The MORETONHAMPSTEAD Motor Museum visited!

Off to the Moretonhampstead Motor Museum in Devon! This classic car and motorcycle museum is housed in a wonderful former bus depot that dates back to the early 1930s, in the small town of Moretonhampstead which is located on Exmoor in Devon, not too far west of Exeter.
The varied line-up of preserved vehicles is displayed over two floors, surrounded by many mouthwatering items of automobilia to complete the display. We'd never been here before so apart from a few photos found online, we weren't really sure what we'd stumble across. We arrived before the museum's opening time, and the owner was to be seen arriving in his tidy Wolseley 1500 to open up. As we had a little time in hand, we ambled into the town itself, grabbed a quick bite to eat, then headed back - cameras in hand - to have a good look around the Moretonhampstead Motor Museum.
The cars on display dated from the 1920s through to the 1980s, most falling into the 1930s-1960s timeframe. Highlights included an Austin-Healey Sprite Mk1 adorned with every screw-on accessory you could think of (and then some), a magnificent pre-war Hotchkiss, immaculate Mk1 Ford Cortina, Wolseley 6/80, MG Magnette, Vauxhall Wyvern E-Series (for sale!), a super-rare Vanden Plas version of the Austin A105 Westminster, A40 Mk2 (check out the main Devon "finds" video at the end of this one for more exciting A40 content), a super-original Farina-bodied Magnette, a racey-looking MGC, pale blue Rochdale Olympic, and a mixed gaggle of pre-war cars up on the first floor. The last Austin J40 pedal car ever made, in 1971, was also an interesting discovery.
Overall we had a very interesting time mooching around the Moretonhampstead Motor Museum and definitely recommend it to anyone in the area who likes their classic cars and/or motorcycles.
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