The British Motor Museum claims to be home to ‘the world’s largest collection of historic British cars’. The Midlands has always been the centre of car manufacturing in the United Kingdom and it still is, although there are fewer companies active than in say, the nineteen fifties. The museum tells the story of the birth, decline and rebirth of the motor industry and the cars it produced. It is arranged by major theme, such as motoring history time road, design and concept cars, sport cars, movie cars etc.
MG SA on the Time RoadMG Magnette and Vauxhall VivaWolseley overlooking the Time Road1935 CaravanPart of the Design & Concepts sectionHUE 166 the first Land RoverRover1974 Austin 1300 SRV 5 safety research vehicle2001 TVR T400R GT race car
Address: Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire CV35 0BJ England
Coventry Transport Museum collection includes around 250 cars, commercial vehicles and buses, 100 motorcycles and over 350 bicycles. It focuses on Coventry’s role in British transport heritage.
Shown here is a sample of the numerous makes that were built in and around Coventry.
1898 Daimler1913 Swift Cyclecar1923 Standard & 1923 Humber Chummy1935 Hillman Aero Minx CrestaLea Francis Hyper
Address: Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry CV1 1JD, England
