Yaldhurst Museum

[citation needed] He began collecting vehicles in 1950 and in 1963 purchased his ancestral home Dudley House at Yaldhurst, to build his museum.

The property had a two-story colonial style dwelling built in 1876, two stables and small shed on 8 acres (32,000 m2) of land.

Additional display and storage facilities were constructed, and the museum opened to the public on Boxing Day (26 December 1968 (56 years ago) (1968-12-26).

It was used in Invercargill by funeral directors Macdonald and Weston and is said to have carried the body of New Zealand prime minister Richard Seddon at his death in 1906.

Yaldhurst Museum has 137 cars, including vehicles such as Austin, Dodge, Singer, Morris, Ford, Triumph, Willys, Plymouth, Jaguar, Wolseley, Chrysler and others.