Outboard Motor Room

A journey through the history of the outboard motor.

From Ole Evinrude’s first engines to the legendary 1980s.

Inside the Barca Lariana Museum, visitors can explore a new gallery—a true Outboard Motor Museum —featuring over eighty exhibits. From the very first engines developed by Ole Evinrude at the turn of the century, to the subsequent Archimedes, Caille, British Seagull, Elto, Johnson, Koenig, Mercury, McCulloch, Chrysler, and many others, all the way to the legendary 1980s.
There’s also a section dedicated to historic Italian brands such as Vanoni, De Giorgi, Elios, Piaggio, Carniti, Vigentini, Guazzoni, Franchi, Vassena, Squalitalia, Corbella Longoni, Dell’Oro, Ossola, Casorati, and Vottero.

A true journey through time to discover the evolution of these jewels of the global motorboat world.

A boat is beautiful when it’s speeding along, its bow cutting through the sea like a wooden axe, seeming to send sparks flying, with nothing but trails of white foam in its wake. It’s something that can make your heart race.
– Fabrizio Caramagna