National Motor Museum
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The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu has one of the finest collections of cars, motorcycles and motoring memorabilia in the world.
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We have arrived on Bluesky! 🚙With its amazing collection of vehicles the National Motor Museum tells the story of motoring; inspiring memories and reflecting changes in technology and society. See how the car pushed the boundaries of science, speed and design. Visit our website or museum at Beaulieu
It's #InternationalVolunteerDay - thanks to our volunteers for their valuable contribution, they are truly appreciated throughout the National Motor Museum Trust, no matter what the role #EveryContributionMatters
December 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It's #InternationalVolunteerDay - thanks to our volunteers for their valuable contribution, they are truly appreciated throughout the National Motor Museum Trust, no matter what the role #EveryContributionMatters
Congratulations to the winners of the Beaulieu 100 awards at the annual dinner; Ethan Blake-Jones of the Paddock Speed Shop and motorcyclist Elspeth Beard. Read more: nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/news/young-c...
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Congratulations to the winners of the Beaulieu 100 awards at the annual dinner; Ethan Blake-Jones of the Paddock Speed Shop and motorcyclist Elspeth Beard. Read more: nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/news/young-c...
Work has started on a £600,000 project that will give the Museum a new look to its entrance hall and upper-gallery and re-introduce visitors to the story of motoring in Britain. The new exhibition will be called “Driven: Britain’s Motoring Story” Read more: bit.ly/4aBfrcK
December 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Work has started on a £600,000 project that will give the Museum a new look to its entrance hall and upper-gallery and re-introduce visitors to the story of motoring in Britain. The new exhibition will be called “Driven: Britain’s Motoring Story” Read more: bit.ly/4aBfrcK
Eastleigh bus refurbishment specialist Hants & Dorset Trim has stepped in to transform seating in the foyer of the National Motor Museum’s Collection Centre: nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/news/sitting...
December 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Eastleigh bus refurbishment specialist Hants & Dorset Trim has stepped in to transform seating in the foyer of the National Motor Museum’s Collection Centre: nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/news/sitting...
Our Sunbeam 350hp Blue Bird was honoured to be a finalist for Car of the Year at the International Historic Motoring Awards recently - the iconic car looked magnificent parked at The Peninsula Hotel, London. Thank you Magneto Magazine for the photographs! bit.ly/4alfKbx
December 1, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Our Sunbeam 350hp Blue Bird was honoured to be a finalist for Car of the Year at the International Historic Motoring Awards recently - the iconic car looked magnificent parked at The Peninsula Hotel, London. Thank you Magneto Magazine for the photographs! bit.ly/4alfKbx
A legend of speed autography or a volume on British advertising art - two ideas for book gifts this Christmas available from the @natlmotormuseum at Beaulieu. View more ideas at nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/support-us/c...
November 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
A legend of speed autography or a volume on British advertising art - two ideas for book gifts this Christmas available from the @natlmotormuseum at Beaulieu. View more ideas at nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/support-us/c...
We've partnered with the Caravan & Motorhome Collection and Caravan and Motorhome Club to present 'Pitch Up and Carry On', the untold story of how caravans and their owners supported the war effort during the Second World War. See the exhibition in the Museum 'In Focus' gallery until summer 2026.
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We've partnered with the Caravan & Motorhome Collection and Caravan and Motorhome Club to present 'Pitch Up and Carry On', the untold story of how caravans and their owners supported the war effort during the Second World War. See the exhibition in the Museum 'In Focus' gallery until summer 2026.
We are working on an exciting project to redisplay the entrance hall and upper ground floor of the National Motor Museum, creating a new welcoming space and re-interpreting the gallery with the story of motoring in Britain bit.ly/3LXhzl3
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
We are working on an exciting project to redisplay the entrance hall and upper ground floor of the National Motor Museum, creating a new welcoming space and re-interpreting the gallery with the story of motoring in Britain bit.ly/3LXhzl3
Is your friend a motoring enthusiast? Have you someone in your family who is keen on cars or motorbikes? This Christmas, treat your loved one to a motoring themed gift from the @natlmotormuseum.bsky.social : nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/support-us/c...
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Is your friend a motoring enthusiast? Have you someone in your family who is keen on cars or motorbikes? This Christmas, treat your loved one to a motoring themed gift from the @natlmotormuseum.bsky.social : nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/support-us/c...
