The Bend Car Museum

The Bend Car Museum fills the Welcome Centre at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park in Tailem Bend, the venue still widely known as The Bend, about 100 km from Adelaide on the Dukes Highway. Entry is free and the display can be viewed seven days a week.

The collection rotates constantly, built on loans from private owners and race teams, so no two visits look the same. Displays have run past 20 cars and bikes at a time, from Formula 1 machinery and hypercars to Supercars race cars; recent residents have included a Ferrari Enzo and Broc Feeney's Triple Eight Commodore, the last Holden to win a Supercars race, still wearing its Adelaide 500 battle scars.

The museum is the easy add-on to everything else on site: the 7.77 km International Circuit, second longest permanent track in the world, hot laps and driving experiences, a 1.1 km karting circuit, the trackside Rydges Pit Lane Hotel and Apex Bar x Dining overlooking the circuit.

A quick, free stop that rewards repeat visits, inside a working motorsport precinct.

Look out for:

• A rotating floor of around 20 cars and bikes on loan, from F1 cars and hypercars to Supercars machinery.

• Recent displays have included a Ferrari Enzo and the last race-winning Holden, Broc Feeney's 2022 Adelaide 500 Commodore.

• The 7.77 km International Circuit outside the windows; watch track activity from Apex Bar x Dining.

• Karting on the 1.1 km outdoor circuit, hot laps and driving experiences bookable on site.

• The Rydges Pit Lane Hotel above pit lane for an overnight motorsport fix.

Best way to experience it: time your stop with track activity, grab lunch at Apex, and check the event calendar first, because race weekends change everything.

• Free entry; the display sits inside the Welcome Centre, viewable seven days a week. Reception is staffed 8:30am to 4:30pm and hours stretch around major events, so call ahead if timing matters.

• Displays rotate: a specific car you saw online may have gone home.

• The venue was renamed Shell V-Power Motorsport Park in September 2025; signage and directions may use either name.

• Getting there: about 100 km from Adelaide, 25 minutes past Murray Bridge on the Dukes Highway; free on-site parking.

• Race and track-hire days change parking and access; check the event calendar before travelling.

Last updated: 3 September 2026