with 54-inch microcar that’s an hour away for Brits
‘Aladdin’s Cave’
motor museum
is a mecca for petrolheads boasting over 500 of the most unusual and admired vehicles from throughoutautomotive history.
The Isle of Man Motor Museum
The museum, close to the TT motorcycle race course, features 330 bikes and 200 cars, It opened in 2015 and is the product of three decades of careful curation.
It houses a 1929 La France fire engine, an ultra-rare Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, a 1955 Ford Thunderbird, a prototype DeLorean DMC-12, and a Japanese kiindergarten bus.
But it's some of the more obscure and, frankly, whacky machines that catch the eye - including a gold-leaf Japanese hearse.
The Peel P50 is the centrepiece of the show - one of the island's most beloved motoring exports. It was built by a Manx company and named for its second-largest town.
There are also some rare classics dating back to the early 20th Century.
The good news is that the Isle of Man is an hour's flight from major cities including London, Manchester and Birmingham, so you can go see the collection for yourself.