Check out the hidden treasure at the British Motor Museum!

After looking around the amazing display of cars at the British Motor Museum, now we can look through the back rooms where the many cars that arnt currently on display are stored.
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[@raysmancave1]

Oh the memories flood back. When my grandfather owned the family garage he bought a new Austin Champ, I can't remember if it was bought as a tow wagon. or he built it that way. I must have been about 6 years old at the time, (now 76) I must have been in my late 30s when my father sold it, everything still working well with way over a million miles under it's belt. The damn thing was indestructible

[@robbacon4991]

For me this part of the museum is the best bit. All of the first/last cars & concept cars show what an amazing car industry we had & what we could have done. When i visited i saw the ‘tunnel mini’ but when i looked over the balcony at the worshop i saw the Jaguar E-type driven by Norman Dewis to the Geneva motor show! It was in pieces but i could clearly see the plaque on the console & the reg of 77 RW.

[@6ettinold]

11:10 - that's an AR6 prototype from 1986-87, designed by Roy Axe as a Metro replacement. Lack of funds instead saw the Metro being dragged kicking & screaming into the 90's with the K series engines.

[@peterriggall8409]

Mind blowing display. 😳 So glad this stuff has been preserved.

[@tonys1636]

Those PM P5b's look like pre armoured ones, maybe one or both Wilson, the larger ashtray for his pipe would be the give away. Each PM had a few so had one at the destination when using the train or a plane for travel around the UK, plus a couple of spare ones. As far as I know all the later armoured ones were scrapped, first built for Thatcher, not sold off at auction like normal Home Office cars, so wouldn't fall into the wrong hands. The lightweight Chobham armour was still classified and top secret when they were withdrawn, it's still used on the modern Jags. The doors weighed a lot, the armoured glass being very heavy, shutting a hand in a door would chop it off.

[@grahamh6988]

That "Ghost" is a Phantom 7......Also, that part of the museum isn't hidden, it's easily accessible to everyone. But nice video. The red "competition Maxi" is actually an 1800 'landcrab'...bigger than a Maxi. The blue hatchback was an initial thought on replacing the Allegro, before the final LC/LM10 shape was signed off.

[@stippolyte]

That balcony where you started is where we were looking down on the Car SOS Land Rover challenge car being filmed as it was built up by Fuzz and the team.

[@cornishrider]

I thought I recognised L816WAC Defender 90 V8 NAS. In 1995 I drove it from our LR Dealership in Falmouth back to Coventry as GUL Wetsuits borrowed it fro a photoshoot. It's biggest drawback apart from being LHD was it was limited to 70mph! Which was still 3rd gear. Also remember the alloy polished S3 at the 1984 Royal Cornwall Show.

[@markmoore2625]

Fascinating collection. As somebody who worked at Longbridge ( '84/99) it really brings back fond memories. Such a shame we 've lost most of our car manufacturing.

[@Steve-Cross]

Being a man of a certain age. I can’t remember my grandparents owning some of the older exhibits. Your virtual tour, brought back lots of great memories. Thank you. 😊

[@darrenwilson8042]

I used to be a commercial Loss Adjuster - in the mid-noughties I dealt with a claim for a damaged Krypton engine tuning machine ( bloke reversed with its still attached to a car and it fell into his garage pit ) - thing was he was a classic car garage and restorer so modern stuff wouldn't suit his 60's or 70's cars that he dealt with. Couldn't find anyone to repair it nor anyone to supply one in the UK. In the end - and at some cost - we tracked one down in the Netherlands got it shipped over and though it had some faults with the remains of his scrap one he managed to get a serviceable unit

[@furiousdriving]

Amazing work! not many would haver gone that far

[@darrenwilson8042]

@@furiousdriving It was that or a guy restoring a FIAT Toplino and a FIAT Dino Spider ( wedding present for his daughter ) amongst other classics would have gone out of business Matt. It was a great job - I went to a workshop that did 1920's Blower Bentley's in North Yorkshire too - commercial was so much more interesting than domestic Adjusting - lets face it we all have a kitchen that could be damaged I don't have a Topolino lol

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

But really who needs those old "tune-up" machines for actually working on old cars? I always just saw them as expensive advertising back in the day, like "Oi, bring your car to us, we don't rely on our eyes and ears to set your car up, we have this fancy new machine to do that!"

[@darrenwilson8042]

could that metallic blue thing towards the end be a styling concept for the Maestro? The side windows ( aside from the uptick on the front ones ) look like styling cues for the Maestro to me

[@gframe287]

Agree, the front edge of the bonnet looks like my old same colour Maestro from 1985 with the original style dashboard.

[@Matteo_Licata]

Fascinating stuff. I last visited the museum back in 2008. It's high time for me to come back (can't even remember when I last visited the UK) and this "reserve collection" building further motivates me to do so!

