Mazda Classic – Automobil Museum Frey

Actuele tentoonstellingen

Over het museum

The museum is the work of the Frey family of Augsburg car dealers. Walter Frey founded his dealership in Gersthofen in 1971, and it has been selling Mazda vehicles since 1978. Fascinated by the rotary engine, he began collecting in 1980 – starting with a Mazda Cosmo Sport from the US, which is still the centerpiece of the exhibition today. Together with his sons Joachim and Markus, he assembled around 120 vehicles that trace the manufacturer's model history since the 1930s.

As a museum building, the family acquired the old streetcar depot on the Senkelbach. The depot had been built in 1897/98 for the electric streetcar, passed to the city in 1908, was partially destroyed in World War II and rebuilt, and was abandoned as a depot in 1960. It was then used as a warehouse, a police station, and the clubhouse of a streetcar enthusiasts' association, among other things, before the Freys restored the largely listed halls.

In 2017, the first Mazda museum outside Japan opened here. Up to 60 vehicles are on display and are rotated regularly; a focus is on rare models with Wankel engines, while icons such as the Cosmo Sport remain on permanent display. Special exhibitions are devoted to individual model series – in 2026, for example, the Mazda 626. The building also houses an event area of around 700 square meters, a museum shop, and a bistro.

Hoogtepunten

• Mazda Cosmo Sport – the starting point of the collection
• Rare production models with rotary engines
• Special exhibition "20626" on the Mazda 626 series
• Historic streetcar depot from the Gründerzeit (late 19th century)
• Annual meetups for MX-5, rotary, and Mazda Classic fans

Vaste collectie

• Mazda Klassiker in historischem Ambiente – Up to 60 restored Mazda models in a changing selection, with a focus on cars with rotary engines and the Cosmo Sport as the star exhibit.

Opgericht

2017

Beheerder

Frey Automuseum GmbH

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The free Sunday admission offered by Augsburg's municipal museums does not apply here. With the Auto Frey customer card, two people are admitted free.

Toegankelijkheid

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.

Kinderen & gezin

Children up to and including age 12 are admitted free.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

GPS address: Wertachstraße 29, 86153 Augsburg. From the A8 (exit Augsburg-Ost) via the B2, Hans-Böckler-, Sebastian-, Thomm-, and Liebigstraße, or from the Augsburg-West interchange via the B17 and Donauwörther Straße.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

Cosmo Bistro Augsburg right next to the museum entrance; museum shop with Mazda merchandise in the entrance area (Fri–Sun).

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

Tot 400 personen.

Event venue DEPOT29: an event area of around 700 m² with stage, lighting and sound equipment, and a gallery; lectures, banquets, or gala dinners for up to 200, meetings on the gallery for up to 300, corporate trade fairs for up to 400 people; receptions in the exhibition. An additional parking lot with up to 350 spaces can be rented.

Je bezoek plannen