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October 31, 2009
Tom Wheatcroft, English businessman, founded the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition (born 1922)
Tom Wheatcroft
Frederick Bernard "Tom" Wheatcroft was an English businessman and car collector. He made his fortune through building and construction, and was known for resurrecting the Donington Park motor racing circuit and founding the Donington Grand Prix Collection museum.
Donington Grand Prix Collection
The Donington Grand Prix Collection, sometime known as the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition, was a museum of motor racing cars, based at the Donington Park motor racing circuit in Leicestershire, England. The collection, which started in the 1960s, began to deplete in the 2000s. The museum closed permanently on 5 November 2018, its large collection was sold, and loaned cars returned to their owners.