Özgörkey Classic Car Museum

With mom and my brother, opting to stay at home Mui and I set off for Torbalı with Aylin and Murat. Home to an ancient Ionian City known as Metropolis, Torbalı is a district in the Province of İzmir … about 30 miles from where we live in Alsancak.

The ruins of Metropolis were not our destination, however. Rather, the plan was to visit the Özgörkey Classic Car Museum (named for the founding family) … referred to as the Key Museum by most. And then have a late lunch at one of my favorite restaurants. (I’ll cover that in the next footprint.)

I first went to this museum in 2016 … a year after it opened its doors to the public. For Mui, however, this was his first time visiting. There is a large collection of classic cars (76) and motorcycles (40) … some older than others … some models familiar and some not. Also part of the collection is a Batmobile and a Batcycle. Kerchiefs with automobile themes, car mascots, model cars, and a few other transportation-related finds are also on display here.

Things had changed a bit since my first visit. What I would describe as antique cars have been moved into the rear section and all of the BMW vehicles now have a room of their own. I also spotted a few new additions to the collection. It will be interesting to compare photos from my first visit to the ones I took today to see how many of the same cars triggered my shutter finger.Læs mere