Hemmings Daily: World's largest collection of British cars closes after museum founder dies

The question of which assemblage of vehicles from Old Blighty warrants the title of world's largest British car collection may now be a moot point with the closing of the British Car Museum in Te Awanga, New Zealand, following the death of the museum's founder, Ian Hope. Twenty-four years ago, Hope - a mechanic by trade - founded the museum with 36 cars in a grocery-store-turned-garage in the tiny town right on Hawke's Bay on the country's North Island. Of those 36 cars, half of them were Morris Minors, and most [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Friday, August 23, 2019 [World's largest collection of British cars closes after museum founder dies]( [World's largest collection of British cars closes after museum founder dies]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - The question of which assemblage of vehicles from Old Blighty warrants the title of world's largest British car collection may now be a moot point with the closing of the British Car Museum in Te Awanga, New Zealand, following the death of the museum's founder, Ian Hope. Twenty-four years ago, Hope - a mechanic by trade - founded the museum with 36 cars in a grocery-store-turned-garage in the tiny town right on Hawke's Bay on the country's North Island. Of those 36 cars, half of them were Morris Minors, and most ... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1975 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds W-30]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1975 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds W-30]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Hurst Olds W-30. One owner for past 30 years. Only 2535 Hurst Olds were built in 1975. Of the cars built, only 1193 contained the W-30 package, which included the 455 cubic inch engine. Among the Hurst Olds built in 1975 only 1,293 were white. This is a genuine W-30 car with documentation from the GM Heritage Center. The car came equipped with factory T-Tops, gauge package, sport steering wheel, and Hurst digital tachometer (no longer installed). The ca...[Read More]( [On the ground at the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours dElegance]( [On the ground at the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours dElegance]( Posted by David Conwill - The elegant vehicles and breathtaking scenery combine to make Pebble Beach a truly one-of-a-kind experience. Photos by the author. From its beginnings as an adjunct to the Del Monte Trophy road races, Pebble Beach has earned its position as North America's most prestigious Concours d'Elegance. To merely be invited to display a vehicle at "Pebble," as it is widely known, is an incredible honor. It it is a fitting cap to the series of automotive events that comprise Monterey Car Week and often referred to collectiv...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Daily Briefing: 80s icons to be displayed at NostalgiaCon, Saleen S7s to gather at Monterey next year]( [Daily Briefing: 80s icons to be displayed at NostalgiaCon, Saleen S7s to gather at Monterey next year]( Posted by Tom Comerro - Courtesy of NostalgiaCon. Iconic 1980s cars will make their way to NostalgiaCon's '80s pop culture convention in September. NostalgiaCon will team up with the international De Loreans Owners Association and the Southern California De Lorean Club to display three different versions of "Doc" Brown's De Lorean-based time machines. Other popular 80s vehicles will also be in attendance including Trans Ams, Firebirds, a Family Truckster ala National Lampoon's Vacation and a Ghostbusters ambulance. The show wil...[Read More]( [Auction insider - 1977 Pontiac Trans Am]( [Auction insider - 1977 Pontiac Trans Am]( Posted by Terry McGean - We've been talking a lot about the new Hemmings Auctions venture in recent weeks, and now it's finally active, with live auctions racking up bids for the first batch of vehicles. Among that group is a car that ought to grab attention not only from muscle fans, but for anyone who paid any mind to cars in the '70s. The silver 1977 Pontiac Trans Am currently garnering bids was the very first car to go live on Hemmings Auctions, and now the seller has decided to pump up the excitement around our debut offering by droppi...[Read More]( [WATCH THIS: Hauling vintage celluloid]( [WATCH THIS: Hauling vintage celluloid]( Posted by Dan Stoner - When we were looking around and talking about our lead story this week, we got to talking about the idea of the parts-getter. The swapmeet hauler. The pickup truck. And when we listed the rare-as-hen's-teeth '76 Ford F250 Bicentennial Edition, we thought, "Oh, yeah--you can't live this life without a pickup truck!" That's just a truth. Full disclosure: your fearless editor is in lovelovelove with 6th-generation "dentside" Ford pickups. And honestly, if he couldn't serve his predilections from time to time, what a...