{"id":494769,"date":"2015-09-02T11:37:28","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T18:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=16437"},"modified":"2024-01-08T14:24:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T14:24:44","slug":"lord-montagu-1926-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/lord-montagu-1926-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Lord Montagu (1926-2015)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The man who established Great Britain\u2019s National Motor Museum at Beaulieu has died at the age of 88. Edward John Barrington Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, succumbed following a short illness.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Montagu was a champion of the historic vehicle movement, and founded the National Motor Museum, opened by the Duke of Kent in 1972 on the 7,000-acre Beaulieu estate. He was also a leading authority on veteran and vintage cars, and usually took part in the London to Brighton run.<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by his wife Fiona, his son and heir Ralph, daughter Mary and second son Jonathan, to whom, as well as his many friends in the industry, <em>Vintage Roadcar<\/em> extends its deepest sympathies.<\/p>\n<p>(Photo: Pete Austin)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The man who established Great Britain\u2019s National Motor Museum at Beaulieu has died at the age of 88. Edward John Barrington Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, succumbed following a short illness. Lord Montagu was a champion of the historic vehicle movement, and founded the National Motor Museum, opened by the Duke of Kent in 1972 on the 7,000-acre Beaulieu estate. 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