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The Cars of the Stars Motor Museum was in the English town of Keswick, Cumbria, and owned a collection of celebrity television and film vehicles. The museum opened in 1989 and closed in 2011 . The sister site The Bond Museum in Keswick, with its over 30 original screen cars from the James Bond films, also closed at the same time. [1]
Nearly all of the vehicles were sold to the American collector Michael Dezer. [2] He relocated the collection to America, where he used it to establish a permanent Cars of the Stars exhibition at his Miami Auto Museum. [3]
In 1982 the museum's founder, Peter Nelson, was approached for use of his MG TC in "The Spoils of War" television production. As a result, he formulated the idea of starting a motor museum with a focus on television and film-based vehicles. The Royal Oak Garage in central Keswick was purchased and refurbished to house the collection.
The museum opened to the public on 1 May 1989 and closed in May 2011. [4] The museum's collection was relocated to the United States.
The collection included: