A YouTube star has called the Lake District perfect for classic car lovers after paying a visit to a popular motor museum.
The team from the channel idriveaclassic has visited Lakeland Motor Museum and driven one of its classic vehicles around the area’s scenic roads.
Presenter Steph Holloway said: “I’m honestly in love with the Lake District and can’t wait to share our films with viewers. It’s the perfect place for a classic car road trip.”
Steph’s classic car staycation began at the Museum in Backbarrow where she filmed a review of the award-winning attraction and hit the roads in the oldest classic vehicle she has ever driven – the museum’s 1925 Humber 12/25 Tourer.
She added: “The pedals on the Humber are not the usual layout of accelerator, brake, clutch. They are brake, accelerator, clutch. So it was rather nail biting.”
In its day the Humber was considered a high-quality vehicle and by 1926 the four door four seat tourer cost £440, almost twice the price of a similarly styled Ford Model T.
Steph also enjoyed a slightly more rugged ride in a 1955 Series 1 Land Rover – a vehicle which has been on her “bucket list” for years.
Chris Lowe, Operations Manager at the Lakeland Motor Museum says: “We were delighted to welcome Steph and show her around the 30,000 exhibits housed at the museum. We know her thousands of viewers will be fascinated by the many vehicles on show here but also by the stunning roads across the Lake District that are just calling out to drivers of classic vehicles.”
The Lake District videos will go live on the channel in August.
