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Haynes International Motor Museum

Haynes International Motor Museum 

Sparkford
Near Yeovil
Somerset
BA22 7LH
ENGLAND

The Haynes International Motor Museum was opened in 1985 and is dedicated to restore, retain and preserve motoring and motorcycling items of historical and cultural interest in England but exhibits non-British vehicles on the grounds that the complete history of the automobile and motorcycle can only be covered by looking at developments from all over the world.

As is fit and proper, there are a number of Citroëns on exhibit.

The museum was founded by John H Haynes, OBE, of Haynes Manuals fame.

Above left and right 1967 Citroën DS 19 BVH
Below left, the DS sandwiched between a 1973 SM and a 1955 11 CV Traction below right

 
 

Left another view of the Traction, DS and SM
Below the 1973 Maserati-powered SM

 
 

Left 1958 Citroën 2 CV

Above, below left and below right 1982 Maserati Merak SS, powered by a slightly modified three litre version of the engine that propelled the Citroën SM and using the high pressure hydraulic system to operate the brakes

 
 

Below left the Merak
Below right - not a Citroën, not even related to a Citroën apart from being French and idiosyncratic and built by Facel Metallon who built bodies for some of the post war Panhards - a 1960 Facel Vega HK500

Finally, left and below a 1922 5 HP Type C , Citroën's second model which was built between 1921 and 1926.


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