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Muncie, Indiana, 1978]( [Muncie, Indiana, 1978]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: September 1978 Location: Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana Source: Ball State University Digital Media Repository What do you see here?...[Read More]( [This Day in Automotive History] THIS DAY IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY 8/23/1904: Patent for tire chain issued UPCOMING EVENTS [42nd Annual LeMay Show]( August 30, 2019 - Tacoma, WA [Heros & Hot Rods in the Ozarks]( August 30, 2019 - Highfill, AR [Mopars in the Valley]( August 30, 2019 - Salem, VA [Summer Nights Classic Car Show]( August 30, 2019 - Downers Grove, IL [Community Fall Festival-Maxton NC]( August 31, 2019 - maxton, NC [Independence Square Weekly Car Cruise]( August 31, 2019 - Independence, MO [See All Events]( [Sponsor]( FEATURED AUCTIONS [1977 Pontiac Trans Am]( [1977 Pontiac Trans Am]( [1983 Toyota BJ42]( [1983 Toyota BJ42]( [1971 Buick Skylark]( [1971 Buick Skylark]( [1965 Ford F100]( [1965 Ford F100]( [1987 BMW M6]( [1987 BMW M6]( [1956 Chevrolet Bel Air]( [1956 Chevrolet Bel Air]( [1980 International Scout II]( [1980 International Scout II]( [1967 Oldsmobile 442]( [1967 Oldsmobile 442]( [1973 Maserati Indy]( [1973 Maserati Indy]( [1963 Ford Falcon Sprint]( [1963 Ford Falcon Sprint]( PROMOTED LISTING [1989 Ford Bronco]( [1989 Ford Bronco]( [$18,900]( PROMOTED LISTING [1983 Ford Capri]( [1983 Ford Capri]( [$14,450]( PROMOTED LISTING [1957 Ford Thunderbird]( [1957 Ford Thunderbird]( [Auction]( [Pontiac gto 1971 1972 complete front clip]( [Pontiac gto 1971 1972 complete front clip]( [$4,500]( [View All Classifieds]( FEATURED IN THE BLOG [Turbine-powered Rover - The experimental JET T.3 gas turbine car]( [Turbine-powered Rover - The experimental JET T.3 gas turbine car]( [A sports car classic turns 50: Remembering Triumph's TR6]( [A sports car classic turns 50: Remembering Triumph's TR6]( [See All Featured Blog Posts]( FOLLOW US: [Hemmings Instagram]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Join us on Facebook]( [View our Flickr pool]( [View Newsletter Archives]( WEEK IN REVIEW Thursday, August 22, 2019 [More than just another race car, the Ardent Alligator came from American racing royalty]( [More than just another race car, the Ardent Alligator came from American racing royalty]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Miles and Sam Collier owned - and, more importantly, raced - plenty of pedigreed cars, from MGs to Ferraris. The Ardent Alligator, to the untrained eye, doesn't necessarily look like one of those cars, but its on-track provenance and longevity in the vintage racing scene make it perhaps the one car most associated with the brothers. Long before the Collier brothers transformed a 1929 Riley Brooklands two-seater into the Ardent Alligator, it saw plenty of racing success in England thanks to the work of Freddie Dix...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1954 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1954 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Customized 1954 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: How do you describe this ultra custom interpretation of a true classic? As you can see from the photographs, this car really makes a statement. How can it make a statement in your life or in your business? Inside the car is a formal divider set-up as it was the day it was built. The seat trim and the wood veneer are all original. On the outside, the car is a custom interpretation with large extensions at the front and...[Read More]( [Is now the time to buy a 1990-'96 Nissan 300ZX?]( [Is now the time to buy a 1990-'96 Nissan 300ZX?]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - By the time Nissan introduced an all-new 300ZX, the Z32 variant, for the 1990 model year, the once game-changing sports car had -- in the eyes of many -- lost its way, growing more comfortable but less entertaining. The new generation brought a fresh and modern look, and a focus on performance that replaced the prior model's turn toward luxury. It's been 23 years since the last new Z32 300ZX was sold, and the model has become a staple of auctions catering to the newest generation of car collectors. 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Due to ...[Read More]( [Muncie, Indiana, 1978]( [Muncie, Indiana, 1978]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: September 1978 Location: Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana Source: Ball State University Digital Media Repository What do you see here?...[Read More]( Wednesday, August 21, 2019 [So what was the first GM concept car to get an XP designation?]( [So what was the first GM concept car to get an XP designation?]