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Dan F

USA
845 Posts
Posted - 14/08/2014 :  07:57:07  Show Profile
An antique car/motorcycle friend of mine is going to London the week after next and asked me if I knew of anything car/motorcycle related to do there. I drew a blank but said I'd ask on the forum. Any advice ?
I recall a speciality motor related bookstore in London but can't recall the name.
Any ideas ?
thanks
Dan
Edited by - Dan F on 14/08/2014 07:57:44

etlanpa

United Kingdom
560 Posts
Posted - 14/08/2014 :  08:33:13  Show Profile
Motor Books in Cecil Court - sadly gone but you can order online!
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DickMorbey

United Kingdom
3678 Posts
Posted - 14/08/2014 :  09:45:35  Show Profile
A little way west of London is Maidenhead where there is an exhibition celebrating the centenary of Maidenhead’s motoring industry with "a brand new exhibition featuring real vintage cars. Find out about GWK, Marendaz, Burney and Vanwall cars, all built on the Cordwallis Estate between 1914 and 1936."

Details at http://www.maidenheadheritage.org.uk/events/

To the South there's always Brooklands . . . there's a bus museum there too!

Within London itself there is the London Transport Museum at Covent Garden, which although largely rail-oriented also has a focus on the bus - see http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/

Dick Morbey
PA/PB 0743
Frieth, Oxon, UK
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George Eagle

United Kingdom
3240 Posts
Posted - 14/08/2014 :  11:41:43  Show Profile
I think the Science Museum also has some motoring exhibits?

The RAF Museum at Hendon is also very interesting and admission is free I believe.

George
L2023
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MaGic_GV

United Kingdom
868 Posts
Posted - 14/08/2014 :  14:43:55  Show Profile
I recall some lovely motoring exhibits at the Science Museum, but I am not sure if they are still there. A check online revealed Stephenson's Rocket, and other transport and steam related exhibits, so your day wouldn't be wasted. There used to be models of trains that small boys (i.e. me)could work by turning a handle but I think they're gone now, in favour of the dreaded computer graphics. While there you could always go to see the dinosaurs next door! And the building is a treat too..

On the aeroplane front, there is the DH Mosquito museum at Hertford, well worth a visit!

Regards,
Graham
Edited by - MaGic_GV on 14/08/2014 14:51:56
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MaGic_GV

United Kingdom
868 Posts
Posted - 14/08/2014 :  16:13:23  Show Profile
Not forgetting Brooklands, of course...

Regards,
Graham
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graham holdsworth

United Kingdom
424 Posts
Posted - 14/08/2014 :  17:58:49  Show Profile
... and this http://www.salonprivelondon.com/
Graham
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graham holdsworth

United Kingdom
424 Posts
Posted - 14/08/2014 :  20:28:34  Show Profile
...and also this on the same week http://concoursofelegance.co.uk/
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Vitesse

United Kingdom
234 Posts
Posted - 14/08/2014 :  21:39:32  Show Profile
The specialist bookstores have all closed or moved out of town. Foyles in Charing Cross Road may still be worth a look though.

Brooklands is a must-see. Not only for the cars and bikes. As mentioned there's a bus museum too, plus a whole bunch of aircraft - amongst them one of the surviving Concordes. And Mercedes Benz World is right next door.

http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/

http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/content/unitedkingdom/mpc/mpc_unitedkingdom_website/en/home_mpc/mercedes-benzworld.html?csref=mbworld_url_021211

Both easy to get to by public transport - see details on the MB World site.
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