Planes, trains, automobiles and even a horse helped pull in the crowds for the first birthday celebration of the Dundee Museum of Transport.
Over the weekend hundreds of people turned out to help the museum mark its first anniversary since opening the doors at its Market Mews home.
Latest additions to the collection of historic vehicles include a ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ car, the body of which actually featured in the film, and, suspended from the roof of one room, a full-scale replica of the Preston Watson plane which was only completed on Friday.
Dundee’s aviation pioneer built three powered flying machines, and there is some speculation about whether his achieved flight before America’s Wright brothers in December 1903.
Bob Nellis, of the Dundee Model Aircraft Club, was one of those who built the bamboo plane using materials sourced by the museum.
He said: “We started off planning to build a model, but then thought it’s only 25 foot, why don’t we build a full size replica.”
Using pictures of the craft and the pilot to estimate the scale, Bob was joined by Alex Smith and club chairman Kenny Carr to complete the project in just a few months.
Kenny said: “It’s a one-off. There isn’t another one of these. The club’s happy to have been involved in it.”
As the museum marks a year and more than 10,000 visitors through its doors, plans to move the entire collection to its ‘spiritual home’ of Maryfield tram depo are progressing, said chairman Jimmy McDonell.
He said: “We formed in 2009 but we just recently acquired the tram depo from Scottish Water. Plans are progressing well and this coming year is going to be all about fundraising.”
He said the museum is in touch with the lottery for funding to help with the renovation works.
Alastair Brown from Dunfermline, took his two boys, Robin, 9, and Innes, 5, to the museum for the first time on Saturday.
He said: “We were looking for something to do in Dundee.
“They really like trains and steam engines, probably because their dad does.
“Here it’s a real hands-on museum where they can get to explore.”
Vintage car enthusiasts also took part in National Drive It Day which saw them rally around the city in a host of obscure vehicles.
The open day marked the start of the museum’s summer opening hours, which will see it open to the public every day except Mondays until October.