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The Club organises events and supports shows and fairs. There are also touring runs for members to join in and visits, for example to car manufacturer’s factories and motoring museums. The monthly Club Nights are popular as is the colour magazine which covers a wide variety of matters of interest to the old car enthusiast There is also an e mail monthly Newsletter to give information on imminent events shows and matters affecting members. The four annual major events run by the Club are detailed below.
Spring Run and Treasure Hunt
Normally arranged
on the FBHVC “Drive It Day” in April. This is
a popular run around the Wirral with a lunch time finish.
This is an informal day to enjoy a run in your classic with the option of a
separate Treasure Hunt (not a part of the drive) for the Treasure Hunt
Trophy. All classic car
enthusiasts are welcome at the finish.
The 2012 event was on Sunday 22 April and attracted a good entry and the organisers, last year's winners, Peter and Val Madge had worked very hard to produce a very professional quiz. The event was won by Graham and Anne Williamson in their 1937 Austin 7 Ruby with Paul Cracknell in his 1930 Morris Oxford second.
Wirral Classic Car Show
SUNDAY 13 MAY 2012
This is the main annual static event organised by the
Club in May, held at White's Farm, Station Road, Thurstaston, which is
off the A540, and is open to both members and non members and you can enter by
turning up in the morning before 12 noon. Entries are divided into classes
by age of manufacture and Club stands are also welcome, please ask the
Meeting Secretary for details. There is a hog roast, beverages and toilet
facilities available from White's Farm. Meeting Secretary Ken Glass 0151 677
6434 E mail: k.glass@btinternet.com
Classes: Pre-War Before 1940; Historic (Post War) 1941 to December 1960;
Historic (Sixties) 1961 to December 1972;
Classic 1973 to December 1990; Best
Modern Classic 1990 onwards
Neil Broadhurst with his 1938 Austin and Paul Youd and his 1960 MGA were very decisive winners in their respective classes.
22 JULY (pre-entered only)
The
Wirral Historic Vehicle Rally takes place towards the end of July
each year and is a very popular Touring Assembly of pre-entered cars first manufactured prior to 31
December 1972 and to period specification. All entries must be made well
ahead of the event and close 1 May and are described in 2,500 event
programmes distributed free to the public from the 1st. July. Entrants
receive a quality memento of the event.
The event comprises a morning
run, lunch stop and a finish stop and thousands of people line the roads of
Wirral to wave at the cars. Judging is on a "pride of ownership" basis" and
entrants are encouraged to wear period attire appropriate to the age of
their vehicle and to display information about their entry at the stops that
will be of interest to the public. The event is supported by Wirral MBC and has
other sponsors and advertisers. You can download an entry form below and the
event is open to non members up to the set limits.
The cover for the 2012 programme has been prepared and is shown below.
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9 SEPTEMBER ( pre-entered only)
In September the South Wirral Gordale Run is a touring assembly around South Wirral and Cheshire for cars manufactured prior to 31st. December 1980 to period specification and entered in advance of the event. Entries close 1 August. Spaces are limited, but some places are available to non members of WCCC and a, non member's, entry form can be downloaded below. There are complimentary beverages, quality mementoes and a prize of free classic car insurance, for which all accepted entries are eligible, subject to the terms and conditions set out in the pdf file below. Entrants are encouraged to dress in appropriate period attire.
terms of insurance prize for Gordale South Wirral Run (pdf)
Class Winners 11 September 2011
Taken at the finish at Gordale Nurseries
Class A Pre-war
Colin Lambert's 1936 Daimler 15 Cabriolet
Class B Post War to 1960
Dennis Pickering's 1955 Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire Mark II
Class C 1961 to 1980
Kenneth Massey's 1963 Porsche 356
CLUB MAGAZINE
A bi-monthly colour magazine with a range of articles and information about events, FBHVC reports on legal and practical current issues affecting enthusiasts, technical articles, details of touring runs and visits to places of interest, also fun and humour and much more. There is also a monthly E-mailed Newsletter sent to members with details of shows and events for the coming month.
technical articles
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