When the garage and hall doors are opened and the favorites on wheels are brought into the light and onto the road, then the 23rd edition of the largest trade fair for driving culture starts: Curtain up for RETRO CLASSICS® in Stuttgart, where all lovers of driving culture will get their money’s worth from April 25 to 28, 2024.
Welcome to the start of the 2024 season at the largest trade fair for driving culture!
Unbroken passion for everything on wheels – the scene is alive and well
The scene and combustion engines are alive – and kicking! From the “shot glass class” to heavy-duty tractors, the driving culture scene is active and indulges in one of the most beautiful pastimes in the world, the classic car hobby. Both the scene and the industry are booming, with all events reporting record attendance and satisfied participants. Nothing can replace personal encounters and the corresponding networking, only more encounters, such as those offered by the largest trade fair for driving culture, Stuttgart’s RETRO CLASSICS®.
Statutory size, celebrated diversity and pure emotion
Following the great success in spring 2023 with more than 85,000 visitors, the 23rd edition of RETRO CLASSICS® from 25-28 April 2024 will once again offer a wide variety of vehicles and arouse emotions. From the nursery of mobility, the cradle of the automobile and the “riding car” to pre-war classics, old and youngtimers and exclusive NEO CLASSICS®, this also applies to scooters, US cars and historic commercial vehicles – from “A” like Allgaier to “M” like Manta to “Z” like Zündapp, RETRO CLASSICS® Stuttgart brings the international scene together and manifests its reputation as the trade fair for driving culture! And: It awakens emotions and fond memories – the first car, the moped from your youth, the long- sought brochure for the vehicle…
Lower, wider, faster – the tuning icons of the 80s and 90s
Individuality is the name of the game. This zeitgeist characterized the 1980s and 90s in particular, when there seemed to be no limits to automotive individuality: Widened bodies in the “Testarossa look”, sweeping front and rear spoilers and mostly garish effect paintwork turned bland, off-the-peg everyday vehicles into veritable birds of paradise. No one was spared, whether from VW, Opel, Mercedes, BMW, Porsche or Ferrari, they were all unrecognizable after a “customization cure”. The large special show “Lower, wider, faster – the tuning icons of the 80s and 90s” at RETRO CLASSICS® 2024 takes visitors on a journey through time and shows that (almost) anything was possible back then. You can look forward to these and other unique special shows, which we will inform you about shortly.
About RETRO CLASSICS® Stuttgart:
RETRO CLASSICS® in Stuttgart is the largest trade fair for driving culture and was named “Show of the Year” at the Historic Motoring Awards 2018. Among enthusiasts and collectors of historic automobiles and two-wheelers, brand representatives and representatives of relevant classic car clubs, the platform launched in 2001 has long been regarded as an international must-attend event to kick off the driving culture season. The unique concept impresses with a comprehensive range of classic cars, youngtimers, NEO CLASSICS®, US cars, historic two-wheelers and commercial vehicles as well as a first-class supporting program, a huge vehicle sales market, an extensive market for parts, automobilia and model cars and unique world-class special shows.
Date: April 25 to 28, 2024, Stuttgart Exhibition Center
Further information and pictures of RETRO CLASSICS® can be found
on the Internet at: retro-classics.de
