National Motor Museum at Beaulieu (GB) – October 2021 Update
The last report that I published covering the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu made the observation that it was not completely comprehensive, as I ha...
British Motor Museum – Gaydon (GB) – September 2021 update
The British Motor Museum at Gaydon will soon celebrate its 30th anniversary, having first opened in 1993. Its roots go back a further 10 years to 1983...
Lakeland Motor Museum (GB)
The original Lakeland Motor Museum was established in 1978 as an extra attraction for the Holker Hall stately home. It was created by Donald Sidebotto...
Great British Car Journey – Ambergate (GB)
These days it is much more common to read about a car museum shutting its doors for the very last time than it is to learn of a brand new one opening....
British Motor Museum at Gaydon (GB) – October 2020 Visit
The museum at Gaydon has roots dating back to 1983, when the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust (B.M.I.H.T.) was established to ensure the preserva...
Abarths: British Motor Museum, Gaydon to Caffeine & Machine – March 2019
The brief that I gave myself when planning this event, the first Abarth Owners Club meet of 2019, was that as it would be in early March, it needed to...
Coventry Transport Museum – Coventry (GB)
There has been a transport museum in the centre of Coventry, celebrating the vast and diverse array of wheeled products which have been made in the ci...
National Motor Museum at Beaulieu (GB)
Hosting a car event at a venue where there is plenty to see beyond the cars that are there specifically for that event always seems like a good idea. ...
Abarths at the Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum (GB) – September 2017
When you first hear of a Bentley Motor Museum, you might quite reasonably expect that it would contain Bentley cars. But no, it does not. It's to be f...
Bond Cars at the London Film Museum (GB)
In the movie world, as with traditional works of fiction, it is not uncommon for a successful film to be followed by a sequel or two, sometimes even a...