As a charity your donations help fund our education programmes, develop our museum displays, help us restore, and ensure the preservation of the Collections for future generations to enjoy. Donate to the National Motor Museum Trust via PayPal Giving Fund: www.paypal.com/fundraiser/c...
November 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
As a charity your donations help fund our education programmes, develop our museum displays, help us restore, and ensure the preservation of the Collections for future generations to enjoy. Donate to the National Motor Museum Trust via PayPal Giving Fund: www.paypal.com/fundraiser/c...
A Lalique glass car mascot, "Victoire or Spirit of the Wind" by René Lalique, from our collection of luxury car mascots has gone on loan to the @ltmuseumfriends.bsky.social for their up and coming exhibition 'Art deco: the golden age of poster design.' Find out more: bit.ly/47PbT59
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
A Lalique glass car mascot, "Victoire or Spirit of the Wind" by René Lalique, from our collection of luxury car mascots has gone on loan to the @ltmuseumfriends.bsky.social for their up and coming exhibition 'Art deco: the golden age of poster design.' Find out more: bit.ly/47PbT59
Watch a Thames TV Archive YouTube film from just over 50 years ago. 'Drive in' presenter Shaw Taylor joins the iconic London to Brighton @VeteranCarRun in 1975 and interviews Edward, Lord Montagu who completed the run with racing driver Jackie Stewart www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRaT...
November 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Watch a Thames TV Archive YouTube film from just over 50 years ago. 'Drive in' presenter Shaw Taylor joins the iconic London to Brighton @VeteranCarRun in 1975 and interviews Edward, Lord Montagu who completed the run with racing driver Jackie Stewart www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRaT...
Disney and Pixar Jackson Storm has pulled into Beaulieu and he’s ready to show off what modern racing is all about. Catch this high-tech challenger from Disney and Pixar Cars 3 in the Museum📷 Grab your tickets www.beaulieu.co.uk/disney-and-p...
#disney #disneypixar #cars #beaulieu
#disney #disneypixar #cars #beaulieu
November 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Disney and Pixar Jackson Storm has pulled into Beaulieu and he’s ready to show off what modern racing is all about. Catch this high-tech challenger from Disney and Pixar Cars 3 in the Museum📷 Grab your tickets www.beaulieu.co.uk/disney-and-p...
#disney #disneypixar #cars #beaulieu
#disney #disneypixar #cars #beaulieu
Our World Land Speed Record breaker Sunbeam 350hp Blue Bird is on display at the International Historic Motoring Awards tonight where it is on the shortlist for 2025 Car of the Year #IHMA2025
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Our World Land Speed Record breaker Sunbeam 350hp Blue Bird is on display at the International Historic Motoring Awards tonight where it is on the shortlist for 2025 Car of the Year #IHMA2025
Our exhibition 'Racing Pride: Celebrating the LGBTQ+ Community in Motorsport' has won the category of ‘Celebrating LGBTQ Sporting Heritage’ at the Sporting Heritage 2025 Awards: nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/news/racing-...
#SHAwards2025 @racingpride.com @sportingheritage.bsky.social
#SHAwards2025 @racingpride.com @sportingheritage.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Our exhibition 'Racing Pride: Celebrating the LGBTQ+ Community in Motorsport' has won the category of ‘Celebrating LGBTQ Sporting Heritage’ at the Sporting Heritage 2025 Awards: nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/news/racing-...
#SHAwards2025 @racingpride.com @sportingheritage.bsky.social
#SHAwards2025 @racingpride.com @sportingheritage.bsky.social
Exciting news! The Sunbeam 1000hp, the first car to achieve a land speed record of 200 mph, will be heading off to the USA in 2026 and has been invited to take centre stage in next year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance. Read more: bit.ly/47NgW4I
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Exciting news! The Sunbeam 1000hp, the first car to achieve a land speed record of 200 mph, will be heading off to the USA in 2026 and has been invited to take centre stage in next year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance. Read more: bit.ly/47NgW4I
The fascinating link between the family portrayed in the @netflix drama the ‘House of Guinness’ and two remarkable cars in the National Motor Museum: bit.ly/4qTL1s7 #Guiness #Sunbeam350hp #Sunbeam1000hp
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The fascinating link between the family portrayed in the @netflix drama the ‘House of Guinness’ and two remarkable cars in the National Motor Museum: bit.ly/4qTL1s7 #Guiness #Sunbeam350hp #Sunbeam1000hp
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. We will remember them
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. We will remember them
Lovely to have Noah Bastiani (@noahcooks2015 on Insta) interview Brigitte Hill in the Museum www.instagram.com/reel/DQ4Oeps...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Lovely to have Noah Bastiani (@noahcooks2015 on Insta) interview Brigitte Hill in the Museum www.instagram.com/reel/DQ4Oeps...
