L/S of Beaulieu Abbey with flowers in foreground. Various shots of guests arriving at Palace House, Beaulieu for the opening of the new Montagu Motor Museum. Lord Montagu and his fiancee Belinda Crossley greet people, including...
L/S of Beaulieu Abbey with flowers in foreground. Various shots of guests arriving at Palace House, Beaulieu for the opening of the new Montagu Motor Museum. Lord Montagu and his fiancee Belinda Crossley greet people, including the mother of the late Mike Hawthorn, Stirling Moss and his wife Katie.
Several shots of veteran cars in the exhibition hall. M/S of Sir Henry Segrave's Sunbeam car. We see the 1906 Renault that Montagu will drive to his wedding.
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The opening ceremony seen here took place on 5 April 1959.
"Several shots of veteran cars in the exhibition hall" - these include;
At 00:28, a 1904 Alldays swing-seat tonneau, (Reg. No. AX 108),.
At 00:33, a 1902 Gladiator Tonneau, (Reg. No. AH2).
"We see the 1906 Renault" - it's a 24.8 h.p. Renault.