Salamanca Automotive History Museum, Salamanca

The Museo de Historia de la Automocion de Salamanca (Salamanca Automotive History Museum) is the first public museum in Spain dedicated to the motor. Inaugurated at the end of September 2002 by the King and Queen of Spain, it has more than 200 historic automobiles in its collections, some unique, as well as thousands of automobile-related accessories. The museum is located in a building that was the first electricity production plant that Salamanca had.

Among the 90 pieces on display, which rotate among the nearly 240 that the collection has, you can enjoy some jewels from the history of the automobile, such as the tricycle patented by the German engineer Karl Benz, which is considered the first propelled vehicle. for an internal combustion engine from history, a 1922 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, a Cadillac Fleetwood 75 that belonged to the dictator Francisco Franco, or the jewel of the collection a 1930 Hispano-Suiza in its original state since it has never been needed undergo restoration. In addition, temporary exhibitions with content from other collections are common.

The museum exhibits the collection of Demetrio Gómez Planche, a former technical architect who, with the help of his family, has collected all kinds of automobiles, motorcycles, documents, and accessories related to the automotive world for more than 40 years.