Diary of Classic Car Events Around Warwickshire, the Cotswolds and the West Midlands
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Heritage Motor Centre - Gaydon
- Donington Park
- NEC - Birmingham
- Prescott Hill Climb - Gloucestershire
- Ragley Hall - Alcester
- Coventry Transport Museum
- Stoneleigh Park - Warwickshire (Formerly known as the National Agricultural Centre - NAC)
If you are running a Classic Car Event anywhere in the Country, then we are happy to list it here. We will list Car Club events and shows at no charge, but will make a nominal charge of £5 for a simple listing for a Commercial Event or Show, or £10 to include a link to your own web site and a longer description.
The Open Road has collated this information from a number of sources and cannot be held responsible for any errors, or any changes to events. To avoid disappointment please check with the organisers being setting out for an event and possibly making a wasted journey.
Gaydon Mini Festival
Location: Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire
Start: Sunday 4th July 2010 | Ends: Sunday 4th July 2010
Website: Gaydon Mini
Festival
Telephone: 01926 645 120
The Gaydon Mini Festival will be held on Sunday 4th July at the Heritage Motor Centre, with camping and a Mini party held on Saturday 3rd the night before with the show taking place on the Sunday.
The Show includes the Quick Shift Mini stand with childrens activities for under 14's, the Mini cutout corner, the inter club challenge, the Heritage Run and as a bonus the Slaughter House brewery will be serving traditional local Ale. |
The Goodwood Festival of Speed
Location: Goodwood, Surrey
Start: Friday 2nd July 2010 | Ends: Sunday 4th July 2010
Website: Goodwood
The Goodwood Festival of Speed
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Jaguar Day in The Midlands
Location: Bosworth Battlefield, Leicesterhisre
Start: Sunday 18th July 2010 | Ends: Sunday 18th July 2010
Organised by the Midlands area of the Jaguar Drivers' Club |
Old Ford Rally
Location: Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire
Start: Sunday 25th July 2010 | Ends: Sunday 25th July 2010
Website: Old Ford Rally
Telephone: 01926 645 120
The Ford Y & C Model Register is again sponsoring the above rally in association with the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon.
Old Fords, and all derivatives, built up to 1982 will be on show exhibiting the tremendous range of vehicles produced by one of the world’s biggest manufacturers. Everything from Model T’s through the cars of the pre-war austerity years, agricultural & military vehicles, and onto the more luxurious post-war Zodiacs and Granadas and sporting Lotus Cortinas and many more will be on show alongside the commercial workhorses carrying the goods to all corners of the world. |
MGFifteen
Location: Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire
Start: Sunday 1st August 2010 | Ends: Sunday 1st August 2010
Website: MGFifteen
Telephone: 01926 645 120
Celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the MGF/TF at MGFifteen as we return to the scene of the original press launch in 1995. Sunday sees the celebrations with a full show featuring Arena events, Special displays, Anniversary games and much more from 10am to 4pm.
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Jaguar Drivers' Club National Day
Location: Althorp House, Nothampton
Start: Sunday 1st August | Ends: Sunday 1st August
Website: Jaguar Drivers' Club National Day
Telephone: +44 (0)1582 419 332
The National Day of the Jaguar Drivers Club in the UK
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Francis-Barnett Owners Club AGM & Rally
Location: Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire
Start: Sunday 8 August 2010 | Ends: Sunday 8 August 2010
Telephone: 01926 645 120
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Morgan Sports Car Club Auto SOLO
Location: Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire
Start: Sunday 8th August 2010 | Ends: Sunday 8th August 2010
Website: Morgan Sports Car Club Auto SOLO
Telephone: 01926 645 032
The Morgan Sports Car Club is for enthusiasts of the four wheeler Morgan.
There will be a maximum of 4 Tests, subject to time constraints, each one designed to be easy, fun and yet still able to establish your driving skill with a mixture of acceleration & braking. The course will consist of a series of gates, slaloms & turns. Reversing is not allowed and doing so will be treated as a failed test. |
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Club Peugeot UK Rally
Location: Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire
Start: Sunday 19 September 2010 | Ends: Sunday 19 September 2010
Website: Club Peugeot UK Rally
Telephone: 01926 645 120
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Gaydon Autumn Classic
Location: Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire
Start: Sunday 19 September 2010 | Ends: Sunday 19 September 2010
Website: Gaydon Autumn
Classic
Telephone: 01926 645 120
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Rover SD1 Club Spares Day 2
Location: Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire
Start: Sunday 19 September 2010 | Ends: Sunday 19 September 2010
Website: Rover SD1 Club Spares Day 2
Telephone: 01926 645 120
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MSA Classic Run
Location: Various starts around the country
Start: Sunday 3rd October | Ends: Sunday 3rd October
Website: MSA Classic Run
This year’s event takes place on Sunday 3rd October and offers starting locations around the country. All routes feature dramatic and picturesque countryside and offer some of the best driving roads in Britain.
The run is intended as a fun event and is wholly non-competitive. There are no timings or penalties for not following the supplied route and participants are free to travel at their own pace. Each route will contain a number of check points which will be open for a specified period. As in the past, check points have been chosen to be of specific interest to the motoring and motor sport enthusiast, in addition to venues of more general interest. |
Jaguar Spares Day
Location: Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire
Start: Sunday 17th October | Ends: Sunday 17th October
Website: Jaguar Spares Day
Telephone: +44 (0) 1838 200 398
The International Jaguar Spares Day
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Large Model Aircraft Show
Location: Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire
Start: Sunday 24 October 2010 | Ends: Sunday 24 October 2010
Website: Large Model Aircraft Show
Telephone: 01926 645 120
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The Heart of England Toy & Collectors Fair
Location: Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire
Start: Sunday 31 October 2010 | Ends: Sunday 31 October 2010
Telephone: 01926 645 120
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Autumn Half-term Activities
Location: Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire
Start: Saturday 23 October 2010 | Ends: Sunday 31 October 2010
Website: Autumn Half-term Activities
Telephone: 01926 645 120
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Classic Motor Show
Location: NEC Birmingham
Start: Friday 12th November | Ends: Sunday 14th November
Website: Classic Motor Show
The Classic Motor Show is all about bringing together people who share a passion for cars. Every year this traditional 'season grand finale' for the classic car scene attracts many tens of thousands of enthusiasts from all over the UK, Europe and even further away. The show celebrates all ages, marques and models. The veteran, the vintage, the classic and the future classic, with a huge and diverse display of 1000 cars ranging from the most accessible popular classics through to the thoroughly outrageous and rare exotica.
The Classic Motor Show brings together the whole motoring spectrum in this unique annual celebration of the car. Along with the huge car displays, the show hosts the biggest single gathering of UK companies and traders offering every conceivable product and service to the classic car owner/enthusiast plus some superb and unique show features. |
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Santa's Garage Grotto
Location: Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire
Start: 11, 12, 18 & 23 December 2010 | Ends: 11, 12, 18 & 23 December 2010
Website: Santa's Garage Grotto
Telephone: 01926 645 120
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Club Expo
Location: Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire
Start: Saturday 4th December 2010 | Ends: Saturday 4th December 2010
Website: Club Expo @ Heritage Motor Centre
Telephone: 01926 645 120
CALLING ALL CLUBS! Are you looking to maximise on what you offer your Club members? Then Club Expo is the event for you! At Club Expo you get the opportunity to meet a wide range of club suppliers, plus attend specialist workshops and network with other clubs – all for FREE.
Exhibitors include web designers and media partners through to membership systems and insurance suppliers. |
