I went to a Car Museum.....

[geoberni]

Hi All
I've recently got back from 2 weeks in Orlando, a family trip centred on a 10 year old granddaughter and her obsession with Harry Potter, so essentially visiting Universal Studios almost every day.
However, we changed accommodation after the first week, for logistical reasons I won't bore you with, and I discovered the ORLANDO AUTO MUSEUM was within walking distance, Quote ....."one of the world’s most captivating collections, housing over 2,000 vehicles that collectively represent a staggering $200 million dollar value"....https://orlandoautomuseum.com/
It is quite a wonderful collection, with many classics from around the world and many film/TV models, across 20+ exhibition rooms, including...

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So I highly recommend an afternoon there for anyone going to Orlando for Universal or Disney Theme Parks.... we happily spent 4 or 5 hours exploring... At current exchange rates, general admission is around £25 Adult, £20 Seniors. A fraction of the collection can be seen without paying admission, so you can always get a feel for the place before committing to entry.


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[rocco]

Awesome. Not sure if I can just nip over the pond for a trip the car museum but my wife does have friends in Florida so maybe when we visit them...

[geoberni]

So, there were a few cars with UK registrations, including some Minors, and surprisingly some Eastern Block models, like Russian and East German from long ago. These few I caught the registrations of, there were too many to photo everything....

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Being a little bit special with my enquiring mind, I checked out the registrations... The observant amongst you may note that the Trabbant is a Model not a Make and on the one with the correct make, Sachsenring, has an 's' missing on the DVLA records.
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To my surprise I found that they have never officially left the UK. I can understand the DVLA database having the occasional error because perhaps a Pole has driven home in a car from the UK prior to B*exit (that happened to a Mitsubishi I sold in the 90s which is still un-taxed with DVLA), but these have all be shipped to the USA for crying out loud!
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At least Bond's Aston Martin is no longer on the DVLA database, but then it did have revolving number plates....

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[Paladin1962]

Looks like a great time! I'd like to go, myself, it's only an hour or so away.