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The Aston Martin Heritage Trust (AMHT) is a
charitable incorporated organisation A charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) is a Incorporation (business), corporate form of business designed for (and only available to) Charitable organization, charitable organisations in England and Wales. A similar form, with minor differe ...
that manages the Aston Martin Museum, an
automobile museum An automotive museum is a museum that explores the History of the automobile, history of automotive-related transportation. * Bold – museums owned by automotive manufacturers * ''Italics'' – no longer open to public access, excluding private ...
presenting the history of
Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC () is a British manufacturer of Luxury car, luxury sports cars and grand tourers. Its predecessor was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. Headed from 1947 by David Brown (entrepreneur ...
cars. It is located off Dorchester Road in the village of Drayton St Leonard, South
Oxfordshire Oxfordshire ( ; abbreviated ''Oxon'') is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Glouceste ...
, England. 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 th ...
. The collection ranges from the oldest surviving Aston Martin car, No. 3 to a Vanquish Volante pre-production model dating from 2013.


See also

* List of museums in Oxfordshire


References


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* 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 {{automobile-stub