National Motor Museum Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/national-motor-museum/ Mechanically-minded travel Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:46:44 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Young mechanics presented award certificates for classic car restoration https://mechtraveller.com/2025/02/young-mechanics-presented-award-certificates-for-classic-car-restoration/ https://mechtraveller.com/2025/02/young-mechanics-presented-award-certificates-for-classic-car-restoration/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:46:44 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=11456 Lord Montagu of Beaulieu has presented award certificates at the National Motor Museum (NMM) to students who successfully participated in the Mechanix course and restored a classic Hillman Super Minx personally donated by National Motor Museum’s Chief Executive, Jon Murden. Jon Murden says, “About a year ago I donated a Hillman Super Minx mk3 I […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2025/02/young-mechanics-presented-award-certificates-for-classic-car-restoration/feed/ 0 Funding for the Sunbeam 1000 hp restoration reaches a milestone https://mechtraveller.com/2024/01/funding-for-the-sunbeam-1000-hp-restoration-reaches-a-milestone/ https://mechtraveller.com/2024/01/funding-for-the-sunbeam-1000-hp-restoration-reaches-a-milestone/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:16:31 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=9613 The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu says that fundraising for its Sunbeam 1000hp restoration, began last March and has now reached £50,000, putting it well on the path to raising the £300k needed to take the car to Daytona in the USA for the centenary of its record-breaking 200 mph attempt in 2027. The Sunbeam’s […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2024/01/funding-for-the-sunbeam-1000-hp-restoration-reaches-a-milestone/feed/ 0 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang commemoration reunion https://mechtraveller.com/2023/05/chitty-chitty-bang-bang-commemoration-reunion/ https://mechtraveller.com/2023/05/chitty-chitty-bang-bang-commemoration-reunion/#respond Thu, 18 May 2023 13:33:38 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=8948 In the 55th anniversary year of the much-loved film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, two of the vehicles that starred in the film are due to return to one of the filming locations as part of a commemoration service for Sally Ann Howes, who played Truly Scrumptious. On Sunday 21st May 2023, both a reconstruction Chitty […]

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