Dauphin-Sammlung, Automobile museum in Hersbruck, Germany.
The Dauphin-Sammlung is an automobile museum in Hersbruck, a small town east of Nuremberg, housed in a converted factory building from the 1960s. The museum displays dozens of vintage cars and motorcycles from the pre-war and post-war periods up to the mid-1970s.
The collection grew over decades as a private initiative and eventually became one of the larger private vehicle museums in southern Germany. The factory building that now houses it dates from the 1960s and was adapted to serve as an exhibition space.
The collection puts a clear focus on Italian cars from Ferrari, Maserati, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo, all displayed side by side. Visitors can easily compare how the body shapes and engineering details of these makers changed from one decade to the next.
The private collection is not open daily; visits are possible during events and on dates announced on the website, so check ahead before travelling. The grounds lie in Hersbruck, east of Nuremberg, and the vehicles are kept in a former 1960s factory building next to a 9,000 m² park and an event hall.
Among the motorcycles is a 1959 MV Agusta GP 500 that once belonged to former world champion John Surtees. Surtees remains the only rider to have won world titles on both two and four wheels.
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