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MikeO Site Admin
Number of posts : 3840 Age : 75 Location : Seaham, Co Durham, UK Points : 9731 Registration date : 2009-06-29
| Subject: Haynes Museum, Somerset, UK Thu Jun 25, 2015 12:21 pm | |
| Having dropped in to the Haynes Museum last Saturday with X9OC chums for a cup of tea at the end of the West Country Rideout, I decided to ride down again and 'do' the museum itself - it's a bare 50 minutes down the road from Salisbury. It's fantastic and well worth at least another visit fairly soon.
The cars are immaculate and the variety astonishing.
There is a small but perfectly formed Motorcycle Gallery which includes a comprehensive collection of Speedway Bikes.
One thing which particularly made me think: A 1931 Duesenberg, bought at the time by the wife of Whitney (of Pratt & Whitney fame) for the huge-at-the-time sum of £15,000 is now worth £8,000,000! In contrast, the 1996 F1 Ferrari driven by Michael Schumacher cost £8,000,000 to build but is now worth only £30,000! The Duesenberg is enormous - Cruella Deville, eat your heart out! :D
The Dues is the one with the man in the maroon jacket standing at the front of it:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/48028479@N00/sets/72157603247845119/
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| | | Dale N. Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2000 Age : 78 Location : Princeton, MN Points : 6098 Registration date : 2014-02-13
| Subject: Re: Haynes Museum, Somerset, UK Fri Jun 26, 2015 7:24 am | |
| Those are some nice photos Mike. Thanks. |
| | | model28a Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2085 Age : 71 Location : St.Pete.FL. Points : 7580 Registration date : 2010-02-03
| Subject: Re: Haynes Museum, Somerset, UK Sat Jun 27, 2015 8:33 pm | |
| Mike I thought I posted a thank you, and long post yesterday. I think I hit preview instead of send. I'm not retyping the long post but I am sending you a big thank you for the link. |
| | | MikeO Site Admin
Number of posts : 3840 Age : 75 Location : Seaham, Co Durham, UK Points : 9731 Registration date : 2009-06-29
| Subject: Re: Haynes Museum, Somerset, UK Sun Jun 28, 2015 9:07 am | |
| Thanks, Roger. There but for the grace of God.......! |
| | | HORNBLOWER Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 171 Age : 69 Location : Birmingham UK Points : 4291 Registration date : 2013-10-08
| Subject: Re: Haynes Museum, Somerset, UK Sun Jun 28, 2015 6:59 pm | |
| Mike thanks for posting this it looks brilliant. I have passed it a few times and always meant to go but never have. I think it is a trip that must happen this year! |
| | | MikeO Site Admin
Number of posts : 3840 Age : 75 Location : Seaham, Co Durham, UK Points : 9731 Registration date : 2009-06-29
| Subject: Re: Haynes Museum, Somerset, UK Sun Jun 28, 2015 7:02 pm | |
| It really is worth it. It's not the cheapest but if you do the 'charity' bit you get unlimited entry for a year. Shop's good, cafe's good, plenty of level parking and very close to the A303. |
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