Coventry Transport Museum all set for a star stubbed re-opening.

PETROLHEAD DUO HARRY METCALFE AND AMANDA STRETTON TO OFFICIALLY OPEN RE-LAUNCHED COVENTRY TRANSPORT MUSEUM WITH SPECTACULAR TRAILBLAZING CARS OF THE WORLD EVENT

• Public event to be held in the City’s Millennium Place will mark the official opening of the newly re-furbished Coventry Transport Museum
• Presenting team Amanda Stretton and Harry Metcalfe will curate and present the Trailblazing Cars of the World free-to-view public event at Coventry Transport Museum on Saturday 20 June 2015
• Special event to include a unique Car Catwalk and a live show from supercar stuntman Terry Grant

Coventry Transport Museum will host a selection of the world’s most unique cars in a special Trailblazing Cars of the World display as part of the museum’s re-launch celebrations on Saturday 20^th June 2015.

Harry Metcalfe, EVO Magazine founder, classic car collector and host of YouTube’s hit car channel Harry’s Garage, will be joined by racing driver and television presenter Amanda Stretton to pull together the collection in a unique presentation on a special Car Catwalk to be shown in the City’s Millennium Place. 

Adding fireworks to the proceedings will be supercar stuntman Terry Grant, with a special show outside the Museum. 

Culture Coventry chief executive Gary Hall says: “We’ve hosted shows and displays on Millennium Place outside the Museum before – but never anything like this!  It is going to be a fantastic celebration of some of the most unique cars the world has ever seen – many of which were designed, engineered and built right here in Coventry.  

And as if that isn’t enough, international superstar supercar stuntman Terry Grant will put on the most unbelievable show right here in the square.  It’s a free show, so what’s stopping you? Everyone is welcome.  Let’s celebrate our city’s great transport heritage together in style.”

More details on the event will follow in further announcements, with the show planned to take place early afternoon on Saturday 20^th June, and cars ranging from supercars to superminis and everything in between scheduled to join the Car Catwalk.

Coventry Transport Museum’s redevelopment project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Heritage Lottery Fund, Garfield Weston, as well as Biffa Award and WREN via the Landfill Communities Fund, and Arts Council England.