It is a world show for classic and vintage cars, motorcycles and you can get spare parts as well as model cars.
In 20 halls and 4 open air areas more than 1,000 exhibitors from 28 countries are expected.

You can see the 75 year old Volvo PV 36 “Carioca” of which only about 25 still exist. From 1935 and 1938 500 cars were produced. Mercedes-Benz will show sports cars of more than 100 years and in hall 7 Volkswagen will show many different cars.

And visitors who come to the Techno Classica should not forget that Essen as well as 52 other cities in the region are European Capital of Culture this year and many events take place. Don’t miss them.
Opening hours:

• 7th April 2010: Preview, Trade and Press Day 2 pm – 8 pm
• 8th April 2010: 10 am – 6 pm
• 9th April 2010: 10 am – 7 pm
• 10th April 2010: 9 am – 6 pm
• 11th April 2010: 9 am – 6 pm

Entrance Prices:

• Premium Day Ticket: 30,00 €
• Adults: 20,00 €
• Teenager and puplis (15 – 17 years), students, unemployed and handicapped people (on presentation on an ID-Card): 16,00 €
• Children and Teenager (8 – 14 years): 10,00 €
• Children under 8 (accompanied by an adult): free admission
• Family ticket – parents with 2 children (up to 17 years): 50,00 €
• Groups of 10 and more: 18,00 € per Person

The address is: Messe Essen GmbH, Norbertstraße 2, 45131 Essen
You can get to Essen by car or train. The nearest airport is the Rhine-Ruhr airport at Düsseldorf.

The event begins on Friday with the registration and on Saturday there will be a classic car contest,  but also enough time for coffee and lunch. The tour ends at about 3 pm in Nes where the participants are welcomed with music and drinks.

In the evening there will be a buffet with music and the winner of the contest will be announced.

On Sunday there is no program but you will have time to enjoy beautiful Ameland. You can go on a cycle tour or just walk on the sandy beaches.

You can take part in the Classic Car Weekend if you are the owner of a classic car built between 1948 and 1977.

Unfortunately the number of participants is limited so that no more drivers can participate this year. But you are of course welcome to watch the event. If you send your name and address to info@vvvameland.nl you will get next year’s registration form in January 2011.

Besides several exhibitions like 100 Years of Alfa Romeo or 200 Years of Peugeot, you can see presentations of the Schörghuber Group, Mercedes-Benz Design Center, Prototypenmuseum (the Museum of Prototypes) in Hamburg. On different auctions classic cars will be sold and you can of course also see motorcycles and trucks and you can learn about electric engines during the last 150 years.

There will of course be an international car parts market too on the Retro Classics and lots of entertainment like fashion shows and music.

Lovers of Porsche sports cars can not only see the latest model, the Porsche Boxster Spyder, but also its predecessors, the  Rometsch Spyder, the Mathé Porsche and the Porsche Typ 64.