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - From at least the mid-1940s to the early 1970s, General Motors used a system of XP labels to designate its concept cars and other design studies - a system that, at first glance, seems rather rational, but on deeper inspection was poorly or haphazardly implemented, to the point that we're not even sure which was the first project to warrant a GM XP label. Most automakers - at least in their early years, that is - follow pretty regular naming conventions. 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Just 106 were built from 1992-'98, and of these, only 64 were road legal. Five of the 64 were originally built in LM (for Le Mans) specification, honoring the brand's victory in the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans. After production ended in 1998, two additional McLaren F1s were upgraded to LM specifications at the factory, and on Friday, August 16 one of these cars, chassis 018, sold for a fee-inclusive $19.8 million at RM Sotheby's Monterey sale, setting a re...[Read More]( [Daily Briefing: The National Automobile Museum wins childrens choice award; Fisher Body Craftsmans Guild to be a part of the Dayton Concours dElegance]( [Daily Briefing: The National Automobile Museum wins childrens choice award; Fisher Body Craftsmans Guild to be a part of the Dayton Concours dElegance]( Posted by Tom Comerro - Courtesy of The National Automobile Museum The Children's top car pick at the Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance went to the 1961 Roth Beatnik Bandit Custom Hot Rod displayed by The National Automobile Museum. Jackie Frady, the president and director of the museum said, "We are honored to have been recognized at the Concours and, even more so, by future car enthusiasts." The award is selected by the children attending the event and is one of the many ways the Concours aims to grow future generations of car e...[Read More]( [Open Diff - Handing over the keys]( [Open Diff - Handing over the keys]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Since joining Hemmings in April 2013, I've penned over 3,300 articles for the Hemmings Daily, plus many more for our monthly print magazines. That's on top of the 15,000 or so stories I penned in my freelance days, from 2010 to 2013, writing about cars new and old for a variety of outlets in order to pay the bills. By anyone's count, that's a lot of words, and it's time for me to take on a new challenge with Hemmings. Soon, I'll be stepping down as the Editor of the Hemmings Daily, turning the keys ov...[Read More]( [Nambour, Queensland, 1970]( [Nambour, Queensland, 1970]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1970 Location: Nambour, Queensland Source: Sunshine Coast Council What do you see here?...[Read More]( Tuesday, August 20, 2019 [Was a bubble-shaped GPW-based minivan the first Japanese-built vehicle exported to the United States?]( [Was a bubble-shaped GPW-based minivan the first Japanese-built vehicle exported to the United States?]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - In the mid- to late 1940s, starry-eyed inventors launched cars of tomorrow seemingly every other week, promising increased safety, better fuel mileage, and gee-whiz gadgetry. It was easy, then, to overlook the significance of Don Surles's streamliner - the two-toned dome-roofed vehicle headed to auction later this month - as likely the first Japanese-built vehicle to land on American shores. Surles had two big brushes with American history. 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For those of you that remember this car, ...[Read More]( [Once raced in SCCA competition, a '58 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider tops Gooding and Company's Pebble Beach sale]( [Once raced in SCCA competition, a '58 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider tops Gooding and Company's Pebble Beach sale]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - There's an old saying that "nothing is less valuable than last year's race car," though it most certainly doesn't apply to the 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Long Wheelbase California Spider that recently crossed the auction stage at the Gooding and Company sale in Pebble Beach, California. Club raced twice in the SCCA's Florida Region during the 1962 season, the Ferrari sold for a fee-inclusive $9.9 million last Friday, earning the top spot in the auction's results. Designed for the American market at the request of Ferr...[Read More]( [Daily Briefing: Swinging Under the Stars at the Larz Anderson Museum; Matchbox Car Show coming to Hershey]( [Daily Briefing: Swinging Under the Stars at the Larz Anderson Museum; Matchbox Car Show coming to Hershey]( Posted by Tom Comerro - Courtesy of the Larz Anderson Auto Museum. The organizers at the Larz Anderson Museum will host a swinging good time to close out the summer. You are invited to bring your pre-WWII cars and period fashions for a car show on the Great Lawn, then dance the night away with "The Wolverine Jazz Band." The show is scheduled for August 31 with the car show beginning at 4:00 p.m. and the "doors" to the tent opening at 6:00 p.m. Catering and cash bar will be available with dance lessons to prepare you to kick up your h...