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Whilst on my little 'tour' in the last couple of days we weren't too far from the British Museum at Gaydon. The Capri was parked up in Kettering so I was slumming it in my mates ecoboost Fiesta but the museum was great with around 300 cars on display that chart the history of British motoring. I took quite a few pictures so I'll probably do a couple of posts. Here are some of the rarer prototypes and research cars.

An MG/Mini cross

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A fast back version of the TR7

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A35 convertible

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A development of the Austin Princess

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A better looking MG than you can get these days

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A Mini Moke with a second engine in the rear for better traction

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Gas turbine powered Rover (P6)

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Plain ugly!

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Concept XJ convertible

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Polished aluminium anyone?

ImageDSCN5503 by Peter Smith, on Flickr

Research vehicle based on Ital. Who thought they could make it worse!

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The 'Road Rover'. A car based on the Land Rover

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Wide body MG - only kidding, a cutaway of the first MGB for display at the motor show

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MG speed merchants

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Hi Peter,
Thanks for uploading these photos, great stuff! I've never been to Gaydon but I want to make the effort to go now, after seeing what's there. There are some wonderful exhibits there, for my sins, I especially like that TR7.
It looks as though they've allowed plenty of space around the cars so you can have a good look at them. Unlike Beaulieu where the cars are crammed in like sardines!

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Andrew 2.8i wrote: Mon Jul 12, 2021 3:59 pm Hi Peter,
Thanks for uploading these photos, great stuff! I've never been to Gaydon but I want to make the effort to go now, after seeing what's there. There are some wonderful exhibits there, for my sins, I especially like that TR7.
It looks as though they've allowed plenty of space around the cars so you can have a good look at them. Unlike Beaulieu where the cars are crammed in like sardines!

Andrew.
Thanks Andrew. Certainly worth a visit for a car enthusiast such as yourself. Some cars are closer than others and the area referred to as the 'reserve collection' is a bit more like a car park but easy access is possible down one side of each vehicle although some are a bit nose to tail.
I'll try and put some more up but in the meantime there are some in my blog thing:
https://www.photoblog.com/inreachofthes ... 10/gaydon/
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The reserve collection in the other building is pretty cool. Two XJ220s together (show car, and first production one I think, or maybe the last). way cool. Never seen that XJ convertible, that is a PROPER spivs motah, imagine the crumpet you'd be pulling in that!

That Princess thing looks like it should have a row of spotlights and be tearing up a rally stage!
I remember the MG record cars being very interesting when I saw them a couple of years ago. Its something not many people are aware of now, because MG as a brand is now just a badge for chinese built white-goods SUVs.
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A few more snaps from the museum

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Great stuff ! :D
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