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A Kentish Microcar Collection
(15 May 2004) Microcars are not everyone's cup of tea but they do have their own often fanatical following. They have the advantage of being small (obviously), most are relatively cheap to buy, restore and run and they will turn peoples heads wherever they go. Because of their size some people have quite large collections and I have recently been to see one of them. ... to read more click here |
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Lakeland Motor Museum's Silver Anniversary Event
(14 Sep 2003) Don Sidebottom used to be a sport parachutist and often "dropped in" on Holker Hall in Cumbria on Summer Sundays. He met owner Lord Cavenndish who was looking for an exhibition to place in the shire stable block at the Hall. The idea of a motor museum was discussed. ... to read more click here |
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Lord Austin's Office, Longbridge
(16 Jul 2003) Herbert Austin founded the Austin Motor Company in the summer of 1905. On 4th November that year he discovered the former White & Pike printing works at Longbridge, situated beside the Bristol Road, the River Rea and the joint Midland and Great Western Railway line from Longbridge to Halesowen. ... to read more click here |
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Amazing Gaydon sale and its possible implications for the Motor Museum World
(06 Jul 2003) It is no secret that the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust at Gaydon have been going through some soul searching recently and have disposed of a lot of vehicles from their collection. They had several hundred in store. ... to read more click here |
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A Model Museum
(29 Dec 2002) Gillian Rodgers bought her first model car from the school bazaar at the age of 14. From then on she was hooked on model car collecting. Her sister, Valerie, remembers having to pretend to be buying toy cars for her "brother". They were all kept in a room at the back of the family home in Hastings and later it was opened up on a few days a year for charity. In 1990 Gillian gave up her job as a Civil Servant and she and her sister and their huge collection of models moved up to a remote house in Wales, near Oswestry. ... to read more click here |
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A New Gallery for the Bremer
(27 Nov 2002) From 29 August 2002 the Bremer Car of 1892, the first British-made internal combustion engine to run on British roads, has been parked in a new home at the Vestry House Museum, Walhamstow. For the first time it will be having a whole gallery dedicated to its inventor, why, how and when it was built, and how it works. The display also celebrates its triumph in the Brighton Run of 1965. The new gallery is part of a Heritage Lottery and Council funded extension to the Museum. ... to read more click here |
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