Motor Museum’s Surprise Star “Corrie the Corsa” Makes Wish Come True For Family Who Donated It
The arrival of the Corsa at Lakeland Motor Museum spread across TV, radio, newspapers, magazines and social media like wildfire last November – reaching a combined audience of nearly seven million people in just a few days. But few visitors will be aware of the heart-warming reason why it found a home at the Backbarrow attraction.
A little red Vauxhall Corsa’s elevation to surprise star attraction at a Cumbrian museum is a wish come true for the family who donated it.
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aul Harding handed over the flame red car, to Lakeland Motor Museum, in memory of his late father, George Harding, who had a lifelong wish to see a car of his own end up in a museum.
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The car was bought brand new back in 1995 by George Harding’s widow Irene – a few years after her husband’s death. In honour of George – and his life-long love for tinkering and looking after cars, they cared for it immaculately. It never failed an MOT and after 26 years with the family it had less than 33,000 miles on the clock. Paul Harding then set out to make his father’s dream – of seeing one of the family’s cars in a museum – come true. www.lancmag.com