[@brucemay5409]

Really interesting tour Matt with some old favorites and unusual prototypes.Enjoyed it,Thank you!

[@emmajacobs5575]

I think the last time I was there was for the 20th birthday of AROnline. It was great having a Keith Adams guided tour to get a more detailed insight into some of the exhibits.

[@mattw8332]

I last visited here in 2019. I remember that slab fronted Mini used as a mule. Behind it at the time of my visit was the most enormous 1940s/50s vintage era car I had ever seen. Don't think it was a Rolls Royce or Bentley, it might have been a Daimler. My favourite in the hall is the white Montego (unremarkably!) but I was fascinated with the Triumph/Rover SD2 prototype. I could elements of FSO Polonez and Citroen BX in it. Seeing it just now in this video there's even a bit of Renault 16 in there also.

[@RetroRatz]

Kate Winslet in the back 😂😂 I love a Bedford Van! Honda have fully left Swindon now! Honda no more..... Very pleased that living museums for cars exist, including machinery, and associated items! Much bigger than my humble collection 😅🚘❤️💯👍

[@furiousdriving]

But not much bigger!

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

Wow. What an fantastic place. The UK has an amazing array of car museums. Not to mention it's fantastic car history. A bit sad to see how far Britain has fallen from a global empire and cutting edge car maker.

[@pekkokuopanportti6859]

8:46 Good luck convinving Mrs. Furious

[@allanmollison6971]

I'll probably never get to the UK and see the British Motor Museum, so thanks for sharing Matt. Much appreciated 😊👍

[@robincook3367]

Great video, very interesting. Couple of things - the Land Rover body wasn't made from aluminium, it was made from 'birmabright', which is an aluminium alloy (pedantic I know). The Dolomite 'prototype' is, I believe, a restyled/updated version, which might have replaced the original Dolomite range - a Mk2, if you like. I think it was canned because it would have been dated at launch. Fairly sure I remember seeing articles on it in the 1980s

[@DaimlerSleeveValve]

I'm surprised that you did not recognise the Daimlers by the crinkly tops on the radiators. THIS was, in effect, the badge. There was no need of the brand name on a badge until well after WW2, though some cars received plated wheel centre caps with a curly "D" embossed in them.

[@richardhargrave6082]

The overflow is in some respects more interesting than the main building. Its great that you can walk amongst some of the greats and no so greats

[@maxidyne]

Fascinating stuff! Love all these odd prototypes and first and last produced models. Thanks for taking us along Matt.

[@cornishrider]

A testament to the Marina Safety car is the large dent in the bonnet!

[@troygoodacre2718]

When I worked in a body shop we used to have a thirties Morris ten four, that had the odd peddles. I was one of only two or three people allowed to drive it when it came in because one of the staff drove it and crashed it when they got in a muddle with the peddles

[@andyarmstrong1493]

Great vid. Looked like there were a great many enjoying the storage area.

[@parkecorepersonaltrainingp2601]

Love this place had a pass for a year and would look so forward to going there. There was always something new to see. Great workaround 👍

[@RichieRouge206]

This warehouse was my fave and more interesting than the main building (not knocking that at all lol) awesome video Matt

[@petertrinder3127]

I visited here a few years ago and found it very interesting especially downstairs . Run out off time too

[@SimpsonsClassics]

Nice video I love the overflow area its great.

[@darrenwilson8042]

That Dolomite prototype is pure FIAT 132

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

Yes definitely but it's a prototype restyle for the Dolomite which of course dated back to the mid-60s Triumph 1300 FWD (the one in Valencia Blue with the Beige interior early in the video).

[@promerops]

Very interesting video. Thanks, Matt. That dark blue mystery car looks to me quite a lot like a series 2 Fiat Uno...

[@dave-huston-dublin]

Another brilliant walk around, Thank you.

[@jo_clarke1960]

That's a weekend away from the Misses, I could spend hrs it that place alone, especially the cutaways due to manufacturing background. Great vid 👍

[@alschannel]

saw these last time I was there a couple of years ago, some interesting stuff up there!

[@billywhizz98]

Went there a few weeks back and plan to go back again it was a brilliant experience

[@dominotr7]

@8:49 question; would Mrs. Furious be happy to have that in the house? 😂

[@darrensmith6999]

I remember a friend and i going to the Austin Rover Sien Park Heritage museum in London Back in 1985, very cool . Is Gaydon were those cars ended up ?

[@a11csc]

5 years to show where it rusts on the allegro ,very optomistic matt,should have a salesman lol.what a great collection

[@merikblackmore]

Good vid, thanks. I remember seeing that underground mini being discovered, think it was a bit more beaten up than it is now, can't recall who's channel it was on.

[@grayfool]

Fascinating stuff. Thanks Matt

[@tristanpage6805]

Some amazing cars. Really enjoyed that

[@laskos02]

My pick of the bunch would be that CCV

[@charliemanson4808]

13:00 Austin Maestro?

