British Motor Museum - Gaydon

The British Motor Museum has full disabled access and is family friendly. Lifts to all levels, portable induction loop and wheelchairs are available.

In the early 1970s, the newly formed British Leyland decided to find out just how many old vehicles it had secreted around the many companies and factories that came under its umbrella. Nearly one hundred cycles, cars and commercial vehicles were discovered, some from the very earliest days of the motor industry in the UK.

In 1975, Leyland Historic Vehicles was formed to co-ordinate and maintain the fleet of historic vehicles that were part of the British Leyland family. It was a couple of years before the collection was able to be seen together by the public with the help of the late Tom Wheatcroft a small display was put on display at his Donington Park racing circuit.

In 1981 about 100 cars from the collection – now known as BL Heritage – were transferred to a new location at Syon Park in London. The rest of the collection, together with the archive, were stored at Studley in Warwickshire. In 1983 the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust was formed to secure the collection for the Nation. Also in that year the