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The Club organises several annual 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. 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.
Spring Run and Treasure Hunt
Normally arranged
on the FBHVC “Drive It Day” in April. This is
a popular run around the Wirral finishing
for lunch. The next event is on Sunday 17th. April 2011. This is an
informal day to enjoy your classic with the option of a separate Treasure
Hunt not a part of the drive. All classic car enthusiasts are welcome at the
finish.
2010 Treasure Hunt. Early arrivals at the Cherry Orchard.
Blair Percival & Paulina Fosdick are presented with the Treasure Hunt Trophy by event organiser Peter Madge.
Wirral Classic Car Show
On the third Sunday In May is the Wirral Classic Car Show, held at Thurstaston on the camping field near to the Visitors Centre off Station Road, which is off the A540 opposite the Cottage Loaf pub. This is the largest annual gathering of local classic car enthusiasts. Entrants must arrive between 10.30 and be in place no later than 12 noon to enter. There are four classes based on age of manufacture - Pre-war, Historic (1941 to 1972), Classic (1973 to 1990) and Modern Classic (Post 1990). There are other prizes for members’ cars, including the annual restoration award and mileage trophy for the annual mileage award. This is an optimum time to join Wirral Classic Car Club.
Winners of the 2010 Car of the Year Show (now Wirral Classic Car Show)
Overall winner Ian and Yvonne Gaskill 1958 Alvis TD 21, second place Cliff Foster 1936 Riley Lynx,
third place Mike O'Donnell 1915 Model T Ford and best non member Tony Tomaselli Sunbeam Tiger
The
Wirral Historic Vehicle Rally
takes place towards the end of July
each year and is a very popular Touring Assembly, strictly
limited to a maximum 100 pre-entered cars first manufactured prior to 31
December 1972 and to period specification, divided into classes by date of
manufacture, which are described in over 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.
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winners of 2010 event
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. Spaces are limited, but some places are available to non members of WCCC and a, non WCCC 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.
WCCC has Club Stands at shows and provides lists of shows and events of interest to members. Touring Days are undertaken both at weekends and mid week as well as Visits to car factories, car museums etc. Details of these events are published in the current Club magazine.
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.
technical articles
