Newport Car Museum and Newport, RI Day OR Overnight Ride

Event date: 
Sun, 04/24/2022 - 7:30am to Mon, 04/25/2022 - 7:00pm

Newport Car Museum Ride - Portsmouth, RI - and more?!?

Join us for an excursion to see a fantastic and fun private car collection in a fairly new award-winning museum just minutes from downtown Newport, RI. 

We'll head up early on Sunday morning, tour the Museum, stop for lunch afterwards, and then everyone can choose to continue on and ride through Newport past the Mansions and along Ocean Drive (approx 10 miles) and either continue on with other activities / sites (ie., Fort Adams or The Artillery Company of Newport, a Newport Mansion tour, Cliff Walk, shopping, etc) including some 2022 Ride Series stops and stay overnight in Newport OR head back to CT the same afternoon.       

It'll be highways up, approx 2 1/2 hours / 138 miles from KSU.

Meet:  7:30AM - Orem's Diner 167 Danbury Rd Wilton, CT 06897

KSU:  8:00AM

Leader:  Bill A

Let us know if you're interested in staying overnight (we are) or making it a day trip, we'll have members doing both. Check the Member Forum closer to the date for additional info.

Come with full tank of gas, helmets (and masks may be required). 

Click here for Museum info and ticket prices (we'll get special pricing for a group of 20 or more)

Here's some info about the Museum, from their website:  

"The Newport Car Museum opened in mid-2017 in a former missile manufacturing facility situated on seven acres of land in Portsmouth, R.I. Since, it has won numerous awards and the favor of large audiences typically reserved for museums with longer histories. Recently, Hemmings Motor News – the car collector’s Bible – called it “a notable addition to the classic-car world.”

The private collection of some 85+ automobiles at the Newport Car Museum focuses on seven decades of modern industrial automotive design and celebrates cars as works of art. From the 1950s to the present, separate galleries of Ford/Shelby Cars, Corvettes, World Cars, Fin Cars and Mopars and American Muscle: “Then & Now” have been carefully curated to appeal not just to grandfathers, fathers and teenage sons but to men and women of all ages.

They reflect a time when artists who likely would have been the great sculptors in the Renaissance Age became stylists, designers and industrial engineers for the Big Three American auto manufacturers and leading European companies such as Jaguar, Porsche, Mercedes Benz and BMW, perhaps enjoying more creative freedom than will ever be experienced by their counterparts today.

There is something educational and inspirational to be gained by all who immerse themselves in the wonder, history, design and beauty of these vehicles as well as the eclectic Mid-Century furnishings that echo the personality of these eras and further enhance the modern design experience at the Newport Car Museum."

Event location:
1947 West Main Road (Route 114)
Newport Car Museum
Portsmouth RI 02871

Closed Event: Chapter activities are conducted primarily for the benefit of H.O.G. Chapter members. Closed Events are those events open to Chapter members and one guest per member.  All guests must sign an event release. Be aware, all rides and events are subject to change or cancellation due to weather or other circumstances beyond our control.

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