British Heritage Motor Museum Gaydon

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So on our recent journey down to a wedding in Somerset I very kindly offered  my wife that we could stop off for a couple of days in Stratford on the way down. Despite being married for 40+ years she still hasn't worked out that most places where we stop tend to have a reason. So this time imagine her surprise when I told her that as a special treat I had tickets for the BHMM. Despite her initial reluctance she did however admit at the end that she really enjoyed it and it wasn't as bad as she thought it would be. 

I thought it is a fantastic place, easy to spend a day there. To start in the main museum is the history really of cars from the beginning. Lots of prototypes and odd ball stuff, but lots to jog our ageing memories too. This is just a small selection of some of the stand out items, do go if you get the chance it is well worth it.

IMG_2755 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
Rover SD1 estate prototype
IMG_2757 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
Vauxhall SRV concept
IMG_2759 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
ADO070 Michelotti Mini Based Sports concept.
IMG_2761 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
MG EX-E concept. V6 3lt engine. 250bhp 170mph. Why oh why did MG not go ahead and make this. 



Rover-BRM Gas turbine Le e Racing Car
IMG_2772 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
Royal Mail delivery van. 

To be continued

[ian531]

I nice pictures, It’s a great museum, I plan to go in October all being well

Ian

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Part 2 , some more pictures from the visitIMG_2765 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
Triumph Lynx a V8 3.5Lt TR7 what's not to like. Was considered to be the Stag successor. Only British Leyland could come to the conclusion that they should withdraw from making sports cars!!IMG_2767 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
Rover T4 Twin shaft Gas Turbine car. A Jet Rover must have sounded amazing. Prob a bit warm inside!IMG

_2768 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
Rover-BRM Le Mans Gas turbine Racing Car.IMG_2787 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
A Lego CarIMG_2774 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
A rather beautiful 1965 Alvis TE21. V6 3Lt, only 150bhp though but all for these days a months wages £2998.00IMG_2775 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
A original Mk1 VivaIMG_2776 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
Who remembers the Nash MetropolitanIMG_2779 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
A magnificent way to guzzle gas. Jensen FF V8 6Lt still only 325bhp thoughIMG_2781 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
Perhaps a better way to guzzle gas a V12 VanquishIMG_2788 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
Get yourself noticed in one of theseIMG_2790 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
Range Stormer Concept V8 4Lt 396 Bhp. Again why was it not put into production?
The other building houses the Vauxhall collection and literally a couple of hundred what could be termed more mundane items,[url=https://www.flickr.com/gp/184419524@N0
A good old MarinaIMG_2814 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
Dolomite Sprint. Still to me a very pretty car, fond memories as I learnt to drive in a BSM DolomiteIMG_2799 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
Lady Penelope's Thunderbird LimoIMG_2801 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
A Beautiful Capri made more special by beings Del Boys "Ford Capri Ghia"IMG_2802 by Clive Harden, on Flickr
Only way to close this museum tour with an Icon of British motoring!!

[bulldog]

Not sure what happened to my captioning , hope you can work them out!