The striking Austin Healey 100M, ‘TAC 620’ will always stand out in a crowd and certainly did so at Beaulieu’s Simply Classics event in 2015 where she won the Peoples Choice ‘Car of the Day’ Award. Built on 12th October 1955 specifically for the motor show launch of the 100m variant, TAC 620 was the…
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Octane Awards
We’re getting ready for a trip to London to see ‘Jersey Boys’, when we see there is an opportunity to join the Beaulieu One Hundred table at the Octane Awards on the following evening – so now we’re packing evening dress as well! Our taxi arrives outside the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, where it has to compete…
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
‘It’s 5 am’ says the operator – ‘It’s your early morning call, Madam’. 5 am?! On a Sunday?! But I’m taking part in the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run and it was my idea, so there’s no one else to blame. Breakfast is at 6, we have to leave the hotel at 6.45 and…
Beaulieu 100 visit to Ford Heritage Centre – Dagenham
On Wednesday 13th May, 2015 Beaulieu One Hundred members were welcomed by the team at the Ford Heritage Centre in Dagenham, Essex to see Ford’s own collection of vehicles spanning more than 100 years of manufacturing. Brian Bennett, Ford of Britain Corporate Affairs Manager, provided the introduction and then left us in the capable hands…
Morgan Tour
On Wednesday 22nd April, perfect Morgan motoring weather awaited the 20 Beaulieu One Hundred members who made the trip to Malvern to see 106 years of Morgan history. We were welcomed by Martyn Webb, the company historian, archivist, curator and tour guide – multitasking comes naturally at Morgan! Today the company makes 900 cars a year, a third…
Museum Workshop
Sporting Hero As the National Motor Museum’s new motor sport exhibition, A Chequered History, is being readied for its official opening by Sir Stirling Moss on Thursday, 5 March, so too are its exhibits. Some of the most remarkable vehicles in race and rally history will form part of this exhibition, amongst them an old…
2015 Social Programme
The 2015 Social Programme is underway – and places have already been booked for events as far away as October. If you haven’t already had the chance, please take a look at the social programme section of the blog – and book yourself a place (or two) for some of the forthcoming events. The Behind-the-Scenes…
1000 Mile Trial Photo Album Acquired
The National Motor Museum Trust has acquired an important photographic album documenting the 1000 Mile Trial of 1900, a pivotal moment in motoring history which John Montagu, grandfather of the current Lord Montagu, famously took part in. This collection of photographs, which was purchased in the Bonhams London to Brighton sale on 31st October, covers…
Beaulieu One Hundred Award
The Beaulieu One Hundred Award is presented each year to an individual who is judged to have made a significant and important contribution to the preservation, understanding and enjoyment of our motoring heritage. In 2014, we were pleased and honoured to present the Award at the Beaulieu One Hundred Annual Dinner to Edward, Lord Montagu…
Festival of Speed
The National Motor Museum Trust will be at Goodwood from Thursday 26th to Sunday 29th June. Yet again we will have quite a presence, with cars in the Paddock, on the Cartier lawn, and on display on our stand at 170 – 171. In the Paddock you will see the iconic Sunbeam 350 hp, the…
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