Technology Knittlingen, Baden-Württemberg

Museum Walters Oldtimer

Privately assembled collection of over 260 vintage cars, tractors, and motorcycles along with testimonies of rural life in Knittlingen.

Opening hoursAdmission from €9

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About the museum

The foundation of the museum was laid by the Knittlingen entrepreneur Walter Pfitzenmeier (born 1931), who began collecting old vehicles and equipment after retiring in 1996. The passion grew into a private museum that at first was only occasionally open to visitors.

To secure the collection permanently, the nonprofit association Museum Walters Oldtimer Knittlingen e.V. was founded in August 2016; it has since expanded the sponsorship and organizes museum operations. Since 2017 the museum has opened regularly on Saturdays during the season. After the collector's death in 2020, the association continues the museum in his spirit.

On roughly 4,000 square meters, more than 260 vehicles can be seen: passenger cars mostly from German manufacturers from the 1930s to the 1970s, small cars such as the Goggomobil, Isetta, or Zündapp Janus, numerous motorcycles, and a large number of tractors. In addition there are agricultural machines, historic tools, musical instruments, and everyday objects that tell of village life. The association also organizes open house days, drives, and other events at the museum.

Highlights

Over 260 vehicles on roughly 4,000 m²
Small cars of the economic miracle era such as the Goggomobil and Zündapp Janus
Large tractor collection (including Lanz, Deutz, Porsche, Kramer)
Agricultural equipment, tools, and testimonies of village life

Permanent exhibitions

Sammlung Walter Pfitzenmeier – Cars, motorcycles, and tractors from several decades, supplemented by farm machinery, tools, and objects from rural everyday life.

Operated by: Museum Walters Oldtimer Knittlingen e.V.