Top Gear Museum Photodump

"Tareim - V8 powered" (tareimgaml) 08/03/2015 at 14:27 • Filed to: Top Gear

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Yesterday I attended a Simply Japanese car show @ Beaulieu motor museum and one of the sections they have there is an exhibit with some of the cars used in the top gear show, below is the photo’s I took from my phone

was slightly disappointed that penis wheels wasn’t there, guess they were trying to keep it family friendly

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Tareim - V8 powered 08/03/2015 at 14:30

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IT LIVES! I was so afraid that they scrapped this when they started stripping the studio.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Tareim - V8 powered 08/03/2015 at 14:31

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Never noticed the Supra wheels before.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > Tareim - V8 powered 08/03/2015 at 14:31

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Oh wow, the submarine Lotus! A Top Gear creation that actually worked!

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Tareim - V8 powered 08/03/2015 at 14:32

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Notice what’s not here? Oliver! Hammond put his money where his mouth was on that one. He didn’t just fall in love with it in the show. He paid to have it shipped to England and restored with his own money. It was at the studio for a while as a set piece, but it is his own personal vehicle.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Tareim - V8 powered 08/03/2015 at 14:33

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The National Motor Museum is fantastic. Went there for my honeymoon with the wife. That was 6 years ago though, so they have added many more vehicles by looking at your pics.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 08/03/2015 at 14:33

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OLIVEEEEEEEEEEEEERRR

Tareim - V8 powered > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 08/03/2015 at 14:34

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Good spot! they suit the car rather well

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 08/03/2015 at 14:35

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The Excel was actually the start of the partnership between Lotus and Toyota. Toyota asked Lotus to help develop the Supra MKII, which allowed Lotus to make the Excel which shares many components including the wheels.

Tareim - V8 powered > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 08/03/2015 at 14:36

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yeah they have a lot of interesting cars in there

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 08/03/2015 at 14:36

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Probably drove it onto the display under its own power :’)

TheHondaBro > Tareim - V8 powered 08/03/2015 at 14:37

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Hi there, little piggy.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 08/03/2015 at 14:38

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That’s cool. Didn’t know that. Apparently according to the wikis, pretty much the entire drivetrain from the Excel is from the MKII Supra. The only thing that Lotus thought they could do better was the engine. Uhh.... Confusing? It was the 80s. Cocaine was probably involved. I had no idea that these were front engined either. I always assumed mid.

Tareim - V8 powered > TheHondaBro 08/03/2015 at 14:42

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was in a rush taking the final 2 as my group was wandering off :/

MysticStick > Tareim - V8 powered 08/03/2015 at 14:57

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One of my favorites...

j250ex > Tareim - V8 powered 08/03/2015 at 17:37

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No Bolivia Range Rover?

Tareim - V8 powered > j250ex 08/03/2015 at 17:50

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nah it was quite a small section of cars, I’m guessing they rotate the displays around as they didn’t have the police fiat coupe which I’ve seen pics of it being on display there