11K views · 132 reactions | Another arrival! Thanks to our friends at Coventry Transport Museum, we are now the proud owners of a Longbridge-built Austin K8. Here it is arriving today, with some good volunteer manpower. The Austin has an interesting history and we'll add more in due course. | Aldridge Transport Museum | Facebook

Coventry Transport Museum began as the Museum of British Road Transport in 1980. The site chosen was at a building formerly used by Matterson, Huxley & Watson, Iron Founders at Cook Street and Hales Street. After much reconstruction the converted building was opened as a Transport Museum in October 1980 by the Lord Mayor Tom McClatchie. At first, the collection consisted of 100 motor vehicles, 190 cycles and 60 motorcycles. Many of the cycles originated from a collection sourced by Sammy Bartlee

2.9K views · 57 reactions | What does it feel like to drive a supersonic car, and what drives someone to keep pushing at the limits of technology? On 15 October 1997, Thrust SSC made history by becoming the first land vehicle to break the sound barrier. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of this extraordinary achievement, driver Andy Green visited Coventry Transport Museum to tell us more about his experience of the project. | Coventry Transport Museum | Facebook

Coventry Transport Museum unveils £8.5m revamp

Driving Curiosity 🚗 Coventry Transport Museum houses the largest publicly owned collection of British vehicles on the planet and tells the story of a city which changed the world through transport. Book your visit today! | Coventry Transport Museum

We can't wait to welcome you back to Coventry Transport Museum from Monday 20 July, please watch this video ahead of visiting to see what a visit will look like 🚲🚙 | Coventry Transport Museum