British Motor Museum visit with bonus car show photos

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I've been itching to go to the new revamped Motor museum at Gaydon for a while now and today the opportunity came up to go and visit the place with "Oldford" in his beautiful Mk5 Cortina as part of a Facebook group display called "Enthusiasts of British motor vehicles built before 1985", a nice short catchy name 'm sure you agree...

 

We had very pleasant 170 mile drive to Gaydon in probably the quietest, smoothest Mk5 Cortina you'll every come across.

 

 

These were some of the cars on the FB stand.

 

 

Loved this period looking Mk1.

 

 

 

 

 

Piper P1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ghosty]

Does that hearse have upside down Volvo 240 rear lights?

[fred]

Looked a great day

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I did get rather excited by this Bluebird Estate that later turned out to belong to a volunteer of the museum.

 

 

 

 

Around the otherside of the museum was some MG/Rover show.

 

 

 

This was mint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And there was a big IAM 60th year event going on too with some memebers displaying their classics.

 

 

 

 

 

Fuck knows what was going on with this Acclaim.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I still can't work out this chap was wearing goggles in a golf cart!

 

 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

So much coolness in one post, I don't know where to start.

 

That P5b camper makes me want to sell my house and live in it like slightly more genteel Max and Paddy.

 

I want that Granny hearse for my funeral, I'm willing to tailor my demise around its availability.

 

My dad had a company Consul 2.5 the same colour as the wing on the Mk1 Ghia.

 

As for the Cortinas, the Crusader just looks perfect and as having two immaculate Mk3 GT s in one place.

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I know we have had lots of photos of inside the museum over the years but just for the sake off it, heres some more, this is from inside the old main building.

 

I always find it fascinating to see the cars in the flesh that I grew up reading about in magazines, apologies for no clever comments and just photos but I'm tired and can't be arsed!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Some proper stunners there. It's between the Bluey estate, Mk1 Strada and red MG Metro for me. Hnnng.

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Considering how bad the lighting can be i don't think the photos came out too bad tbh, now we are onto the new building, It wasn't until the 45min - hour of the day that we realised that it was part of the same place, it's not exactly well signposted from the outside, this was the building that housed all the rpoper shite though, my kind of place!.

 

Downstairs was allocated to Jaguar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Err... yeah, that was all the photos i took downstairs, we was very short on time and they didn't interest me quite as much as upstairs...

 

Now, it's at this point i have to add there wasn't much room so photos were a bit tight and it was busy, they is also a lot of Land Rovers upstairs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some silly sod had cleaned the signatures of this first production Freelander... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A 6 Cylinder 1275 MG Metro?!

 

 

 

 

 

Ritz steering wheel in the booted Metro.

 

 

 

 

This Ital got me a bit sexed up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And a couple of spots on the way back for good measure.

 

 

 

 

 

THE END

[sheffcortinacentre]

Brown 4dr mk3 GT is my mate dangerous Dave sometimes posts on here,will be at Harley gala tomorrow.

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He was a nice chap, i was chatting to him for a little while, he was talking about Cortina day

[EssDeeWon]

Some great and interesting stuff there, thanks for sharing.

[Eddie Honda]

Does that hearse have upside down Volvo 240 rear lights?

 

No, Escort Mk3/4 van upside-down innit?

 

 

Late (MY81?/82?) 240 upside down look like this:

 

[fred]

Stop that now, sent my eyes all fooked

[f1fan111]

I went last week to the BMC day with gf and parents, they do a gift aid scheme where you can buy ticket to get in a re use it for rest of the year at most of the events. more info on there website

[AlabamaShrimp]

Some excellent pictures! I thought people had said the museum was a bit poo but it looks amazing!

 

Why isn't there a place like this for Ford or Vauxhall or all the other car companies?

[danthecapriman]

Excellent stuff Trig, looks like it's well worth a visit.

I love that mk1 Granny though! And the Cortina's.

 

Some excellent pictures! I thought people had said the museum was a bit poo but it looks amazing!

Why isn't there a place like this for Ford or Vauxhall or all the other car companies?

Sadly I don't think Ford are all that bothered about thier heritage. Even getting genuine parts for old stuff is getting hard now.

Though oddly Ford USA still make loads of stuff for thier old models. I've had loads of genuine bits for my Mercury, yet over here I can't hardly get anything for my Fords.

 

I think they're missing a trick tbh, imagine how much money they could make by producing parts again for their old models. Especially genuine panels! I'd gladly pay for them.

[Hertz]

Nice pics. The Strada is my fav.

[johngarty]

Great pics. My old man had a Strada. The booted Metro was weird to say the least.