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Our Royal Appointment Winners

18/06/2012

We are delighted to announce our two prize winners of our Royalty on the Road Competition, the prizes were a Royal Day Out at Buckingham Palace on the 27th August and a Peugeot Pedal Car fit for a Princes or Princess. Thank you to everyone who entered, we had over 1000 entries during the course of the exhibition. The winner of a Royal Day... Read more

Coventry Car Day - Saturday 9th June

11/06/2012

Saturday 9th June was a very special day for both car enthusiasts and students of Coventry University both alumni and present, because it was Coventry Car Day. Coventry University celebrated it's various Automotive Design and Journalist courses with a combination of special VIP guests who are former Graduates of Coventry University, and the... Read more

Coventry's Motorcar Heritage - New Book

31/05/2012

A fascinating new book, the first of its kind covering the history of all of Coventry’s motorcar manufacturers, has just been published by The History Press, written by our very own Curator Damien Kimberley. Coventry’s Motorcar Heritage is the first book to include histories of every single motorcar manufacturer to have been... Read more

Object of the Fortnight - 1938 Alvis Speed 25

31/05/2012

This car was originally a sales demonstrator for Alvis, being used by T. G. John, the founder and Managing Director of the company. It was sold to a private owner in 1939 and exported to America in the 1970s where it lay idle for many years. It was brought back to the UK in 1998 and has since been extensively overhauled. However, it remains... Read more

Don't miss out on the latest from the Coventry Transport Museum

Home of Record Breakers

Coventry Transport Museum is home to the world's two fastest cars.

Marvel at these spectacular feats of British engineering.

Get up close to the two fastest cars in the world, Thrust SSC and Thrust 2.

Bring the curriculum to life!

Coventry Transport Museum's interactive exhibitions make the perfect venue for school visits in Coventry.

We offer a wide range of sessions for school groups, all 'Learning Outside The Classroom' quality assured.

We thoroughly believe there is no such thing as being too old for play!

Get involved in our ever-growing Family Programme around Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.

We also have free to loan family activities which are available at the Box Office.