[Read More]( [The 200 Club - 200 covers, zero conclusions]( [The 200 Club - 200 covers, zero conclusions]( Posted by Jeff Koch - The October, 2019 issue of Hemmings Classic Car (featuring a blue '58 Chrysler 300-D) represents a personal career milestone: it is my 200th cover for the Hemmings family of old-car magazines. The idea that my work has managed to be chosen so often, in my nearly sixteen years with Hemmings, is humbling; I consider myself lucky that the editors have sufficient trust in what I do that they allow my images to be the face of their magazine, in hundreds of thousands of homes nationwide and on increasingly competitiv...[Read More]( [Dearborn, Michigan, 1983]( [Dearborn, Michigan, 1983]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1983 Location: Dearborn, Michigan Source: Millard Berry, via Dearborn Historical Museum What do you see here?...[Read More]( Monday, August 19, 2019 [1931 Bentley 8 Litre Gurney Nutting Sports Tourer is Best in Show at Pebble Beach]( [1931 Bentley 8 Litre Gurney Nutting Sports Tourer is Best in Show at Pebble Beach]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Given that the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Bentley brand, perhaps it was inevitable that an example of the marque would be chosen as this year's Best in Show. That's not meant as a criticism of the 1931 Bentley 8 Litre Gurney Nutting Sports Tourer shown by Sir Michael Kadoorie of Hong Kong and presented with the coveted Best in Show award, considering the automobile like all Pebble Beach winners - appeared to be exceptional in every regard. Show field ph...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1976 Chevrolet K5 Blazer]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1976 Chevrolet K5 Blazer]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1976 Chevrolet K5 Blazer in excellent condition. The vehicle only has 74,006 miles and a new engine block has been installed. Seats and interior trim pieces are all original and in excellent shape. There is no rust in the doors or the on the components of the vehicle, an issue that plagued this model. The vehicle has been in the Buena Vista Georgia area since it was first sold in 1976, as it was sold at a local Chevy dealer in town. Tires are new as well as a battery has just been ins...[Read More]( [Call it a 'ranch find' - the Coyote Johnson collection of muscle cars to be sold at no reserve]( [Call it a 'ranch find' - the Coyote Johnson collection of muscle cars to be sold at no reserve]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Auctioneer Yvette VanDerBrink has a knack for finding long forgotten or previously unknown collections, thanks in part to her success auctioning the contents of Lambrecht Chevrolet in Pierce, Nebraska, back in 2013. During a 2018 Iowa auction, Yvette was approached by a man interested in selling a 40-year collection of muscle cars and pony cars, and on September 14, VanDerBrink Auctions will drop the gavel on 88 cars from the Coyote Johnson collection, all with no reserve, at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Red...[Read More]( [Daily Briefing: Shelby celebration with a GT350R raffle; Win a restored and modernized 1969 Ford Bronco]( [Daily Briefing: Shelby celebration with a GT350R raffle; Win a restored and modernized 1969 Ford Bronco]( Posted by Tom Comerro - Courtesy of the Shelby American Collection. The members of the Shelby American Collection will host an annual car show and party at their facilities in Boulder, Colorado, later this month. Special guests will include Shelby Team drivers Allen Grant and Tom Yeager as well as Shelby American president, Gary Patterson. One of the show's events will include a drawing for the winner of a 2019 Shelby Mustang GT350R. Special guest Aaron Shelby will draw the winner who will take home the track prepared Shelby which al...[Read More]( [Ask a Hemmings Editor - Are there really shipwrecks full of old cars at the bottom of the Great Lakes?]( [Ask a Hemmings Editor - Are there really shipwrecks full of old cars at the bottom of the Great Lakes?]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - While discussing the cars used as automotive riprap in the recent Brecksville carspotting post, we heard plenty of fascinating stories of cars sent to the bottoms of various bodies of water, either intentional or not. Among those stories, we also heard a couple urban legends about entire shipments of cars lost to the depths of the Great Lakes, and anytime we hear of an automotive urban legend, we've gotta investigate. So to start with, those two tales that spurred this look-see. The first, from Ted: There is a l...