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Post by belgiumreporter on Oct 18, 2015 7:54:49 GMT -5
On our way back to the newcastle ferry, after a trip through Scotland we had some time left before ferry departure.Wishing to spend those hours in a pleasant way i asked my GPS what was of interest in the proximity of our postion and the burnhall motor museum came up. It was only 3 miles back on the A69 so we decided to give it a visit. When we arrived there i was in doubt if it was the right place, after all my GPS has failed me on more than one occasion. But the guy outside of what looked like a garage confirmed we where in the right place. After paying 2x3 pound admission we where led through somebody's living room (!) in to the hangar wich doubled as a "museum" Anyway the guy leading us round was very kind and we had a nice chat about British (classic) cars of wich i've owned several.The crown piece of the collection was a rare 1949 invicta but there where other interesting and very well restored cars on display to. I wouldn't recommend going to the museum if you have to make a long journey to get there, but if you happen to be in the neighborhood and you're interested in British classic cars then why not? ![](http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj526/f2francois/DSCN2243_zpsp6pnvb5k.jpg) The "museum" ![](http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj526/f2francois/DSCN2235_zpsuvw1spu9.jpg) The invicta ![](http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj526/f2francois/_DSC9975_zpsw5iorkjl.jpg) On the contrary of common belief, we did have lovely wheather and good food in Scotland ( loch Leven in the morning)
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Post by Stephen on Oct 18, 2015 13:24:39 GMT -5
The Invicta is a very rare car, one of 16 made, as the " Black Prince " model in the late 1940's, very much a luxury model, with auto transmission, aluminium body, and built in radio!
Stephen.
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