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News - May 2012

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

What a day with Herbie with The Beetles!

28/05/2012

Herbie arrived and conquered, in his own VDub style! Horace Panter from The Specials and Lady Godiva were here on Saturday 26th May for a couple of hours. They were here to meet a fully restored VW Beetle in full 'Herbie' decor as part of a fundraising challenge entitled Herbie's going back to Monte Carlo!... Read more

Coventry Transport Museum Gets Trucking!

23/05/2012

In conjunction with In-Transit Logistics, who are based at Baginton Airport, Coventry Transport Museum is going into the trucking business with a number of 40 tonners which will be sporting the CTM logo and web address on the curtain sides of the trucks. In-Transit are one of the busiest fleet logistic companies in the Midlands, with their... Read more

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