The finalists in the 2017 National Car Club Awards have been revealed. This year has seen the most nominations from clubs and club members to date. The overall Award winners will be announced at the awards dinner on Saturday 1st April at Birmingham’s NEC.

Lee Masters, Director of The National Car Club Awards, said: “We had 209 nominations, which is 25 more than the inaugural year and it’s fantastic to see the clubs embrace these awards. Once again, the standard of entries was extremely high with a fantastic mix of clubs of all sizes.
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“Some of the categories had over 30 entries and reducing these down to a shortlist was extremely difficult, making that place on the shortlist even more valuable and an incredible achievement.”

A total of 16 awards will be presented at the ceremony, hosted by Mike Brewer alongside the Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show.

Just being nominated for these prestigious awards is quite an achievement; to be shortlisted is amazing, and of course to win would be the icing on the cake. So, keep your fingers crossed for us all with the group award - and please join me in congratulating both John and Pauline for being shortlisted in their respective categories. We wish them every success on the night and hope we will soon be congratulating them both on winning a very well-deserved award.

Finally, our best wishes go with the group representatives at the awards ceremony, Mike Peake and his wife Anita. We hope you both enjoy a great evening and please come home with a fabulous award. Win or lose, we can at the very least anticipate an amusing blog about it all from Mike's alter ego, Fat Bloke.

The show banner is 2.5m wide, but if there is sufficient interest we will look into having smaller versions made available to members. Please complete the form below if you would like to put your name down. If there is sufficient demand, we will cost up a one-off print run and let you know the price and size per banner.

The nominations for cars to go on our stand at the NEC show this November have now closed and we want to thank all those members who have offered their pride and joy to represent the group at this premier event.

We were blown away by the number of cars nominated and by the extremely high quality. We dont know yet whether the group will be granted a stand at the November show or not - or how big the stand will be (they do vary).

The final selection will therefore be delayed until we have confirmation - and we are informed that wont happen until May. We realise you will be keen to hear the results but please bear with us. We will make further announcements as soon as we have been notified by the organisers.

Great News! We have once again made the the shortlist in the National Car Club Awards in the category of 'Outstanding Use Of Social Media'. This is the 2nd year running we have been shortlisted, so we are hopeful that this time we might go one further and be crowned winners.

The full shortlist in our category is:

• ENTHUSIASTS OF BRITISH MOTOR VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 1985
• ​FORD RS OWNERS CLUB
• MK1 GOLF OWNERS CLUB
• OPEL MANTA OWNERS CLUB UK
• TRIUMPH SPORTS SIX CLUB
• MINI COOPER REGISTER

​The official Press Release for the awards reads:

The finalists in the 2017 National Car Club Awards, in association with Tourism Ireland, have been revealed. This year has seen the most nominations from clubs and club members to date. Supported by Classic Car Weekly, and endorsed by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs, the overall Award winners will be announced at the awards dinner on Saturday 1st April at Birmingham’s NEC.

Lee Masters, Director of The National Car Club Awards, said: “We had 209 nominations, which is 25 more than the inaugural year and it’s fantastic to see the clubs embrace these awards. Once again, the standard of entries was extremely high with a fantastic mix of clubs of all sizes.

“Some of the categories had over 30 entries and reducing these down to a shortlist was extremely difficult, making that place on the shortlist even more valuable and an incredible achievement.”

A total of 16 awards will be presented at the glittering ceremony, hosted by Mike Brewer alongside the Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show. The shortlist covers eight of the award categories with the finalists for the Lifetime Achievement award still to be decided. The other six awards will be decided by the judges on Saturday and presented their prize at the awards dinner.
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There will then be a ‘Judges Special Recognition Award’ presented to a club that the panel feel has gone the extra mile in the classic motoring movement.

