07-03-2024, 10:15 AM
Yesterday evening David Cochrane and myself, as current and past chairmen respectively of the the A7CA, attended the opening of Lord Austin's Office at the British Motor Museum, Gaydon.
Around a hundred people were present, many ex Austin apprentices, members of the Press and other interested parties. The Museum have done an excellent job of the Office which is located next to William Morris's one. What these two would have said about this would be interesting! The displays are interactive and coupled with a small static display of their artifacts. Fittingly, facing the Office was a nice original 1923 Chummy.
For those of you who have never been, I urge you to go. It is a most interesting and friendly museum with the widest possible range of British vehicles, from Austin's first car he built whilst at Wolseley's, right through to a current Mclaren supercar. The Austin Seven, rightly so, has a dedicated area. Unlike many museums, Gaydon is different, as you can walk amongst and around the exhibits...provided you don't touch!
Around a hundred people were present, many ex Austin apprentices, members of the Press and other interested parties. The Museum have done an excellent job of the Office which is located next to William Morris's one. What these two would have said about this would be interesting! The displays are interactive and coupled with a small static display of their artifacts. Fittingly, facing the Office was a nice original 1923 Chummy.
For those of you who have never been, I urge you to go. It is a most interesting and friendly museum with the widest possible range of British vehicles, from Austin's first car he built whilst at Wolseley's, right through to a current Mclaren supercar. The Austin Seven, rightly so, has a dedicated area. Unlike many museums, Gaydon is different, as you can walk amongst and around the exhibits...provided you don't touch!