The National Transport and Toy Museum, located in Wānaka, New Zealand, is one of the world’s largest private collections of vehicles, aircraft, and toys. Established by the late Gerald Rhodes, the museum showcases over 600 vehicles, 23 aircraft, and more than 100,000 toys and miscellaneous items.
National Transport and Toy Museum
891 State Highway 6, RD 2
Wanaka 9382
https://www.nttmuseumwanaka.co.nz
+64 3-443 8765
Daily 08:30 – 17:00
Closed Christmas Day
Admission fee
Gift shop
Right beside the Wanaka airport, just 8km from town along State Highway 6 towards Cromwell.
Aircraft collection
Lockheed C-60A Lodestar VH-XUS/42-55951
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ZK-BJL ZK-CIB ZK-RNG ZM-AAC ZK-BXH A84-207 ZK-HGB 5141 VH-XUS/42-55951 ZK-DJC B4863/G ZK-DJW ZK-CLF ZK-COW | Antonov An-2T
Auster Autocrat J/1 Convair 580 de Havilland Dove 1B as NZ1807 Flying Flea Fokker F27-100 Friendship GAF Canberra Mk.20 Hiller-Soloy UH-12J-3 Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21US Lockheed C-60A Lodestar Percival Prentice T.1 Royal Aircraft Factory Se5a replica Team Max 103R Victor Airtourer 115 Victor Airtourer 115 |
GAF Canberra Mk.20 A84-207 RAAF
From tiny children’s toys, including a huge range of Barbie Dolls, to unusual motorcycles and rare cars, trucks, fire appliances and aircraft.
Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21US 5141 Polish Air Force
Collections:
- Vehicles: The National Transport and Toy Museum houses a vast array of vintage and classic cars, fire engines, military vehicles, tractors, trucks, motorbikes, heavy construction equipment, buses, and boats.
- Aircraft: The collection includes both civilian and military aircraft from the 1930s to the 1990s, with 23 planes on display, including a walk-inside exhibit.
- Toys: Boasting the largest number of toys on public display in New Zealand, the National Transport and Toy Museum features thousands of diecast models, Meccano sets, dolls, teddy bears, tin toys, and extensive collections of LEGO, Barbie dolls, and Star Wars memorabilia.
Pictures Les Spearman