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Wee road trip to Myreton Motor Museum (lots of photos!)


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Photos from our wee trip to Myreton Motor museum in Mindy our MX5. We decided on a nice run to Dunbar via the coast road, so taking in Longniddry, Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick then Dunbar. This is a tiny wee museum based in East Lothian just outside Aberlady. The building(s) are basically in the middle of nowhere, but it is sign posted well!  Lots of classic cars in various states of repair, some wearing original patina, some restored or part restored. Also lots and lots of interesting stuff including a history on Jim Clark. Also motorbikes, memorobilia and anything car related. Great wee place and well worth a look. Entry is just £7 for adults so quite reasonable, and you can be in there as long as you like.

Excuse the photos, just took them with my phone!

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Customized 1980's Fiat X/19. The paintwork on this is amazing, multicoloured metal flake! 20190216_120455Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_120444Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_120436Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg

 

Old Citroen is in beautiful condition.20190216_120404Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg

 

As was this wee beauty! Only done 1800 miles if I remember rightly!20190216_121238Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_121231Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg

 

Always been a sucker for old Fords! Love this, so cool!20190216_121222Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg

 

And this wee pair were in stunning condition! Amazing how small both of these are compared to their modern counterparts.20190216_121213Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg

 

My favourite Rolls Royce, the Silver Shadow (series 2 I think?)20190216_121247Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_121254Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_121620Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_121629Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_121634Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg

 

Mini Innocenti replica20190216_121822Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_121831Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg

 

Jowett Bradford van. I knew Jowett made the Jupiter and Javellin, but never knew they made a van. Unusual and very nice condition. 20190216_121853Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_121905Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_121916Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg

 

Sunbeam Rapier. I used to love the shape of these when I was little, my uncle had one in metallic turquoise. Was a stunning car back then!20190216_122104Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_122115Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_122121Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_122129Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_122141Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg

 

Got a thing for old Humbers like this too.........look so much like a 57 Chevy or 57 Plymouth20190216_122338Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg

 

Volvo 340, used to be such a common sight on our roads. This ones a nice 1 owner low miler.20190216_122409Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_122418Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_122429Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_122435Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_122442Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg

 

Then on to upstairs! Lots of memorabellia, bicycles, pedal cars, toys, petrol ration books and so much more!20190216_122941Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_122948Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_122953Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_123007Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_123015Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_123354Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_123405Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg

 

Bugatti pedal car!!  Would  have loved this when I was a kid!  Although I did have a Mini pedal car which was really cool!20190216_123429Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg20190216_123442Feb-2019-Myreton-Motor-Museum.jpg

And Mindy, sitting relaxing in the sun before the second part of our run.

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Yeah, my bro had a 3 door Volvo 343 years ago......mind you it was a but of a shed that had been doctored (bodged) up to look good before he bought it. Pretty quick wee car though!! I always fancied a 340 GLT, or any of the GLT Volvos. Nice cars!

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1 hour ago, Gel said:

Must of been a great day out for Mindy & Co.

 

The big Humber and the Rapier are my favourites.

 

I did wonder what this van is.....is it a Hillman Imp van ?

 

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Correcto mundo Gerry. It's a Hillman Husky to be exact, which equates to an Imp van. Stunning condition this one and first one I've seen. Seen plenty of Imps (always had a soft spot for a metallic jade green Imp Californian) but never the van/estate.

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I'm kicking myself having to ask about the Husky because as a 4/5 year old I used to be fascinated by all the Hillman Imp's on display at our very local Hillman Dealer....they used to give me tea and biscuits and allow me to sit in the new cars once I had eaten the biccies.

 

I never really took to Mini's but I do fancy the lovely blue Mini in the line-up.

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Yeah, remember the Imps well, another uncle of mine had one. Remember when I was about 7yrs old, he was visiting and had the rear tailgate open. Asked me to close it as he carried something into the house and I pulled down on the tailgate and something went bang! Bloody pooped myself! Turns out you are supposed to lift it first which disengages it and then close it (much the same as the old 3 piece wardrobes we used to get in the 70's. The top cupboard doors on them worked the same way). He was ok about it and laughed it off. I was devastated I'd broke a car!! shrug.gif1 lol

 

The wee Mini is a cracker Gerry. I've always loved the original Mini, had one years ago which I got for the grand price of £50 + a Ghetto blaster! It had 7 months MOT (which turned out to be a very, very dodgy MOT!) but had an engine fault so didn't run. Got it running though, and it had had a replacement engine, so no longer a 950 but a 1275GT engine fitted. It was all done up to the nines.......British racing green with the white roof and white bonnet stripes, big spot lights, red Cobra bucket seats, twin centre exit Peco exhaust, Mamba alloys (which I found out later were bloody rare at the time!). Looked really cool, but I soon found out it was rotten beyond repair with rust. There is a long long story involved with that car and it's MOT which I'll post up some time! Ended up scrapping it :nonono:

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Some Great pictures there..... See that Orange Rapier, that actual car was my Grandmothers, she had it from new and we gave it to the museum to display when she stopped driving in her late 80's.

One day when I have a garage to do it in I'm going to ask for it back so I can restore it properly :P

 

 

 

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On 2/23/2019 at 6:56 PM, Dougie said:

Some Great pictures there..... See that Orange Rapier, that actual car was my Grandmothers, she had it from new and we gave it to the museum to display when she stopped driving in her late 80's.

One day when I have a garage to do it in I'm going to ask for it back so I can restore it properly :P

 

 

 

Seriously? Wow mate, that's been in there as long as I can remember! Always draws my attention. Didn't realize it was a one owner from new car either, makes it even rarer! Need to pop down sometime mate, we could take a wee run down there again to see it.

 

The Jowett van had memories for Gayle as her first husband  was a Jowett (and that was obviously Gayles previous married name). His great grandad founded the Jowett car company! They went bust due to Mr Henry Ford buying the supply place they got a lot of their mechanical parts from........then refusing to sell them the parts they needed to build the cars! Think the car industry was pretty cut throat back then!

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