The National Motor Museum Trust

In 2007, The National Motor Museum showcased some of the most exotic and exciting super cars and bikes produced during the preceding twenty years. Ranging from the Light Car Company Rocket to the awesome Lamborghini Countach, the star of the show was undoubtedly the Bugatti Veyron, which the Museum was fortunate enough to secure on loan from Volkswagen for six months.

This exhibition has now ended.

Vehicles that were on display:

Built to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Ferrari production, the Kevlar bodied F40 was designed by Pininfarina and, with its 2.9 litre V8 engine, could accelerate to 62mph/99.78kph in an astounding 3.9 seconds. It has a top speed of 201mph/323.48kph.

Unveiled in 1971 at the Geneva Motor Show, the Countach wowed the appreciative public. Capable of a top speed of 190mph/305.78kph, this example was one of only 14 right hand drive 5000Qv Quatrovalvole 88½ versions.

Launched in 1996, the V8 Coupe weighed nearly two tons but, with a power output of 349bhp at 6,000rpm, was still capable of a top speed of 150mph/241.40kph and could accelerate to 62mph/99.78kph in just 5.8 seconds.

The closest thing to driving an F1 car on the road, the tandem seated Rocket, powered by the 143mph/230.14kpm 1,002cc Yamaha FZR100 engine, and can break the 62mph/99.78kph mark in 3.9 seconds.

Promising to be the fastest and most powerful production car in history, the Veyron also proved to be the most expensive. Whilst each car sold for £840,000, it was estimated that the overall project had cost Volkswagen an average £5 million per production car.

A sporting development to the V-Rod of 2001, featuring the 1,143cc liquid-cooled Revolution engine based on that used in the VR-1000 Superbike race program and developed in collaboration with Porsche Engineering.

Engineered by a consortium of Formula One designers, this prototype was shown at the prestigious Monaco Top Marques Motor Show and featured a 3-seat layout with central driving position. Price new is estimated at £400,000.

Influenced by race car, motorcycle and aeronautic engineering, this car was designed around the driver, with all mechanical parts exposed within a tubular frame. Capable of accelerating from 0 to 100mph/160.93kph to 0 again in just 10.88 seconds.

Bringing the Maserati story right up to date, the Gransport began production in 2004 and was the latest model from a company with a long tradition of building luxury sports cars.

The GSX-R series revolutionised motorcycling bringing state-of-the-art racing technology to the street. Nicknamed the Gixxer, it dominated 750 Supersport/Superstock class racing series around the world.

Using their vast knowledge gained over many years of competition racing, Yamaha created the YZF-R6R that allowed riders to explore new limits of performance.