Congratulations to all the proud owners whose cars were featured on our 2021 calendar for the month of September:
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The final batch of photos from our 2021 Welsh Tour has now been uploaded to our website - click the button below to view the gallery.
Earlier this year Group Events supremo Gar Cole had been made aware that one of our favourite touring/meet locations was in financial trouble due to the pandemic switching off the usual supply of paying visitors, so it was decided that we would schedule a group visit to lend them our support as soon as pandemic restrictions allowed it. Who? The National Tramway Museum at Crich in beautiful Derbyshire, of course! The visit was a resounding success despite changeable weather and has already been documented by Bosun Mike Peake in his amusing blog about the weekend - click here to read it. For those who didn't see the photo gallery here or like to enjoy their memories with music attached, a new video rendered in gorgeous 4K quality and containing photographs from the weekend is now available on our group YouTube Channel - you can view it below. Please click on "Like" and subscribe to the channel if you enjoy it - we have plenty more content planned in the months ahead. From the British Motor Museum. The British Motor Museum will host ‘Jaguars at Gaydon’ on 4 September which will celebrate two key milestones – Sir William Lyon’s 120th birthday and the 25th anniversary of the XK8. The first ever ‘Jaguars at Gaydon’ took place last September and is a joint show between the Museum and the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust (JDHT). Jaguars at Gaydon is a special day for any Jaguar fan, owner or enthusiast and a chance to show visitors these exciting and powerful cars. The organisers will be showing off some very rare cars to mark the 25th anniversary of the XK8 including the last XK8 and the gadget packed green XKR from the film ‘Die Another Day’. Bob Beecham, well-known for his extensive Jaguar knowledge, will be commentating throughout the day in the show arena. The popular band ‘My Favourite Things’ will also be performing a selection of vintage hits. Tom Caren, Show Manager at the British Motor Museum stated: Whether you’re a member of the Daimler and Lanchester Owners Club, Jaguar Drivers’ Club, Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club or even if you’re not a club member you are welcome to come along to this great day out to see the big cats of the motoring world. Vehicle display is just £10 which includes entry to display a vehicle and admission. Vehicle entries close on Friday 3 September.
Show tickets cost £14.50 per adult, £9 per child, £12.50 per concession and £40 for a family. All tickets must be pre-booked and include entry to the Museum and the Jaguar Heritage Trust Collection. For more information about the ‘Jaguars at Gaydon’ Show and the Museum please visit the website www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk or call 01926 641188. Discover the Car Clubs coming this year The clubs are at the heart of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery. Over 160 car clubs have already confirmed their stand location to showcase their superb cars, vans and motorbikes. Representing a broad range of marques and models, you can be sure to find your favourites on display. Visit the Enthusiasts in stand Hall 5 #140The Enthusiasts of British Motor Vehicles Built Before 1985 stand will be in Hall 5 Stand #140 - click here to view our listing on the official site. Don't forget you can save £4 on the published ticket prices, and get your tickets at the 2019 rates, by quoting CCM200 when you buy your tickets online. Jaguar ClubsSo if Jaguars get your motor running you will have plenty of opportunity to chat with many like-minded owners and enthusiasts.
But we will also have over 260 clubs at the show presenting a fantastic line-up of marques and models, so whatever your passion you will find someone to share it with at the show! Vauxhall Heritage Collection to be displayed at British Motor MuseumVauxhall’s famous heritage collection is to be displayed at the British Motor Museum at Gaydon, Warwickshire from August. It will tell the incredible story of Vauxhall Motors’ rise from a niche sporting car manufacturer to one of the UK’s best-known automotive brands. The collection totals 50 cars and vans that demonstrate the heritage of Britain’s oldest vehicle manufacturer through each decade from the very first 5hp Light Car in 1903. In this year, Vauxhall became a car manufacturer and was originally based in the South London suburb, from which it takes its name. After two years, larger premises were needed and Vauxhall Motors moved to a six-acre site in Luton, where, alongside Ellesmere Port in Cheshire, it still manufactures motor vehicles today. Paul Willcox, Vauxhall’s Managing Director said: This is a perfect opportunity for the public to get up close and personal with cars and vans from our collection. There are some extremely rare and valuable vehicles on display, but many that will conjure ‘my-mum-and-dad-had-one-of-those’ memories, too. Most importantly, it paints a wonderful social picture of Vauxhall’s importance to the UK culture, through all the highs and lows of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.” Stephen Laing, Head of Collections at the British Motor Museum, said: We were delighted when Vauxhall approached us to look after its fantastic collection of vehicles, one of the most significant collections from a UK manufacturer. It fits perfectly with the Museum’s aim to broaden even further the range of marques that are represented here at Gaydon and adds a new dimension to the stories we tell about the cars and the people in Britain’s motor industry. Here's issue 4/2021 of the FBHVC newsletter. Thanks once again to member Anthony Osborne for sharing it with us. Included in this edition:
Exciting news! We've just had official confirmation from organisers Clarion Events Ltd that we have been allocated an excellent stand space in the main hall at the NEC for this year's Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show with Discovery. We will be in Hall 5 (the same hall as the main stage) nestling cosily against a wall adjacent to our good friends from the Boston Classic Car Club. What happens next? Now the preparation work really starts. We are of course accepting the offer of a stand, which will trigger the flurry of paperwork (contracts, T's & C's, insurance etc) that is always required for these major public events. We will also be working on the design and layout of our club stand, working out what we will display and all the associated logistics around that. Expect announcements fairly soon from Bosun Mike Peake who is lead organiser for this show - Gar having deserted his post muttering something about being away in the Med on a luxury cruise ship. Anyone interested in viewing the full floor plan for the show can view it below. Please give a warm welcome to Peter Iddon - the latest club member to join our Group Experts team. Like all our Group Experts, Peter has kindly agreed to help other members by sharing his accumulated knowledge and expertise of British classics, so please don't be afraid to ask for his help if you need it.
