Myreton Motor Museum

[Richard]

I found out about this museum during the winter when one of my Flickr contacts posted a picture, describing the place as "dusty and eccentric". After checking the opening times on their website Len and I headed across the next weekend. Closed. I later discovered it had closed for urgent roof repairs. On Sunday we decided to have another go at visiting and miraculously it was open.

http://www.myretonmotormuseum.co.uk/

Although the lighting was approximately 9000 times more camera-friendly than in a proper museum it was still a bit challenging and there wasn't much space around the cars, so most of the photos are a bit gash.


DSC_0849 by RichardB5, on Flickr

Scamp- Scotland's attempt at a People's car. It claimed 30 miles on a charge, presumably rather less if you had to use the wiper or lights. Useful.


DSC_0853 by RichardB5, on Flickr

Jowett Bradford- faster than a Lotus Elise.


DSC_0856 by RichardB5, on Flickr

1937 Wolseley Ten. 35 years and 127000 miles with its first owner. 1961 Morris Minor


DSC_0859 by RichardB5, on Flickr

1973 Sunbeam Rapier. Special* prize* if you can spot Len in this picture.


DSC_0862 by RichardB5, on Flickr

Rear engine best for estate cars. The seat backrest was held up with bathroom style bolts, which I've a horrible feeling is correct.


DSC_0864 by RichardB5, on Flickr

Late Volvo 340 auto. We couldn't decide if it would be Variomatic or a conventional autobox. This was face to face with...


DSC_0865 by RichardB5, on Flickr

1961 Humber Super Snipe. The accompanying description made me laugh.




DSC_0876 by RichardB5, on Flickr

They have a fair number of bikes too, including this Moulton


DSC_0881 by RichardB5, on Flickr

Argson Invalid Chair- for hard invalids. Not the maddest bike/trike in there, possibly not even second.


DSC_0892 by RichardB5, on Flickr

1926 Chrysler. Served 25 years as a newspaper delivery van.


DSC_0894 by RichardB5, on Flickr

1925 Morris Oxford. The museum founder rescued it from a scrapyard in 1952 and subsequently discovered that his grandfather was the first owner.


DSC_0891 by RichardB5, on Flickr

1913 Sunbeam 3 Litre.


DSC_0896 by RichardB5, on Flickr

1956 Austin A50


DSC_0897 by RichardB5, on Flickr

1914 Morris Oxford

I have more pictures to upload, which I'll add over the next few days. Len should have some too, almost certainly better than mine.

[Seth]

Looks like a reasonably interesting collection though not laid out in any logical way unless I'm missing something. Is that a Trabant next to the Scamp?

'Coat-a' Len clearly has a Sunbeam fetish.

[Spottedlaurel]

Looks better than somewhere like Haynes, in that the cars can actually be seen and you can walk around them.

[Richard]

If there was any logic in the collection or layout I couldn't see it. There might have been once I suppose. It is a Trabant beside the Scamp, it was in a position where I couldn't get a decent picture even with my super-wide lens.

It's very laid back, the curator just took our admission fees (which she put in her purse) and carried on with pottering in the caravan/greenhouse outside.

Here are a few more pictures


DSC_0909 by RichardB5, on Flickr

Arrol Johnston


DSC_0910 by RichardB5, on Flickr

1938 Citroën Traction Avant, perhaps a bit too shiny.


DSC_0912 by RichardB5, on Flickr

1931 Austin Seven Swallow


DSC_0914 by RichardB5, on Flickr

Packard


DSC_0919 by RichardB5, on Flickr

1928 Ner-A-Car.


DSC_0920 by RichardB5, on Flickr

1899 General Electric


DSC_0952 by RichardB5, on Flickr

Lubrication chart. Do you recognise all the makes?


DSC_0936 by RichardB5, on Flickr

Finally, surely the most hopeless vehicle ever made- Itera plastic bike.