[Read More]( [Los Angeles, 1977]( [Los Angeles, 1977]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1977 Location: Harbor Freeway, Los Angeles, California Source: Los Angeles Public Library What do you see here?...[Read More]( Sunday, August 18, 2019 ["Every other car on the market suddenly looked 10 years old." How the Taurus saved Ford Motor Company]( ['Every other car on the market suddenly looked 10 years old.' How the Taurus saved Ford Motor Company]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - The Ford Taurus, as Tofer discusses in this video on the origins and development of the Eighties hit, may very well have saved the bacon of a carmaker then shedding a billion dollars a year, but it wasn't exactly an overnight hit, and its success depended on a number of key factors, from Henry Ford II's departure from the company to giving the right people - including Jack Telnack and Lewis Veraldi - free reign to do what they thought was necessary to make the car a success. ...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1977 Plymouth Volare Premier]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1977 Plymouth Volare Premier]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Rust-free 1977 Plymouth Volare Premier station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: One Owner & registered in Virginia Since New, all original parts are available in the trunk; Garage Kept & insured and maintained as a Collector Car for more than 10 years; Low Mileage (estimated 130,000 & 1,000 Since Engine Rebuild 2014- 2017) Copies of Most Invoices Chassis-Body Service Manual & Electrical Service Manual New Torque Converter (2019) to compensate for rebu...[Read More]( [Four-Links - Barcelonnette hillclimb, Spitz Auto parts, Insolent Chariots, Panamerica Comets]( [Four-Links - Barcelonnette hillclimb, Spitz Auto parts, Insolent Chariots, Panamerica Comets]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - We know that Ronan Glon at RanWhenParked has a good eye for unusual European cars of the Eighties, Nineties, and beyond, so we're always happy to see his coverage of local European events like the recent Barcelonette hillclimb. Small, regional hill climb events and rallies are common throughout most of Europe. While I'm not dedicated enough to hit each date on the calendar, I always make it a point to attend the Barcelonnette hill climb held annually in the lower part of the French Alps. It's close to my house,...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1978 Mercury Bobcat Villager Wagon]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1978 Mercury Bobcat Villager Wagon]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1978 Mercury Bobcat Villager Wagon, This little 2-door station wagon has 22,000 original miles and is very original. Very few Mercury Bobcat Villagers survive today and the ones that are in existence are in poor condition. This could possibly be one of the best examples known to exist today. The exterior is all original and shows very little wear. The paint is all original and only has a few small stone chips/scratches (been carefully touched up and are hard to notice). The woo...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S MOST READ [John Athan 'Elvis roadster,' once thought bound for Smithsonian, to be auctioned]( [John Athan 'Elvis roadster,' once thought bound for Smithsonian, to be auctioned]( Posted by David Conwill - John Athan's 1929 Ford roadster atop a 1932 Ford frame is historical not only for its appearance along side Elvis Presley in the 1957 film Loving You (The King's first starring role), but because it represents a milestone of hot rod history. Photos courtesy Kruse GWS Auctions. Ford only built a hair more than 12,000 roadsters in 1932, but while they may not have been the most-popular body style with new-car buyers, the roadster was a big hit with performance enthusiasts. In fact, before World War II, it was h...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION [Ethanol supporters ask Department of Justice to allow fuel blends higher than E15]( [Ethanol supporters ask Department of Justice to allow fuel blends higher than E15]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Disappointed that a recent Environmental Protection Agency ruling effectively barred ethanol-blended fuels beyond E15, several groups of ethanol advocates have joined together to petition the U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a portion of that rule and to allow blends of up to E30 and possibly higher to be sold at gas pumps across the country. When the EPA permitted retailers to sell E15 in 2011, it only allowed sales for three seasons of the year. The ethanol in E15, like E10, pushes the fuel blend's Reid Vapor P...[Read More]( Hemmings Motor News will not sell or share your e-mail address with other companies. 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