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

What a great collection in the overflow section, favourite has to be the last 75 and Metro/100.

[@furiousdriving]

too many to chose a favourite there for me!

[@markwright3161]

21:10 Just hope you don't get a puncture. :)

[@shannonireland9057]

Great video.Thankyou for the tour of the motor museum.

[@MINIMOTOMADNESS]

top vid,some seriously good looking cars there

[@CasperthefriendlyG10T]

@15:24 there is what appears to look like a Vauxhall Firenza that was sold at GM of Canada dealers for a brief period. The Canadian model had quad four inch sealed beams.

[@terryc8164]

That's a Vauxhall Viva HC, the Firenza has a similar front end but a coupe style rear, at least the British version had 😁 I lived in Luton through the 70s where they were built, the Vivas were 2 a penny but Firenzas were fairly rare even then.

[@MrTimcoronel]

the bright yellow veteran at the beginning is a Daimler

[@michaelstaunton1632]

A brilliant video most enjoyable well done 👌👌👌

[@lesklower7281]

Matt this was as interesting as the main part of tthe museum l was wondering what happens to all those motot show cut away cars they end up in museums

[@phil7301]

Brilliant video, I must go ! I will let you off for not showing the road going version of the MG Metro 6R4 I spotted lurking in the background 😉, i Know you couldn't show all of them . Cheers Matt 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@robtt997]

You ignored the only Vauxhall as you walked past it ! Poor wee Viva !

[@troygoodacre2718]

Hi Matt I wanted to ask your opinion. I’ve got a 2005 MG ZR. 105. I have just bought a genuine. Mg rover cam belt kit. I’m debating doing it myself but nerves are getting the better of me , i need to replace the Saab valve and thermostat at the same time. So getting all that done isn’t cheap . I have fairly good basic skills, but I’d be furious if I ruined it. What do you think ?

[@georgekaritzis2374]

All those Rovers reminds me to ask ... How is your Rover 4.6 getting on ? look forward to any updates 👍👍

[@markc1921]

The panel gap on the Roller's boot is quite bad...

[@Charstring]

FD reckons that the prototype Triumph Dolomite looks like a BMW which is fair enough - but when I saw it I thought "why have they got a FIAT 132 in the collection?".

[@timcoffey5927]

Like the lab in aliens with noot and Sigourney weaver

[@Mighty_Cat_Mods]

What an interesting museum! Just a bit of a shame that quite a lot of British manufacturers apparently aren't represented at all.

[@chrisweeks6973]

The collection is still being built up. Keep in mind the fact that it was originally a BL collection, which is why it's exhibits are still heavily oriented in that direction. Certainly, the collection has expanded significantly over the years, not that I get to see it all that frequently - last three times were in 2014/'17/'19 - as it's a long-ish trip from Australia!

[@classics144sportscarschannel]

will have to go there sometime matt. for my youtube channel

[@fhwolthuis]

Beautiful video, Matt 👌🏼👌🏼

[@furiousdriving]

thanks!

[@NYCS19339]

SD1 always cool... total agreement!

[@jasoncornell1579]

Did u use the tea shelf?

[@diabrettic]

7:46 that armed response range rover with Strathclyde Police is from my region / county here in Scotland, now called Police Scotland across the country, this was pre police amalgamation of all forces within Scotland.

[@barron204]

Enjoying these videos.

[@classics144sportscarschannel]

brill job Matt.

[@stevewhite1444]

Loved the video but you completely skipped the blue Mk3 Allegro 🤷

[@charliemanson4808]

Good evening 😊

[@furiousdriving]

Hello 😊

[@robbrady4649]

At 12:45, could it have evolved into the Maestro?

[@rgorham99]

Those never was cars have a lot of Peugeot and Citroen hints about them. Especially the Peugeot 504?

[@kingpika1]

id love too go there but id have to bring my brother and sister and neither of them are interested in cars

[@adrianrowden8266]

Ref the Rover 'K' Series engine on display, had the head gasket gone???

[@tghsheridan]

Haha, Matt you Stymie Bold Italic fiend.

[@furiousdriving]

Ha! Blooming love that font!

[@garywillcox9684]

Such a shame, the history & demise of the British car manufacturing industry

[@billgriffiths1685]

Yipee I'm 2nd

[@Philipmarlowe77]

Ian,another classic show another Triumph GT6 ignored.why? Very disappointed

[@alecjefferson6993]

YOU SEAM TO HAVE TROUBLE SAYINGS THE word TRIUMPH CAR GT6 SPITFIRE ETC YOU NEVER SAID!!! Triumph TRIUMPHS SAME ON YOU 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@ColinBarrett001]

This video is really only of interest to Austin / Rover / Land Rover enthusiasts. There is zero representation of Ford / Vauxhall / Rootes vehices here.