What happened to the Donington Museum?

The collection, which started in the 1960s, began to deplete in the 2000s. The museum closed permanently on 5 November 2018 and its large collection was either sold or loaned cars returned to their owners.

Is Donington Park museum open?

In 1971 he bought the site of the former Donington Park circuit and set about rebuilding the track. Now, with the circuit being operated by Motor Sport Vision, the Donington Collection is considered unsustainable and will close in November. The remaining exhibits are being returned to owners or sold.

Who bought Donington Park?

The circuit business is now owned by Jonathan Palmer’s MotorSport Vision organisation, and the surrounding Donington Park Estate, still owned by the Wheatcroft family, is currently under lease by MotorSport Vision until 2038. It has a capacity of 120,000….Donington Park.

Is there a car museum in Donington Park?

Situated at the Donington Park motor racing circuit, the museum has housed the world’s largest display of purebred Grand Prix racing cars – including many rated as being amongst the most historically and financially valuable of their kind.

When is the Donington Park Grand Prix Museum closing?

The famous Grand Prix and military museum at Donington Park, the Donington Grand Prix Collection, is set to close its doors after 45 years. The museum at Donington Park, home to a huge collection of Formula 1 cars, vehicles from other motorsport series, as well as an expansive military collection, will close its doors on November 5th.

Is the Donington Collection Museum going to close?

A museum housing the world’s largest display of Grand Prix racing cars is to close “imminently” after 45 years. Donington Collection Museum has rare, vintage and modern cars including Ferrari, BRM, Lotus, Mercedes-Benz, McLaren and Williams models. Its owner said the “really difficult decision” was taken due to “family responsibilities”.

How old was Donington Park when he bought his first car?

With the business thriving, he bought his first racing car, a 13-year-old Formula 1 Ferrari single-seater, in 1964. He later recalled the purchase was “just for fun – and I caught the collecting bug”. Over the following six years he acquired more historic Formula 1 machines, observing: “There’s nought so cheap as last year’s racing car.”