NEC Classic Motor Show 2007

CLUBS CELEBRATE MOTORING FIRSTS AND LASTS

AT THIS YEAR’S CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW

Classic car clubs will be marking motoring milestones at this year’s Classic Motor Show, held at Birmingham’s NEC from Friday 9th to Sunday 11th November, as the 2007 theme is ‘Firsts and Lasts’, giving club stand organisers the opportunity to showcase the first cars off the production line to the very last as well as motoring innovations that are still used today. With more clubs allocated space than ever before, the UK’s biggest and best classic motoring extravaganza promises to be the must attend event for anyone with a passion for cars.

Show manager Andy Rouse explains: “The clubs are a vital part of our show as each year they display some amazing vehicles including some that have never been seen in the UK before. There is a healthy rivalry between the various clubs that spurs them all on to out do each other in finding the most amazing vehicles. With so many cars having anniversaries this year, ‘Firsts and Lasts’ gives the clubs the opportunity to celebrate and pay tribute to their chosen marque. This show has become the UK’s favourite annual celebration of classic motoring, bringing together many thousands of people who share a real passion for cars. They immerse themselves in the various classic cars on display with many coming to buy cars, parts, automobilia or source specialist services. For some visitors and exhibitors, it’s a chance to catch up with old friends and make new ones, all in a totally unique atmosphere.”

Motoring celebrations include the 75th anniversary of the Ford V8, the centenary of the Hillman, 35 years of the Lancia Beta, 25 years of the MG Metro, 80 years of Volvos and 25 years since the closure of the Delorean Factory. Clubs celebrating birthdays include the Mk1 Ford Cortina Owners Club (25 years), the Princess and Ambassador Owners Club (ten years), the Triumph Sports Six Club (30 years) and from the classic motorcycle clubs, the BSA Bantam Club (five years).

As part of the celebrations, the Classic Motor Show is offering all club members the chance to buy their tickets early and save money. Any club member who books tickets for Saturday or Sunday before August will get their tickets for just £8 which is half the on the door price.

Spanning five halls and half-a-million square feet, the Classic Motor Show includes 1,000 rare and retro cars from around the World and every era, over 300 trade stands, a live Restoration Theatre and Dream Rides courtesy of The Sporting Bears Motor Club, who offer visitors ten-mile rides as a passenger in one of more than a hundred ‘dream cars’ in their collection in exchange for a donation to charity. TV motoring expert Mike Brewer, presenter of shows such as Pulling Power, AutoTrader and Wheeler Dealer, will be joined by other motoring celebrities to bring magazine-style features to life with cars, education and a healthy helping of fun on the energetic live stage throughout the show.

For more information on the UK’s largest classic car extravaganza and the latest updates, visit www.necclassicmotorshow.com.

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