Open Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 401-848-2277
1947 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI
Welcome
The private collection of 95+ automobiles at the Newport Car Museum focuses on eight decades of modern industrial automotive design and celebrates cars as works of art. From the 1950s to the present, separate galleries for Ford/Shelby Cars, Corvettes, World Cars, Porsches, Fin Cars, Muscle Cars and Mopars have been carefully curated to appeal to men as well as women and to all generations, from grandparents to parents to children.
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Events
3 Guys & an iPhone
“Gunther Talks Cars”
Galleries
Highlighted here are stellar examples of Jaguar, Mercedes Benz, BMW, McLaren, Lamborghini and Porsche.
Classic iconic 1960s cars include the Camaro, GTO, Mustang, Challenger and the Hemi Cuda.
The 1950s bloomed into color and jet-like styling with the Buick Skylark, Cadillac Series Sixty-Two, T-Bird and the DeSoto Adventurer Convertible.
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The Porsche Exhibit, once a Pop-Up, is now permanent with many additions adjacent to the Fin Car Gallery.
Car of the Month
2023 Corvette Z06 3LZ Convertible
Released for 2020, the eighth generation (C8) Corvette switched to a mid-mounted engine, a configuration that represented the most drastic change in the nameplate’s decades-long history. Placing the V-8 behind the passenger compartment allowed designers to completely reinvent the Corvette’s proportions, while engineers took advantage of the rear-biased weight distribution to dial in sharper handling.
