Prideful exhibit!

In 20,000 square feet, the Honda brand is taking center stage once again! The automaker’s unofficial museum — the American Honda Collection Hall — is now officially open, featuring more than 20-years of all things Honda. The collection, once housed in an anonymous warehouse near American Honda’s Torrance, California, headquarters, is now wide open for the public and in all its glory at the main entrance of the headquarters.

American Honda has embraced its rich history, and put it on display for all to see and enjoy!

This museum not only features the automaker’s growing collection of Honda and Acura vehicles, motorcycles, outboard motors, generators and a variety of Honda-centric items for the large-scale fan base, but celebrates Honda’s history and some of its most influential models ever released.

While the collection includes a handful of near-zero-mileage originals planned for preservation, there are several which have seen hundreds of thousands of miles on the open road, some purchased in and around L.A. and some from Honda employees themselves! The vast majority of the vehicles on display are in great working order!

Iconic vehicles, such as Acura, Civic and Integra models, are not the only thing on display. There are Honda motorcycles, ATVs, racing vehicles, generators, outboard motors and more. There is even a Honda lawnmower to view!

Visitors will also have the opportunity to peruse numerous trophies that have served as symbols of Honda’s accolades through the year. Those include MotorTrends of the Year calipers, among others.

Those wishing to visit the collection and experience all it has to offer can take part in a Cars, Bikes & Coffee event at its headquarters. These are presented from 9 a.m. until noon on the third Saturday of every even-numbered month, so mark your calendars! In addition to this event, the Collection Hall, which has no admissions charge, is open for viewing anytime the headquarters are open for business.

What came before!

Prior to the opening of the Collection Hall, Honda fans had other options to view the automaker’s products throughout history. Many made the trek to the Honda Heritage Hall in Motegi, Japan, where original Honda F1 cars, racing motorcycles, street cars and more were showcased. There is also the Honda Heritage Center Museum in Marysville, Ohio, which features cars, motorcycles, power equipment, outboard motors and a Honda Jet.

This Collection Hall is yet another way to admire and reminisce about Honda past and present. The new display boasts more than 60 historic and significant Honda and Acura automobiles, motorcycles, power equipment, race machines, engines, concept models and more. There are even video presentations to enjoy. In all, this Collection showcases some of the brand’s greatest automotive creations.

The Collection highlights the history of Honda, which began in Japan as a motorized bicycle manufacture. Its founder Soichiro Honda worked with Toyota and the Japanese military during World War II. Honda, by the early 1960s, was already the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer, and a year prior, introduced the first automobile which was in the form of a tiny T360 pickup truck. In 1965, the S600 sports car found its spot in the lineup, and the model is a part of the new exhibit!

On display!

Among the vast display at the Collection is one that highlights the advanced technology of the first-generation NSX. This features space-age aluminum construction, suspension tuning with help from Ayrton Senna and a VTEC V6.

Visitors can’t miss the huge lineup of motorcycles which span past and present. There is also a pristine CB350 and an RC51 Nicky Hayden Edition. The first “super bike,” the CB750 and the RC51 are also on display, as well as numerous Acuras, including the first-generation Legend.

There are a variety of engines and concepts, as well as race cars and sporty models throughout as well as the ever-popular and influential CR-V.

All of the vehicles on display are in wonderful shape and in all their glory! See what the Collection has in store, and spend a day browsing legends past and present! This is a prideful exhibit like no other!