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Get revved up over historic vehicles with this guide to the Motor Museum of Western Australia!
The Motor Museum of Western Australia has a century of horsepower in one room! Since it first rolled onto the scene in 1994, it has been a pit stop for motorheads and casual visitors who want a glimpse of vintage cars.
It has over 200 classic rides and 17,000 scale models parked in one spot, including a few beasts and beauties tracing back to the 1900s!
Naturally, our curiosity was piqued, so we hit the bitumen fast to see it all firsthand. This guide will gear you up for what we found and enjoyed most.
Things to Know
Address: Whiteman Park, Whiteman Drive East, Whiteman
Contact Details: +61 8 9249 9457
Operating Hours: Daily – 10 am to 4 pm
Travel Time from the Perth CBD: 25 mins (21.9 km)
Entry Prices:
- Adults – $16.50 ($15 for RAC members with cards)
- Children (7 to 17) – $7
- Seniors – $13 ($12 for RAC members with cards)
- Family – $38
- Companion card holders – $10
How to Get There
By Train and Taxi: If you’re coming from Perth, the Motor Museum of Australia can be accessed by taking the Ellenbrook Line from Perth Stn. The ride stops at Ballajura Stn.
Once at the station, you can take a taxi to the museum.
By Bus: The journey from Perth to the Motor Museum is easy thanks to bus line 955, which can be boarded at Beaufort St Museum.
The ride halts at Russell St after Barnett St, right across from Russell St after Catherine St, where you must wait for bus line 355. Bus line 355 will take you to Whiteman Park Stn, Stand 1, just 4 minutes from the museum.
By Car: The Motor Museum of Australia’s main parking area is Car Park 11. On the rare occasion that it’s packed, your nearest alternatives are Car Parks 9, 10, and 12.
By Taxi: The taxi fare breakdown below is accurate as of July 2025. You can use it to calculate potential fees.
| Tariff 1 – 6 am to 5:59 pm | |||
| Flagfall | Distance Rate | Booking Fee | Waiting Time |
| $5.10 | 2.04/km | $1.80 | $58/hr |
| Tariff 2 – 6 pm to 5:59 am (including all day Saturday and Sunday) | |||
| Flagfall | Distance Rate | Booking Fee | Waiting Time |
| $7.30 | 2.04/km | $1.80 | $58/hr |
| Ultra Peak (12 am to 02:59 am on Friday and Saturday only) | |||
| Flagfall | Distance Rate | Booking Fee | Waiting Time |
| $7.30 + $4.30 | 2.04/km | $1.80 | $58/hr |
Exhibitions and Cars to Check
RAC Learning Hub and Exhibition
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The RAC Learning Hub and Exhibition gave us a peek into the motoring club’s 120-plus years of history, told mostly through keepsakes. Think old road maps of Western Australia and a glass-enclosed road patrol jacket (which still looks drippy, by the way).
Of course, the legendary 1981 Ford Escort panel van is the most eye-catching piece, followed by the vintage BSA motorcycle with a sidecar (which you certainly can’t find in any ordinary motorcycle dealership). Both are associated with early roadside support in the early 20th century, so yeah, they’re fuelled with heritage!
Subaru 22B STi
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Ah, the things I’d do to drive home the museum’s Subaru 22B STi. A reimagining of the Impreza World Rally Car, this wide-bodied whip, draped in Subaru’s classy Sonic Blue Mica colour scheme, is an attention-grabber.
Good luck catching one on the open road, too. Only 400-plus were manufactured worldwide, which means the museum is your best bet to spot the Western Australian rallying symbol.
Red Bull F1 RB10 Racing Car
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I was one of the happiest blokes when F1 legend and ‘shoey’ enthusiast Daniel Ricciardo loaned the Red Bull F1 RB10 to the museum. This Adrian Newey masterpiece is a championship-winning one, driven by lauded drivers like Ricciardo himself and Vettel.
It didn’t dominate right off the bat, though, which makes the ride a storied one. In fact, the RB10 cracked its first win in Canada (2014); before that, it ate dust mainly due to horsepower and chassis-related hiccups.
Above all else, Red Bull’s first V6 turbo-engined whip is a beaut. Its ‘keel’ nose and ‘monkey seat’ winglet were unique at the time, with sculpted endplates and serrations further boosting the appeal.
1978 Ford Falcon 302 Cobra Coupe
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If you were screaming when Allan Moffat took the win in Bathurst 1000 back in ‘97, the 1987 Ford Falcon 302 Cobra Coupe will once again bring you back to that moment. After all, this limited-edition muscle car was designed to commemorate Moffat’s victory.
You’re also not likely to see one at your local car meet. Production capped off at around 400.
I’ll be honest, though; it’s the Cobra Coupe’s aesthetics that got me hyped most. The Sno White paint job pops up with those sharp blue-white lines and Cobra decals, plus the twin hood scoops, specifically present in the Bathurst model, give off an ‘aggressive’ look.
Goldfields
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Unless you’re secretly a vampire, there’s no way you’ve experienced the Goldfields like they were in the 1890s, when gold was first struck…right? Well, the museum gave us the next best thing.
To relive WA’s gold rush, the staff created a diorama. The vehicles, flora, kits, attire, ambient sounds, and dust (yep, even that) of the gold boom era are recreated in this section, with a century-old Buick growling to life as the centrepiece.
Holden
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The museum is in Australia; without a Holden on display, it would’ve lost some major cred and style points.
To the kiddos out there, Holden rides were massive in the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s, particularly among families and surfers. You see, despite the cars being ‘light and small,’ they’re outback-ready utes (utility vehicles) and were seen as symbols of the Aussie way of life.
Production had unfortunately ceased in 2017, though on the upside, the brand remains a significant cultural figure. That jingle said it all: Football, meat pies, kangaroos, and Holden cars.
Scale Models
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Known as the biggest collection of its kind in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere, the Scale Models exhibition is probably why groups and collectors flock to the museum (and why my kids asked for some on the way home).
Last time we popped by, there were nearly 17,000 miniatures of racing and vintage cars to peruse. Size-wise, the die-cast models were varied, with most spanning from tiny 1/64 to larger 1/12 models.
Motorcycles
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The motorcycle exhibit, unsurprisingly, is for those who are more into throttle than steering wheels. What’s sweet is that even the vintage rides and memorabilia (including scale models) still look showroom-ready.
It’s not a small display either. Our crew discovered over 70 models, some dating back to the 19th century, a few designed for modern roads.
