Deutsches Traktoren- und Modellauto-Museum

About the museum

The museum is founded on the collection of the Vogel family, a Paderborn haulage business. Oskar Vogel senior, a tractor driver and entrepreneur originally from Silesia, began collecting old and unusual tractors in the 1940s. His son Oskar Vogel junior continued the collection after his father's death in 1993 and expanded it considerably.

On 31 May 1998 the family opened the museum in Paderborn. Around 100 tractors are on display, mainly from German manufacturers such as Lanz, Hanomag, Deutz, MAN, Eicher and Schlüter, along with Ford models. Many machines consist largely of original parts and are still roadworthy; among the rarities is a Lanz Bulldog “Felddank”, of which only a few examples survive.

The display is complemented by a furnished historic forge, a reconstructed Shell petrol station from around 1920 and old advertising signs. In the rear part of the building, about 10,000 model vehicles are on show – from tiny miniatures to large, working model tractors – as well as a few vintage cars.

Highlights

• Around 100 historic tractors, including many Lanz Bulldogs
• Rare Lanz Bulldog “Felddank”
• Historic forge and 1920s Shell petrol station
• Collection of about 10,000 model vehicles

Permanent exhibitions

• Traktorensammlung – Around 100 tractors from the 1920s to the postwar period, complemented by a village forge and a historic petrol station.
• Modellfahrzeuge – About 10,000 models of tractors, lorries and cars in all sizes, from miniatures to working large-scale models.

Founded

1998

Operated by

Deutsches Traktoren- und Modellauto-Museum e.V.

Admission & discounts

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Getting there & parking

By car via the A33 (exit Paderborn-Elsen), then the B1 towards Detmold to the Diebesweg exit; via Detmolder Straße and Steubenstraße into Karl-Schoppe-Weg.

Amenities & dining

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