. A visit offers a valuable opportunity to learn about how cars arrived in Iran, the development of the transport industry and a part of the country's contemporary history.

To reach the Historic Cars Museum, you can take the Karaj Special Road and 25th Street. Chitgar metro station and the bus lines of western Tehran also provide convenient access to the complex. The museum welcomes visitors every day, and because it is indoors, it can be visited in every season. Even so, the first half of the year is a better time to go, thanks to the pleasant weather and the chance to visit nearby attractions such as Chitgar Park, the Persian Gulf Martyrs Lake and Iran Mall. When visiting, respecting heritage-protection principles, not touching the cars and following the museum's rules all play an important part in preserving this valuable treasure for future generations.