We watched Donal Campbell's Bluebird K7 take part in today's Lady Mayor’s Show on BBC One and we were reminded that our own World Land Speed Record breaking Golden Arrow took part in the 1964 Lord Mayor's Show as part of a history of British motoring cavalcade 📷BBC/blackthorne57
November 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We watched Donal Campbell's Bluebird K7 take part in today's Lady Mayor’s Show on BBC One and we were reminded that our own World Land Speed Record breaking Golden Arrow took part in the 1964 Lord Mayor's Show as part of a history of British motoring cavalcade 📷BBC/blackthorne57
We are saddened to hear about the death of BBC Top Gear presenter Quentin Wilson. The motoring journalist passed away today, his family said, describing him as a 'true national treasure', who 'brought the joy of motoring, from combustion to electric, into our living rooms'.📷quentinwillson.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
We are saddened to hear about the death of BBC Top Gear presenter Quentin Wilson. The motoring journalist passed away today, his family said, describing him as a 'true national treasure', who 'brought the joy of motoring, from combustion to electric, into our living rooms'.📷quentinwillson.co.uk
🕵️Watch out! Spy alert! Disney and Pixar Finn McMissile is reporting for duty at Beaulieu! Sophisticated, stealthy, and seriously cool, this British agent is on display and ready for his next mission: meeting you! See your Disney and Pixar Cars favourites at the Museum bit.ly/4niLm4t
November 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🕵️Watch out! Spy alert! Disney and Pixar Finn McMissile is reporting for duty at Beaulieu! Sophisticated, stealthy, and seriously cool, this British agent is on display and ready for his next mission: meeting you! See your Disney and Pixar Cars favourites at the Museum bit.ly/4niLm4t
The latest film from our Ford Heritage collection was created for the Ford sales force to show them how to present the new Mark 3 Granada line-up to their clients. Watch it on YouTube here: bit.ly/49AsVoD
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The latest film from our Ford Heritage collection was created for the Ford sales force to show them how to present the new Mark 3 Granada line-up to their clients. Watch it on YouTube here: bit.ly/49AsVoD
We welcomed visitors from the Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile this week. Known as #MAUTO, the automobile museum is in Turin, Italy. With our Director of Collections, Andrea Bishop and Vehicle Curator Patrick Collins is Conservator Davide Lorenzone and Director Lorenza Bravetta.
November 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
We welcomed visitors from the Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile this week. Known as #MAUTO, the automobile museum is in Turin, Italy. With our Director of Collections, Andrea Bishop and Vehicle Curator Patrick Collins is Conservator Davide Lorenzone and Director Lorenza Bravetta.
Our friends at YouTube channel Scarf & Goggles have released the latest episode on the Sunbeam 1000hp restoration: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPyd...
#WorldLandSpeed #LandSpeedRecord #LandSpeed #Motoring #Sunbeam1000hp #Sunbeam #Startup #Beaulieu
#WorldLandSpeed #LandSpeedRecord #LandSpeed #Motoring #Sunbeam1000hp #Sunbeam #Startup #Beaulieu
Sunbeam 1000hp Rebuild (Part 5) - Restoring the first 200mph land speed car
YouTube video by Scarf And Goggles
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November 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Our friends at YouTube channel Scarf & Goggles have released the latest episode on the Sunbeam 1000hp restoration: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPyd...
#WorldLandSpeed #LandSpeedRecord #LandSpeed #Motoring #Sunbeam1000hp #Sunbeam #Startup #Beaulieu
#WorldLandSpeed #LandSpeedRecord #LandSpeed #Motoring #Sunbeam1000hp #Sunbeam #Startup #Beaulieu