The museum's collection includes cars, motorcycles, bicycles, caravans, and motoring memorabilia of the 20th century.

The collection also includes the children's television star Brum that is featured in the first two series and opening titles.

The museum was founded in 1978 by car collector Mike Cavanagh, who also features in Brum.

[1] In 1999 Cavanagh sold it to the Civil Service Motoring Association, a not-for-profit organisation, who continues to run it.

In 2003 the Museum won the Heart of England Tourist Board's Visitor Attraction of the Year, and in 2004 they won the Museums and Heritage Award for their interpretation project "Big Ideas for Small Children".