1st German Toyota Museum

The 1st German Toyota Museum was an automobile museum in Germany. Slightly different spellings include ''1. Deutsches Toyota Museum, First German Toyota Museum and First German Toyota Museum''.

History
Peter Pichert (1944–2016) was one of the first car dealers of the Japanese brand Toyota in Germany starting in 1971. He began collecting used vehicles of this brand. In 1994, he founded the museum in the district of Hartkirchen in the city of Pocking in the Bavarian district of Passau.

It had regular opening hours six days a week. An annual classic car meeting was held at the museum.

The collection last included 120 vehicles. After Peter Pichert's death, the museum remained open until July 1, 2017. Then, Toyota Germany took over the vehicles for its Toyota Collection in Cologne.

Exhibits
More than 120 cars, 3 trucks, and buses as well as 15 engines were exhibited. Notable exhibits included a 1967 Toyota 2000GT, a Toyota Land Cruiser previously owned by Roger Moore, and a Toyota WRC Corolla driven by Carlos Sainz Sr..

The individual vehicle models: Toyota 1000, 2000 GT, Camry, Carina, Celica, Corolla, Corona, Cressida, Crown, Hiace, Land Cruiser, Model F, MR 2, Prius, Sera, Starlet, Supra and Tercel, plus a tricycle from Velorex and a VW Beetle from 1953.

Literature

 * Dieter Lammersdorf: Oldtimermuseen in Deutschland. Johann Kleine Vennekate-Verlag, Lemgo 2014, ISBN 3-935517-06-8.
 * Christian Steiger: Hall of Fame. In: Auto Zeitung. Classic Cars, Issue 4/2020, Toyota-Extra, pp. 18–21.
 * Südkurve. In: Motor Klassik. Issue 9/2006, pp. 42–44.