Silent Hippo - The Photography Blog of Martin Sebborn

Posted: 13-Feb-2022

British Motor Museum

Interesting vehicles at the British Motor Museum

60's Vauxhall Concept Car - gorgeous, shame it never got produced.....
The lovely Vauxhall Concept Car
Yep - a hatchback TR7 - again a prototype.
Issigonis's hatchback replacement for the Mini from 1968 - rejected by BL leaving the way open for others to launch the hatchback!
Early attempt at 4WD by putting a second engine in the back! Next photo shows two gearsticks!
Two gearstick - tricky!
What never was - an estate SDI
Lovely TVR
An early Lotus
Another view of the Lotus
Half an MGB GT!
Lotus Europa
McLaren
Lego Mini - weights more than a real mini!
Go anywhere Land Rover? Except up hills apparently....
They really pained them this colour for desert camouflage - converted at Marshalls in Cambridge
The mighty Metro 6R4
Celebrities! Pink Rolls for Lady Penelope, Yellow Landie for Judge Dread and Del Boy's Capri
Del Boy's Capri!
Del Boy's Reliant...
Vauxhall '101'
Vauxhall Viva HC
Another Vauxhall Concept Car - this one a bit way out
The wonderful Bedford CA van
Droop Snoot Firenza - marvellous!
Mk I Cavalier - the car that saved Vauxhall.....
Awesome Astra GTE
What a Jaguar should look like!
And what a Jaguar shouldn't look like
Mid engined Metro van! It was used as a test bed for the MG TF development
Elongated Mini - and with Ford running gear, so rear wheel drive!
Hard to see, but a Metro with a boot!
Safety design for an 1100! Hmmm..
I spent many a happy (and unhappy) hour working on these - the engine from a 105E Anglia! Mine was never that clean...

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