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Richard H
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 Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:03 pm Post subject: Haynes Motor Museum |
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As mentioned in another post, I went to the Haynes Motor Museum in Somerset, so here's some pictures:
This looks familiar 
Prototype Mini with, I think, coil spring front suspension and torsion bar rear suspension.
SD1 Estate
Standards
Made me feel right at home 
Trabant
GAZ Chaika
This was an interesting car. It had a Rolls Royce V12 aero engine!
Not exactly to my taste, but you can appreciate the work that has gone into this.
One for Buzzy.
A few shots from the Retro Rides event that was going on at the same time.
This truck was lovely, but I'm not sure exactly what it is. Maybe a Dodge?
Well travelled Rovers from Germany and Holland
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Giggles
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Location: Tucked up under a patchwork quilt somwhere in Suffolk
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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Great photo's, thanks for sharing.
The diner was at last years Street Rod Nationals at Trinity Park, Suffolk and if it floats your boat, is amazing. 
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Nic Jarman
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Oh well, I won't have to go there now.
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Rich5ltr
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| Looks like a great cross-section of cars there, although many of then do appear to be rather stuffed in side by side with no access to look inside or around them which is a pity, I find the interior of cars equally interesting. |
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Rob
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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| That 1936 Delahaye is beautiful. I really like that diner - looks like it could be the one Rick mentioned a while ago |
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stuchamp
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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Cool museum and photos, Thanks!  |
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peter scott
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Yes, that Route 66 diner truck looks great. The Morris 1000 engine compartment looks almost ghostly. Interesting collection.
Thanks for posting,
Peter
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Keith D
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Rich, Great photos!
I visited the Haynes museum when I was last in the UK in 2005. I thought it was fantastic, especially the "red" room. It certainly left the Montague museum rip-off near Southampton for dead! Is the Austin Seven still at the entrance? I was told it was Haynes first car.
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Richard H
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Keith D wrote: | Hey Rich, Great photos!
I visited the Haynes museum when I was last in the UK in 2005. I thought it was fantastic, especially the "red" room. It certainly left the Montague museum rip-off near Southampton for dead! Is the Austin Seven still at the entrance? I was told it was Haynes first car.
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Thanks Keith,
There were two Austin Sevens at the entrance, a special and a box saloon. I think Haynes' first car was the special. No pictures unfortunately.
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Looks like a great cross-section of cars there, although many of then do appear to be rather stuffed in side by side with no access to look inside or around them which is a pity, I find the interior of cars equally interesting.
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That was a slightly disappointing aspect of it. I think there were only two halls out of about 5 where you could actually walk around the cars. There was the one with the A35, Morris Cowley and Morris Eight in it, and the hall with the Minis in it. I did have a good look around the museum's A35 and noticed it had the headlight switch in the 'dipped' position
In the museum guide it says efforts are made to exercise every car in the museum at least once a year.
It was a good day out though
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Richard H
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| Rick wrote: | great pics, interesting to see that diner - thats the one I think I spotted on the M40 a few weeks back - proper truck
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According to the ASKMID insurance database, the diner is a Diamond T404, not a make I have heard of before. I think it dates to around 1937
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