NATIONAL CAR CLUB AWARDS 2017 SHORTLIST

CLASSIC CAR CLUB CATEGORIES:

NATIONAL CAR CLUB OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY LANCASTER INSURANCE:
ASTON MARTIN OWNERS CLUB
BMW CAR CLUB GB

INTERNATIONAL CLUB FOR ROLLS ROYCE AND BENTLEY ENTHUSIASTS
MG CAR CLUB
MORRIS MINOR OWNERS CLUB (MMOC)
NATIONAL STREET ROD ASSOCIATION
PANTHER CAR CLUB
ROVER SPORTS REGISTER
SPORTING BEARS MOTOR CLUB
TR REGISTER
TRANSIT VAN CLUB

WOLSELEY REGISTER


OUTSTANDING CLUB MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR (PRINTED):
HAVOC - FORD AVO OWNERS CLUB
LANCIA MOTOR CLUB - LANCIA MOTOR CLUB
MONSTRO - MAESTRO & MONTEGO OWNERS CLUB
SAFETY FAST - MG CAR CLUB
ASOC NEWS - ASOC (AVENGER & SUNBEAM OWNERS CLUB)
SOFT TOP HARD TOP - MX-5 OWNERS CLUB
TORQUE - PEUGEOT SPORT CLUB UK
FREEWHEEL MAGAZINE - ROVER SPORTS REGISTER
THE HORN - SUNBEAM ALPINE OWNERS CLUB
REGISTER - MORRIS COMMERCIAL J, J/B AND 101 REGISTER


OUTSTANDING USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA, SPONSORED BY LANCASTER INSURANCE:
ENTHUSIASTS OF BRITISH MOTOR VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 1985
FORD RS OWNERS CLUB
MK1 GOLF OWNERS CLUB
OPEL MANTA OWNERS CLUB UK
TRIUMPH SPORTS SIX CLUB
MINI COOPER REGISTER


OUTSTANDING WEBSITE OF THE YEAR:
AUSTIN 7 CLUBS ASSOCIATION
CRASH BOX & CLASSIC CAR CLUB OF DEVON
JOWETT CAR CLUB

MK1 GOLF OWNERS CLUB

TR REGISTER

VOLVO OWNERS CLUB


OUTSTANDING CAR CLUB EVENT (RUN OR RALLY), SPONSORED BY CLASSIC CAR WEEKLY:
ASTON MARTIN OWNERS CLUB
AUSTIN A30/A35 OWNERS CLUB
BMW CAR CLUB
CLUB TRIUMPH

JENSEN OWNERS CLUB
MG CAR CLUB
FORD RS OWNERS CLUB
MORRIS MINOR OWNERS CLUB
MX-5 OWNERS CLUB
ROVER SPORTS REGISTER
THE ROVER P6 CLUB
TR DRIVERS CLUB


OUTSTANDING SUPPORT OF NEXT GENERATION, SPONSORED BY FBHVC:
AUSTIN A30/A35 OWNERS CLUB
MG CAR CLUB
MORRIS MINOR OWNERS CLUB YOUNG MEMBERS REGISTER
THE IMP CLUB


DEVOTED MEMBERS CATEGORIES:
NATIONAL CAR CLUB UNSUNG HERO, SPONSORED BY FOOTMAN JAMES:
STEVE CONRY - AVENGER & SUNBEAM OWNERS CLUB
DAVID YEOMANS – GORDONKEEBLE OWNERS CLUB
TOM MORLEY – METRO OWNERS CLUB
GARY LAZARUS – MIDGET AND SPRITE CLUB
PAT AND BARBARA FARMER – MORRIS REGISTER
NICHOLAS WALTON – RILEY MOTOR CLUB

PAULINE BLAKE – SUNBEAM TALBOT ALPINE REGISTER

PETER MOORE – TAMESIDE CAR COLLECTORS CLUB
BARRY PRIESTMAN - THE CRAYFORD CONVERTIBLE CAR CLUB
BRIAN HUMPHREYS – THE ROVER P6 CLUB


NATIONAL CAR CLUB AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR:
GAVIN BUSHBY – FIAT MOTOR CLUB (GB)
GRAHAM ORCHARD – FORD CORTINA MKII OWNERS CLUB
ALAN MOSS – LOTUSEXCEL.NET AND SPORTING BEARS MOTOR CLUB
WAYNE SCOTT - TR REGISTER


NATIONAL CAR CLUB LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT, SPONSORED BY TOURISM IRELAND
SHORTLIST TO BE ANNOUNCED 15TH MARCH


WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON THE EVENING OF THE AWARDS:
BEST STAND AND CAR DISPLAY (UNDER 75sqm)
BEST STAND AND CAR DISPLAY (OVER 75sqm)
BEST RESTORED CAR
BEST CAR IN SHOW
BEST LIVE WORKING ON CARS AT SHOW
NATIONAL CAR CLUB WINNERS AWARD, SPONSORED BY LANCASTER INSURANCE
JUDGES SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD