The Aston Martin Heritage Trust (AMHT) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation that manages the Aston Martin Museum
an
automobile museum
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presenting the history of
Aston Martin cars. It is located off Dorchester Road in the village of
Drayton St Leonard, South
Oxfordshire,
England
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.
The AMHT was founded in 1998 and the Museum opened in 2002.
It is housed in a 15th-century barn, built by the monks of
Dorchester Abbey
The Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul, more usually called Dorchester Abbey, is a Church of England parish church in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire, about southeast of Oxford. It was formerly a Norman abbey church and was built on the ...
.
The collection ranges from the oldest surviving Aston Martin car, No. 3 to a
Vanquish Volante pre-production model dating from 2013.
See also
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Museum of Oxford
The Museum of Oxford (MOX) is a history museum in Oxford, England, covering the history of the City and its people. The museum includes both permanent and temporary displays featuring artefacts relating to Oxford's history from prehistoric time ...
*
List of museums in Oxfordshire
References
External links
Museum website
1998 establishments in England
Organizations established in 1998
Museums established in 2002
History museums in Oxfordshire
Automobile museums in England
Barns in England
Aston Martin
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