Welcome to Great Britain's National Motor Museum
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World Land Speed Record Breaker Sunbeam 1000hp
Find out more about the Sunbeam 1000hp and support the campaign
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Support Britain's National Motor Museum
Donate and support Britain's National Motor Museum
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History of the National Motor Museum
From its origins in Lord Montagu's Palace House at Beaulieu to displaying Icons of F1 in the 21st century, discover the story of the National Motor Museum
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Our Collections
The National Motor Museum aims to engage and inspire people with the story of motoring through our world class collections. Our mission is to use our collection of over 1.9 million items to tell the story of motoring on the roads of Great Britain.
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Visiting the Museum
The National Motor Museum and Collections Centre are situated at the award winning Beaulieu attraction within the New Forest, Hampshire, England.
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Sunbeam 1000hp to make post-restoration debut at Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance
The Sunbeam 1000hp will make its post-restoration debut at the 2026 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California before attempting a centennial run at Daytona the following spring.
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Trans-Atlantic partnership for World Land Speed Sunbeam 1000hp tour
We are partnering with CARS (Classic Automotive Relocation Services) who will become our ‘Exclusive Logistics Partner’ in the USA to transport and display the iconic Sunbeam 1000hp
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Sunbeam 1000hp to go on display at the Los Angeles’ Peterson Automotive Museum
On loan from Great Britain's National Motor Museum , the first land vehicle to ever break 200 mph in 1927 will debut this fall at the Petersen Automotive Museum after a complete restoration
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Sunbeam restoration videos
See films on YouTube by our friends at Scarf & Goggles including a great introduction to the history of the Sunbeam 1000hp
The National Motor Museum is one of the world's first automotive museums. The Museum is located in the New Forest on the south coast of England, United Kingdom.
Donate to the National Motor Museum
Help us tell the story of motoring in Britain and worldwide. We our committed to promoting education, research and conservation in motoring history for the benefit of everyone. As a charity, with no core government funding, we rely on supporters to help us achieve these goals.
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