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More than 200 classic motorcycle feared lost in inferno.
Austria’s Top Mountain Crosspoint motorcycle museum has been destroyed by fire. Over 200 classic motorcycles (and cars) may be a total loss. The museum is at the base of the Timmelsjoch pass road that connects Austria and Italy. It is Europe’s highest motorcycle museum located at about 7,135 feet MSL.
It has (perhaps had) one of the most extensive and valuable motorcycle collections in Europe. Over 230 classic motorcycles called the Top Mountain Crosspoint museum home. With classic bikes from 120 international manufacturers and hand-picked curiosities, the facility measured more than 2,600 square meters (nearly 30,000 sq. ft.). Inside were motorcycle exhibits starting with the year 1894. Inside are examples from Vincent, Brough Superior, Sunbeam, Matchless, Zundapp, and many more.
More than 230 classic motorcycles and a handful of classic cars have been destroyed in a fire at Austria’s Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum on the morning of January 18.
Firefighters arrived on the scene at 4:00 am local time and the one person present in the building managed to escape safely, according to a Wiener TV report. The museum was not operating at the time as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Located in the Alps, near the Austrian-Italian border, the museum has been dubbed Europe’s highest museum at nearly 2,200 meters (more than 7,000 ft) above sea level. It opened in 2016 and is owned by twin brothers Alban and Attila Scheiber.