Old Technics Museum
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Contact / Visiting
The Estonian Old Technics Museum is located in Tallinn, Nõmme-Kase 12.
The museum can be visited all year round, however the time must be agreed upon prior to the visit. The museum is free of charge.

Contact:
Rene Levoll
+372 5122146, +372 6700120
[email protected]
Mission
The objective of the Old Technics Museum is to gather and store the early motoring history. Primary function of the museum is scientific research.

Current research topics:

The beginning of motoring history in the Baltic governorates
Activities and motorsport events of Pre World War I car clubs
Putting together a biographical lexicon of individuals associated with motoring in the Estonian governorate
Putting together a biographical lexicon of individuals associated with motoring in the Livonian governorate
Official state cars and machines of the imperial garage of the pre world war I era
History
1976 – The old technics club Unic was founded under the AUTOM union.
1998 – The non profit organization Unic was registered
2005 – creation of non profit organization Old Technics Union
2006 – The first motoring exhibition in Palmse manor
2007 – Establishing the Estonian Old Technics Museum Foundation
2011 – A new exhibition was opened in the current museum location at Nõmme-Kase 12, Tallinn

The people and organizations behind the foundation are mainly those who are associated with the club Unic.

The Estonian Old Technics Museum Foundation board members are:
Chairman of the council – Peeter Mauer
Council members – Märt Karu, Heikki Perli, Tõnis Pappel, Urmas Teearu
Executive – Rene Levoll
Collection
The theme of the exhibibition concentrates mainly on older russian/soviet technology.
The collection includes many exhibits with great historic value. Most notable are the ZIS 110 limousine used by Lavrentiy Beria and the Gaz 13 (Chaika) that the Finnish president Urho Kaleva Kekko used during his 1964 visit to Estonia.
Documents
Services
The museum helps to identify old motoring related photos and clarify the history of old vehicles. The service is free of charge.
Databases
List of cars, car owners and drivers in the Estonian governorate
List of cars, car owners and drivers in the Livonian governorate
List of St Petersburg cars and car owners from the Tsar era
List of Moscow cars and car owners from the Tsar era
List of Odessa cars and car owners from the Tsar era
List of cars and car owners from the pre World War II era
List of cars and car owners from the German era
List of cars and car owners from the Soviet era

The databases are still being continuously updated and are not complete.