Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum

I recently made a visit to the Atwell Wilson Motor Museum. 

The museum was founded by Richard and Hasell Atwell. They have lived in Calne all of their lives and began collecting cars, the first was a 1937 Buick Albermarle and shortly more cars followed. In 1972, Richard and Hasell loaned a car to a relative for their wedding and this gave them the idea of having a Wedding Car Hire Fleet. Today, the fleet is impressive with a wide range of vehicles that can be hired for your special day.

In 1981, their collection was brought together initially in the smallest of three buildings. In 1989 the Main Hall was constructed this is now where most of the cars can be seen.

Exhibits at the museum are changed frequently due to some of the vehicles going out on loan, this means that you may not see the same exhibits on a second visit. They also exhibit Motorbikes, mopeds and bicycles.

Below are photo's I took on my visit.

Main Hall

Clyno Royal

Standard Little Nine

Austin 7 Chummy

 Singer Junior

Datsun Fairlady

MGB GT V8

 MGB Roadster

Frogeyed Sprite

Triumph TR7

Triumph Spitfire

Memory Lane Garage

Model Y Ford

Ford Anglia

Wolseley 1500 MKIII

Wolseley 4/44

Ford Popular

Humber Sceptre

Morris Minor 1000

Alvis Speed 20 SB

Riley 9

Rover 14 HP Sports Saloon

Humber 16/50

Buick 80 CX Convertible Phaeton 

Rover 216 SLi 16v

Triumph Dolomite Sprint

Morris Major Lee

Rover SDI Vitesse

Saab 99

Toyota ST 2000 Celica

Opel Manta S

Vauxhall Victor 101

Lea Francis 14 Light Saloon

Austin Maxi 2 1750

Wedding Fleet

Model A Ford

Buick Series 40 CO

Rolls Royce Silver Wraith Limousine

Vauxhall 14/6

Daimler EL 24

Plymouth Fury

Daimler DS 420 Limousine

Austin A40 Somerset

Austin A125 Sheerline

Rolls Royce Silver Shadow

Other Exhibits

Mini Cooper 5cwt Van John Cooper Garages

Mini ERA Turbo

Mini Mayfair

Model T Ford

Ford Consul

Morris 8

Riley RMB

Jaguar XJ 6 Sovereign Series 3 

Jaguar XJS

Austin 1100 MKI

I had a great time at the museum, the staff were very helpful and knowledgeable. Its also good value for money at £7 for adults and £1 for children. 

for further information about the museum, please visit

http://atwellwilson.org.uk/index.html