Caistor
Castle Car Collection.
Back
from the Lake District, a day at the Museum, then off to Martham on
the Norfolk Broads. This was a good ride on the Buell for a family
visit while they are on holiday there. It was another international
day at the museum on Monday, with visitors from America and France.
It all adds to the fun of being a volunteer to hear peoples' stories.
I had only one full day on the Broads and the weather had turned cold
with wind and downpours. I had spotted a car museum sign on my
travels and thought this might be the best place to spend a wet
afternoon. Family in tow we headed off in my brother's car to find
Caistor Castle Car Collection.
I
had looked it up in the morning on my phone and got some details and
directions. It is reported to be the largest private collection in
Britain. A must to see if your are in the area. The only problem it
is only open May to September. We were lucky to get a visit in as it
was closing for the winter in a couple of days.
I
did see some interesting things like the 3 wheeler Scott that looks
like it should have had four wheels but one fell off! One of the first
electric motorcycles, a Socovel made in Belgium around 1922 and many
interesting bikes among them a Nimbus and a beautiful looking
Henderson.
As
usual I have left fliers behind and brought some of the Motor Museum
back with me. My appreciation of the visit goes to Debbie, the
Curator of this Museum, who was kind enough to put up with my
ramblings and as the Motor Museum was about to close she would pass
the fliers on to the local motorcycle clubs for me. I will need to
send her more fliers for when they re-open next May. I had a good run
back although the wind was stronger and it was cloudy and not so
warm. I have a new rear engine oil seal to fit on my little car. It's
a bit of a job as the engine needs to come out to get to it. Never
mind it is what you have to d to keep the old cars running.
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