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The 2024 BL Rally Photo Gallery is now live

3/10/2024

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Thanks to Pat and James for sharing their photographs with us. Click the image below to view the gallery,
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Photo Gallery online now - Coal in the Valleys Tour 2024

9/6/2024

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The gang is still on tour in deepest Welsh Wales but they have already been sharing photos with us and they are all here on the official tour Photo Gallery. There will be many more to come, so check back here over the coming week to see them.

A video from the weekend will follow later this month. Click on the image below to view the Photo Gallery.
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British classics at the Gloucestershire Vintage & Country Extravaganza!

9/8/2022

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We're at the Gloucestershire Vintage & Country Extravaganza in South Cerney, Glos with our British classics surrounded by hundreds of classic & vintage cars, steam traction engines and more! Set on an ex wartime airfield, the sprawling showsite covers around 200 acres, with surprises around every corner, to suit young and old alike. 
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​Our group stand featured an MGB, Ford Mondeo MK1 with Fisher Holivan, Austin A35, Rolls-Royce Corniche, Triumph Herald, Ford Granada Estate, Rover P5b Coupe, Humber Sceptre, 216 Vanden Plas and a Vanden Plas 1500.

Available now for your entertainment:
  • click here to view the official photo gallery containing hundreds of still photos from the weekend
  • click here or on the image below to view the official video from the weekend
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Peak District 2 - going to the Great British Car Journey

21/5/2022

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On Sunday 8 May 2022, our intrepid touring group drove the short distance from the campsite they were staying at to visit the Great British Car Journey museum in Ambergate, Derbyshire. After a hearty breakfast and much debate over the best route, Gus led the way in the JC Midge.

After a while he felt it was time to spice things up a little and proceeded to create the inaugural Sir Stirling Moss challenge - how many fellow Enthusiasts would he safely pass? For the answer you'll have to watch the video!

​Photography mostly by Graham and Gus - thanks, guys!
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2022 Peak District Tour ft. British classic cars

17/5/2022

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New on our official YouTube channel comes "2022 Peak District Tour ft. British classic cars", which features members of our two clubs, Enthusiasts of British Motor Vehicles Built Before 1985 and Pre-Millennial Motors filmed with their classics on tour in and around the stunning Peak District of Derbyshire in England.

​The tour took place on Saturday 14 May 2022 and was based at the Middlehills Farm campsite near Matlock. Cars on the tour included an MG RV8, an MGB roadster, an MGB GT, three Ford Granadas, a Capri, a MK1 Mondeo, an Austin Cambridge, an Opel Manta, a JC Midge, a Rover P5b, a Humber Sceptre, a Ford Consul Capri, a Morris Minor and a Range Rover.

​The group convoy passes the gorgeous Errwood reservoir in the Goyt Valley and cruises through the stunning countryside of the Peak District with the picturesque towns and villages found there which include Matlock and Buxton. 

Photography by Gar, Gus, Anthony & Pat - thanks guys! 
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Preview: 2022 Peak District Tour

10/5/2022

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Written by Paul Sweeney.
Our 2022 Peaks Revisited Tour over the weekend of 7-9 May was a huge success. A great turnout and we were blessed with (mostly) perfect touring weather in the gorgeous Peak District. A great time was had by all.

​A large number of photos and video footage has come out of the weekend and it will take a while to create a full length tour video - so in the meantime here's a quick preview taster for what's to come.
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What's it like driving & owning a classic Mini?

1/5/2022

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What's it like driving and owning a 1960s Mini in the year 2022? To find out, we met club member and owner of a beautiful 1967 Austin Mini, Chris Reader. ​
We have footage of his Mini on the road both inside and outside the car to share with you the sights and sounds of a classic Mini, in addition to an interview with Chris in which he talks us through some of the work he's had done and what is still in the pipeline.

​The interview part of this video was previously published on our YouTube channel as a standalone clip* and is included here in its entirety along with a significant amount of driving footage we have added without any edits or background music - it's all straight from the camera to provide a genuine sense of how it feels to drive a classic Mini.

* apologies for the bug smear on the camera lens at one point - unfortunately we didnt realise before it was too late.
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2022 Resto Show - Sunday

21/3/2022

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Its Sunday - the last day of the 2022 Resto Show at the NEC, sponsored by Practical Classics Magazine. Our stand proved very popular with the show-going public as many visitors came to look and talk about our exhibits. ​
In this fourth video from the show, Gar interviews owner and club member Andy Perman about his beautiful Vanden Plas 1500, and takes a longer look at Jim Scott's stunning Ford Cortina. There's also a peek at the Sporting Bears doing their thing, a quick hello to Show Award winners the Boston Classic Car Club, a loving browse of the Wolseley Club stand and a wander around to see many more of the classics at the show.
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2022 Resto Show - Saturday

20/3/2022

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It's Saturday at the Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show at the NEC. Saturday is traditionally the day that pulls in the crowds and this year was no exception.
The club stand was busy most of the day but Gar still found time to chat with Simon Stock, Phil Allin and Ian Woodward as well as an interview with Ian about his lovely Ford Granada Estate. He loved meeting a charming young man named Sonny who wanted the Chopper bike displayed on the stand - but would he get it? You'll have to watch the video to find out!

Gar also goes walkabout in Hall 5 to film some of the motors on other stands that caught his eye - most notably a stunning Humber Super Snipe Estate on the Lancaster Pride of Ownership stand and a Morris Marina van that took his breath away, plus many more.
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2022 Resto Show - Friday

19/3/2022

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Its Friday 18th March at the Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show at the NEC and the team is back to man the stand for Press Day. It begins with stand mastermind Gar reviewing the stand built by the team the day before, and declaring himself satisfied with a concept successfully realised.

​Today it's time to reveal the stand to the general public and other exhibitors at the show for the first time ...
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      • 2024 BL Autumn Rally ​Photo Gallery
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    • 2023 >
      • 2023 NEC Classic Motor Show Photo Gallery
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      • 2022 Classic Motor Show Gallery
      • 2022 Fat Lamb Tour Gallery
      • 2022 NC500 - the Grand Tour of the Scottish Coast Photo Gallery
      • 2022 Glos Vintage & Country Extravaganza Gallery
      • 2022 Best of Yorkshire Tour Gallery
      • 2022 Peak District Revisited Tour Gallery
      • 2022 Gaydon Weekend Gallery
      • 2022 NEC Resto Show Gallery
      • 2022 Forest of Dean Winter Tour Gallery
    • 2021 >
      • 2021 Classic Motor Show Gallery
      • 2021 Fat Lamb Tour Gallery
      • 2021 Welsh Tour Gallery
      • 2021 Jurassic Coast Tour Gallery
      • 2021 Crich Museum & Tour Gallery
      • 2021 Staffs Oatcake Tour Gallery
      • 2021 Boston CCC Show Photo Gallery
    • 2019 >
      • Yorkshire Moors Driving Tour 2019
      • Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show NEC Nov 2019
      • New Forest Driving Tour 2019
      • Gloucester Vintage & Steam Extravaganza Photo Gallery 2019
      • Tour of the Dark Peak Photo Gallery 2019
      • Codgers do the Cotswolds 2019
      • Bubble Car Museum Gallery 2019
      • Brecon Beacons driving tour 2019
      • Morgan Factory tour 2019
      • Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show 2019
    • 2018 >
      • Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show NEC November 2018
      • Isle of Wight Tour 2018
      • Brunel's Somerset Tour Gallery 2018
      • Gloucester Vintage Extravaganza 2018
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