When car hoods are opened again at the Maimarkt grounds, spare-part boxes are rummaged through, and long-forgotten automotive memories come to life, it\u2019s that time of year again: VETERAMA time in Mannheim.<\/p>\n\n
From October 9 to 11, 2026, VETERAMA will open its doors for the 51st time. Following last year\u2019s big anniversary, one of the most time-honored events in the classic car scene is entering its next phase\u2014proving once again that a passion for historic vehicles knows no age. <\/p>\n\n
For more than five decades, VETERAMA has been bringing together people who have gasoline running through their veins and a passion for classic vehicles. Four- and two-wheeled vehicles, spare parts and accessories, restoration projects, tools, literature, and automobilia transform the Maimarkt grounds into a vast treasure trove of automotive history for three days. <\/p>\n\n
Anyone who has ever been to VETERAMA knows that special moment: You walk through the rows, look here, browse there\u2014and suddenly there it is, right in front of you. That one part that\u2019s been missing from your own vehicle for years. <\/p>\n\n
That is exactly what makes it so fascinating.<\/p>\n\n
After all, VETERAMA isn’t just any ordinary market. It’s a place for discoveries. A place where people trade and haggle, where knowledge is shared, and where a conversation at a booth is sometimes just as valuable as the spare part you end up taking home. <\/p>\n\n
In an age when almost anything can be ordered with just a few clicks, this personal experience holds special value. At VETERAMA, people don\u2019t just search\u2014they find what they\u2019re looking for. <\/p>\n\n
The history of VETERAMA is also the history of its visitors and exhibitors.<\/p>\n\n
Many of them have been involved with the event for decades. Young car enthusiasts have become experienced classic car owners, visitors have become exhibitors, and children who once walked around the grounds holding their parents\u2019 hands have themselves become enthusiastic collectors and restorers. <\/p>\n\n
This is how passion is passed down from generation to generation.<\/p>\n\n
After all, there\u2019s more to every classic vehicle than just technology. There are memories of that first drive, of times gone by, of hours spent together in the garage\u2014and sometimes of a car or motorcycle you\u2019ve never forgotten. <\/p>\n\n
The 50th event was a special milestone. But anyone familiar with VETERAMA knows that standing still is not part of its history. <\/p>\n\n
That is why 2026 does not represent an \u201cafterward,\u201d but rather a new beginning. The story continues with the 51st event\u2014together with all the people who not only collect historic vehicles, but also preserve, restore, drive, and bring them to life. <\/p>\n\n
From October 9 to 11, 2026, Mannheim will once again become the gathering place for a very special community for three days. This year, a band will once again get the party started at 6:00 p.m.\u2026 <\/p>\n\n
Then comes the searching, tinkering, marveling, and haggling. Engines are started, memories are rekindled, and new stories are written. <\/p>\n\n
And perhaps in 2026, somewhere on the Maimarkt grounds, the very treasure that someone has been searching for for years is waiting to be found.<\/p>\n\n
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