Ole Sommer launched his dream of creating a car museum way back in 1959 with the purchase of his first historic car. In the following years, the first cars were loaned to various Danish museums. In 1980, they were brought together over the car dealership in Nærum. In 2004, Sommer's Automobile Museum moved into the newly built 3-storey ideal museum building, Nærum Hovedgade 3.
Since 1960, Ole Sommer had a happy marriage with his Swiss wife, which resulted in 4 children and 11 grandchildren. This then formed the basis for retirement as an active museum manager and automotive historian until his passing on July 24, 2018.