by Gar Cole Weekend of August 20-23, 2021A fabulous mix of scenic coastal driving and heavy engineering as the group heads to mid Wales. Base camp and start of the drive will be Brynowen holiday park near Aberystwyth. From here we take the scenic coastal route on the A465 to the Internal Fire museum of power, just outside of Cardigan at Tany Y Groes featuring huge diesel and steam engines from the industrial and maritime past. From the museum we will head inland passing through remote villages and towns such as Newcastle Emlyn as we meander north back towards our second stop of the day at Rheidol hydro electric power station. Set in stunning scenery the group will be allowed to park up and explore the reservoir and dam itself before going inside on a pre-arranged tour of the inner workings of the power station including the huge water turbines; hot and cold refreshments are available at the visitor centre. Sunday's part 2 will involve a gentle 7 mile drive to the Vale of Rheidol steam railway, a fantastic 12 mile narrow gauge railway winding it's way up and around impressive terrain before arriving at Devils Bridge Water Falls. For those that don't wish to use the steam railway an alternative driving route will be provided and you can meet the train and those riding it at Devils Bridge for some excellent photo opportunities. The tour is free for members to enter - food & accommodation at your own cost.
We have just published a new gallery of photos taken before and during the excellent and very well-attended 2021 show organised by the Boston Classic Car Club - well done to all those responsible, whose efforts behind the scenes produced a really good show!
Click the image or the button below to view the gallery. WIN a Karcher K4 Premium Car & Home Pressure WasherIs your car and home in need of a cleaning blitz? We are thrilled to be offering one lucky winner the chance to win a Karcher K4 Premium Full Control Car & Home Pressure Washer worth £299! This pack comes with accessories to help clean your car and around your home and tackle the toughest and gentlest of cleaning jobs with ease...
All you need to do to enter is click on the button below. Closing date 31 August 2021.
Open to UK residents only. Do you have expertise you would enjoy sharing with other members?We're looking for more members with expert skills or knowledge that's relevant to our group to join our new team of Group Experts. The aim is to help increase general levels of knowledge within the group and also to help facilitate more quality discussions.
Who is currently a Group Expert?
We will contact applicants within 48 hours of receiving submissions.
Brooklands Museum Press Release. Brooklands Museum to celebrate 95th Anniversary of first ever British Grand Prix
29th July, Weybridge – At Brooklands Relived on 7th August, Brooklands Museum is preparing to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the first Grand Prix to take place on British soil. Organised by the Royal Automobile Club and held in 1926 at Brooklands, the world’s first purpose-built race track, the first British Grand Prix formed part of the World Manufacturers’ Championship alongside the continental Grands Prix in Spain, France and Italy and the Indianapolis 500. Ninety-five years later, Brooklands will once again welcome some of the vehicles that took part in the very first Grand Prix, along with examples of Grand Prix cars from every decade up to 2013. Among the cars confirmed are a Delage 15-S-8 as raced in the 1926 Grand Prix, a 1928 Aston Martin LM1, 1960 Cooper Climax and 2013 Mercedes F1 WO4. Grand Prix racing has long been held as the pinnacle of motorsport and has driven technological development at an unrivaled rate. Brooklands Museum will tell the story of the first Grand Prix and its place in history during Brooklands Relived with the highlight of the day expected to be the ‘race starts’ which will see both cars and bikes setting off at racing speed up the historic Finishing Straight and onto the Members Banking just as they did in 1926. Brooklands has an unparalleled history in British motorsport and aviation and serves to inspire the next generation to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths. Among the permanent exhibits at Brooklands is ‘Driven by Design’, a new supercar exhibition opened on 26th July in collaboration with McLaren which features a McLaren Senna GTR prototype car, a McLaren Senna GTR concept car and a full-scale LEGO model of a McLaren 720S. Britain was first awarded the opportunity to run a Grand Prix after Sir Henry Segrave won the French Grand Prix in 1923 putting Britain on the motorsport map and starting a tradition of British Grand Prix winners that continues to this day with seven-time world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton. Emphasising the close links between the motorsport, experimental engineering and aviation worlds in the 1920s, there were no fewer than five past, present and future Land Speed Record holders competing in the 1926 event. Samantha Hart, Marketing Director of Brooklands Museum said: Anyone who watched this year’s British Grand Prix will understand the importance this event has for the country. In 1926, Britain’s motorsport industry didn’t hold the position it does today. The running of the first British Grand Prix at Brooklands was a huge step for motorsport in this country and brought top level drivers, teams and engineers to compete here. Another selfless member has kindly agreed to be identified as a Group Expert - i.e. a member who is willing to share his accumulated knowledge and expertise in relation to British classics with others. Welcome Leonard Edwards and don't be afraid to ask for his help if you need it. As you can see from the photo, Len has a keen interest in motorcycles as well as car and commercials.
Congratulations to all the owners whose cars were featured on our 2021 calendar for the month of August:
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