Classic Bikes & Cars Museum Walk
Visit the world-famous Bill Richardson Transport World and E. Hayes & Sons hardware store — two of New Zealand's most extraordinary collections of vintage vehicles and curiosities.
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Bill Richardson Transport World
The world's largest private collection of vintage vehicles — over 400 cars, trucks, motorcycles, and petrol pumps fill a vast converted factory on the city's edge.
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Classic Motorcycle Gallery
The motorcycle collection alone is worth the visit — hundreds of classic British, American, and European machines from 1900 to 1980 in immaculate condition.
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Petrol Pump Display
The world's largest collection of vintage petrol pumps — over 300 examples from the 1920s to 1970s — traces the entire history of the service station era.
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E. Hayes & Sons Hardware
This extraordinary hardware store in the city centre has been operating since 1863 — its chaotic interior houses vintage tools, farm equipment, and a remarkable collection of antiques.
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Burt Munro's Indian Motorcycle
E. Hayes sells replicas of the famous 1920 Indian Scout ridden by Invercargill's Burt Munro — who set the under-1000cc land speed record at Bonneville in 1967.
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Dee Street Walk
Return along Dee Street, where several more heritage buildings from Invercargill's golden era line the wide Scottish-grid boulevard toward Queens Park.