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Bill Richardson Truck Museum - Transport World

9810 Invercargill, New Zealand-Aotearoa (Southland)
Address 491 Tay Street
Hawthorndale 
 
Floor area 15 000 m² / 161 459 ft²  
 
Museum typ Exhibition
Trucks / Lorries
  • Passenger cars
  • Agricultural
  • Model Cars
  • Toys
  • Combustion engines/generators/pumps
  • Car radios
  • Jukeboxes
  • Hydropower or muscle pumps
  • Tractors

Opening times
 dayly: 10am - 5pm (last entry at 4pm)

Admission
Status from 01/2023
 Adult: $40.00; Child (5-14 years): $20.00; Senior/Student: $35.00
Contact
Tel.:+64-800-151 252 (ext. 1)  eMail:info transportworld.nz  
Homepage
to Location / Directions
www.transportworld.co.nz/
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Location / Directions
S46.409980° E168.380745°S46°24.59880' E168°22.84470'S46°24'35.9280" E168°22'50.6820"
Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world.

Road
Invercargill is the southernmost city on New Zealand's state highway network and is linked to Fiordland and the Catlins by the Southern Scenic Route and Dunedin and Gore by SH 1. It is also the southern end of SH 6 coming from Queenstown and the West Coast.

Rail links
Invercargill was the first town in New Zealand to have a steam locomotive and was once the centre of a much larger rail network than at present. It is at the southern end of the Main South Line railway, which extends up the east coast to Christchurch and Lyttelton via Dunedin. Passenger trains no longer call at Invercargill, except for occasional excursions.

Airport
Air New Zealand operates daily flights to Christchurch and to Wellington plus five weekly flights to Auckland
Description

The largest private automotive museum of its type in the world, boasting more than 300 spectacular classic vehicles.
Wikipedia:
Background

Transport World's collection began in 1967 when Bill Richardson began collecting old trucks, which by the time of his death in 2005 had grown to 150 vehicles including trucks, and farm vehicles. He also collected petrol pumps and other transport related memorabilia such as signs and toy models. In 2015 Richardson's daughter Jocelyn and her husband Scott O'Donnell decided to open up their collection to the public. A new extension was built and in November 2015 Bill Richardson Transport World was opened.

Collections

Bill and his family collected many rare and unusual vehicles, along with popular classic vehicles. The collection spans from a 1904 Ford Ac car to a 2016 Dub Box caravan. Collections focus on

American pre and post-war trucks,
British post-war trucks,
Kombi vans,
Pre-Model T Ford cars,
Ford V8 cars,
Classic and modern race cars,
HWR company trucks,
Agricultural tractors and machinery.

Vehicle Highlights

Most of the vehicles in Bill Richardson Transport World are rare, unusual or significant. Highlights include:

A 1940 Dodge RX70 Airflow truck: This is one of only several hundred made and one of only three known to be restored in the world.
1914 Stewart 1 ton truck: This truck was built by the Stewart Iron Works of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA who made trucks from 1912 to 1916. This is the only truck of this make believed to exist.
1932 Mack BG: the first truck to use the Mack Bulldog mascot. 2904 of this model were made.
1907 Ford Model K car,
1924 Gotfredson 20B truck,
936 Maple Leaf HY: Unusual make, a Chevrolet made in Canada with a Maple Leaf badge on it.
1962 Kenworth Log Skidder,
1974 Begg 018 Formula 5000.

Exhibitions

Pork Pie Corner: an exhibit displaying extra footage from the 2017 Pork Pie movie and real movie props, including the 2016 Mini Cooper S used during filming in Invercargill.
Richardson Family story: It tells the story of the Richardson family from when they first came to New Zealand several generations ago to the present day. It also tells the story of life in early New Zealand and Southland business.
Ford exhibition: exhibit about the Ford Motor Company and Henry Ford.
Mobil exhibition: tells the story of Mobil's history, from its beginnings as Standard Oil to its present structure as ExxonMobil.

Interactive elements

Construction Zone: Children's room full of Lego and tablets with educational games.
Pork Pie Police car: A real decommissioned police car used during the filming of Pork Pie. One of the only decommissioned police cars with accessories still attached.
Replica Goodbye Pork Pie 1978 British Leyland Mini 1000 car: has been reconstructed as it appeared at the end of the movie, with many parts missing.
Jail Scene: 1925 Ford TT Replica Paddy Wagon and mock jail set with dress ups for children. People can access the back to recreate what it was like for a prisoner.
Majestic Theatre: a replica of Invercargill's Majestic Theatre that plays old movies.
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