In April 2009, my husband and I visited the Hungarian Railway Museum in Budapest, where the Oldtimer Expo was held. For one day, we stepped back in time, surrounded by vintage cars, motorcycles, trucks, and military vehicles.
Exhibition Inside
The exhibition brought together true rarities – elegant British sports cars, American muscle cars, and classic American Indian and Hungarian motorcycles like the Pannonia and Csepel. Some were beautifully restored, while others were still undergoing restoration.
Exhibition hall
Austin-Healey
Audi cars
Corvette
Citroën
Dodge Charger
Ford cars
Jaguar
Mercedes cars
Morgan cars
Mini Morris
At that time, the Mini Morris also celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Porsche
NSU car and motorcycles
Motorcycles
Brough Superior motorcycles
Somewhere I read about this motorcycle that it was the “Rolls-Royce” of motorcycles at that time. (Wikipedia)
Indian motorcycles
One of my photos of an Indian motorcycle didn’t turn out really well. But I didn’t want to throw it away, because it is irreplaceable. The photo didn’t turn out any better with an image editor, so I tried to find such a motorcycle on the NET. I found it on the Wikimedia Commons page. You can see what it really looked like here. License.
Puch, Royal Enfield and Victoria
Csepel and Pannónia
Military vehicles
Engine in the mirror
Vintage tools
Vintage radios
Exhibition Outside
The unique atmosphere of the Railway Park, with its old halls, outdoor displays, and parades, made this event unforgettable.
In the outdoor exhibition area of the Oldtimer Expo – if you wanted – you could also show off your own vintage car.
Ikarus bus, some fire trucks and ambulances
Vintage truck
Dodge
Chaika
Jaguar cars
Alfa Romeo
Cadillac
Citroën cars
Mercedes
NSU
Pontiac
Finally, the last one was a stunt car.
Mouse-Parade
I hope we found the right car or motorcycle type with artificial intelligence. If not, I apologize to the owner.
The photos are not perfect either– some blurred, some shaky – but that is exactly why they are special to me: they capture the moment just as we saw it, back then.