When are you coming, give us dates and where you're going to be and I'll see
what's on. There are various club meetings going on all the time and you
might like to turn up to one, should see the odd Triumph there. Also,
there's an all Triumph evening at the Ace Cafe, not sure how well attended
it is but I can find out for you.
If you're near Coventry take a look at www.canleyclassics.com and you can
see the Maccau Spitfire aloing with a few others at a free museum - be
warned though it's not on any public transport route :-)

You'll be thinking of Gaydon.
http://www.heritage.org.uk/
Quite impressive, if you like British tin. I found it a bit samey.

The other main one is Beaulieu, on the south coast.
http://www.beaulieu.co.uk/
Never been, to my eternal shame, so I can't really comment....

I presume by "in the wild" you mean out and about? You've got a very good
chance anywhere reasonably scenic on a sunny weekend. Otherwise, get hold
of a copy of Practical Classics magazine and ring up a few of the
specialist dealers and/or clubs, maybe get along to a pub night.

If you get to a pub meet or dealer, you may even get offered a go in a
right hooker, even if it is just around the car park.

You should visit the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in the New Forest
(train to Brockenhurst), and also the Haynes Museum at Sparkford (train
to Castle Carey). The line to Yeovil Pen Mill goes right past the museum
but there isn't a station at Sparkford.

Then there's the Heritage Motor Museum at Gaydon, Warwickshire, which
has a vast collection of mainly British Leyland and predecessors' stuff
although it's now owned by Ford. No stations nearby but Leamington Spa
is the nearest.

If you're interested in Formula 1 then have a look at Tom Wheatcroft's
collection at Donington Park which is awkward to get to by rail but is
about equidistant from Long Eaton (Derby-Nottingham) and Loughborough.
It's near the airport formerly known as East Midlands.

Brooklands Museum (Weybridge) has a fascinating collection of both
motoring and aeronautical exhibits, and you can see the club house
and what remains of the famous banked circuit. They are currently
raising money to bring Concorde C-BBDG to the museum from Filton.
Brooklands was the birthplace of motor racing in Britain and was a
major aircraft manufacturing site during World War 2 and into the 60s.

There's also a good museum at Birmingham and of course the Science
Museum in London (South Kensington) has some motoring exhibits. The
Jaguar Museum at the Brown's Lane site in Coventry is small but well
worth seeing. Check if it's open before you go because some of the
smaller collections may only be available for prearranged visits or at
limited times. This certainly applies to Vauxhall's museum at Luton.

There's a big Mini show at Sandown Park (Esher) this weekend that
you'll probably miss, but you should catch the International Mini Show
and Spares Bonanaza at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire on April 11th. It's
near Kenilworth between Leamington Spa and Coventry. There'll certainly
be plenty of early Minis that I'm sure the owners will be happy to let you
sit in. If you get onto one of the Mini lists you'll probably be able
to fix yourself up with a lift from Coventry.

Sorry, I can't be much help on Triumphs! Gaydon has special marque days
throughout the year but I don't know when the Triumph one is. Minis are
in October.

Try asking these lot regarding Triumphs

http://www.tssc.org.uk/

There is one in Bettws-y-Coed (North Wales) close to the station, which
would also give you a very pretty rail trip.

Alan

Brooklands museum is within walking distance of Weybridge Station (about 30
minutes from London by train)

www.brooklandsmuseum.com

rgds

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