National Motor Museum Blog – April 2016
A new exhibit from New Zealand joins the museum collection
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Women in Motorsport & Social History: Dorothy Levitt
Secretary, author and record breaker... Dorothy Levitt became the first British female racing driver and was described as the fastest girl on earth.
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Women in Motorsport & Social History: Camille du Gast
Discover the colourful life of pioneering French celebrity Camille du Gast, who broke with convention to become the first woman to race consistently at international level.
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National Motor Museum Blog – March 2016
This month, a first-class exhibit is revived and the Veteran Bus is given a spring refresh.
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Visitors suggest names for Beaulieu’s crash test dummy
Visitors have been adding their suggestions to name Beaulieu’s talking crash test dummy – the ‘guide’ in the National Motor Museum’s new Driving Change display.
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Name the dummy for Beaulieu’s Driving Change
Being a crash test dummy is not a fun job and Beaulieu’s newest National Motor Museum guide doesn’t even have a name! Now is the time to make your impact by choosing one for him.
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Dan Snow launches Beaulieu’s new Driving Change display
Beaulieu’s new display Driving Change was launched on social media with Dan Snow’s ‘Night at the Museum’ live Periscope broadcast.
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National Motor Museum Blog – February 2016
Viewers of the BBC2 series Great British Railway Journeys will have seen the National Motor Museum featured in the seventh series of this popular programme.
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Women in Motorsport & Social History: Berta Benz
The remarkable story of Berta Benz, young wife of the pioneering car maker Karl Benz.
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Director announced for Silver Ghost feature length drama
Asif Kapadia is to direct the Martin Scorsese/Anthony Haas produced feature film drama SILVER GHOST.
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