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Be Inspired

Even the best explorers, engineers, trendsetters and scientists start somewhere.

Take a dive into our archives and find some inspiration.

education officer undertaking a school group session in front of Golden Arrow touchscreen interactive

National Motor Museum YouTube channel

Learning YouTube Channel

Formula Student Car

STEM in Action with Formula Student

See the Wind Tunnel

Lego Challenge

Creative Activities

Get Creative

Shell poster number 106, Man in bed and car (1925) I must have Shell", artist not given. Painting of a man in a bed, an anthropomorphic car is at the end of the bed pointing at him.

Motoring Art Inspiration

Take Inspiration

archive early motoring picture of the 1000 mile trial with veteran vehicles in a line

The story of motoring

Read the Story

Shell postcard with suffragettes women 'Every Lady Votes Shell Motor Spirit', 1908

Votes for women, the inspiring women of motoring art

Discover the Artists

1913 Daimler chassis motor caravan owned by Caravan Club member Albert Fletcher

The Birth of Motor Caravanning

Uncover the Story

Lionel Hutchings holding the winners cup of the Concours D'Elegance at the 1958 British Caravan Road Rally

Caravan Road Rallying online exhibition

See the Speed

Woman working under the bonnet of a car

Under the Bonnet, pre-war female pioneers

Lift the Lid

Founder of the WFL Charlotte Despard and three other women by a caravan

Drive for Change

Uncover the Story

Segrave in Golden Arrow

Golden Arrow, the roads less travelled

See the Journey

Panoramic view of the first floor of the National Motor Museum

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