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A museum dedicated to the history of motoring. The supplied evidence also identifies an associated archive, held by the Gómez Planche Foundation, and a documentation centre.
A guide to looking at a historic automobile collection beyond the shine of its bodywork. Turin’s MAUTO provides a case study for provenance, authenticity, exhibition design and preventive conservation, while Spanish museums place that work within cultural and technological heritage.
Open storyA critical timeline of documented milestones between 1970 and 1975: new large-capacity motorcycles, the launch of the Toyota Celica and Carina, growing attention to safety, and the arrival of the first Honda Gold Wing. Rather than a total history of motoring, it is a cautious reading of technical and cultural changes visible in the available sources.
Open storyA cautious comparison of three Japanese references cited as landmarks of 1970s motorcycling, set alongside the period’s growing attention to safety and braking solutions.
Open storyMotor museums preserve vehicles, but historical interpretation also depends on archives and information that place them in context. The Museo de Historia de la Automoción de Salamanca shows what the available evidence supports—and what should remain open.
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