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Where To Visit In UK(car related) I am planning a vacation in UK/London later this year. Any suggestions of where I should visit(while wifey goes off shopping). I am currently going through the web and found :- http://www.motorbooks.co.uk/about.asp Motorbooks seems to have a wide variety of books.Any other motor/auto book specialist? What about old/second hand magazines/books? Car musuems? Car fairs? Bimmerfest fest? Anything of interest to a car buff like me. Thanks > Where To Visit In UK(car related) > I am planning a vacation in UK/London later this year. > > Any suggestions of where I should visit(while wifey goes off > shopping). > What about old/second hand magazines/books? You're more likely to find stuff on ebay.co.uk and adverts in the back of BMWCar magazine, Total BMW etc. > Car musuems? The National Motor Museum in Beaulieu (New Forest) has modernised a lot in recent years and is probably worth a trip from London. The Heritage Centre in Gaydon (Warwickshire) is nice if you like old motors. www.beaulieu.co.uk www.heritage.org.uk > Car fairs? > > Bimmerfest fest? No such thing - there are various meets, of course, but Bimmerfest is an entirely North American brand. BMW Car Club GB (www.bmwcarclubgb.co.uk) will be able to tell you about various meets and shows going on. > Anything of interest to a car buff like me. BMW's Hams Hall engine production facility, also in Warwickshire, might be an interesting diversion. It's BMW's latest plant, and their third engine production facility behind Munich (petrol 6, V8 and V12, diesel V8 and M 6/V10) and Steyr (diesel 4 and 6). Hams Hall builds all petrol Valvetronic 4s - around 400,000 a year. www.bmw-plant-hamshall.co.uk > The National Motor Museum in Beaulieu (New Forest) has modernised a > lot in recent years and is probably worth a trip from London. The [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > www.beaulieu.co.uk > www.heritage.org.uk Apparently, the Coventry Transport Museum now has the largest collection of cars in the UK. Website is atrocious though.... www.transport-museum.com > "Andrew Thomas" andrewj_nospamthomas@yahoo.com.au wrote > > The National Motor Museum in Beaulieu (New Forest) has modernised a [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > www.transport-museum.com I've been there, it's ok. They even had a Hillman Avenger (when I first married my wife 26 years ago she had a Plymouth Cricket!) The collection is mostly focused on older cars. Building/presentation rather old/crowded. Floyd > > Apparently, the Coventry Transport Museum now has the largest collection > of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > > > www.transport-museum.com No. They would have to spend quite some time and effort just to get it to atrocious. Probably the worst website I've ever seen. Has anyone gone to the auto jumble @ Beaulieu motor museum? International Autojumble 11th - 12th September 2004 10.00 am - 6.00 pm Beaulieu Event Fields http://www.beaulieu.co.uk/common/ma...nts.cfm?Event=2 > Has anyone gone to the auto jumble @ Beaulieu motor museum? Not yet - its a bit early :-) > International Autojumble > 11th - 12th September 2004 10.00 am - 6.00 pm > Beaulieu Event Fields > > http://www.beaulieu.co.uk/common/ma...nts.cfm?Event=2 brdp@tm.net.my (dpillai) wrote > Where To Visit In UK(car related) <snip> > Anything of interest to a car buff like me. Goodwood festival of speed? 25-27th June. http://www.goodwood.co.uk/fos/  SignatureFirestorm |
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