The International Mini Meeting returns to England for the first time in five years on August 8-11, with representatives from a whopping 46 countries travelling to Washingpool Farm near Bristol for a mammoth celebration that will coincide with Mini’s 60th birthday.
Wales Rally GB is the UK round of the FIA World Rally Championship and this year the event will be marking a momentous milestone, as it will be the 75th time the UK’s premier rally has been run.
Milestone anniversaries were celebrated at Beaulieu’s eighth annual Simply Japanese rally, which took place on July 28. The event marked 30 years of the evergreen Mazda MX-5 and 50 years of the Nissan GT-R, with first-class examples joining a bumper display of 1410 Japanese cars – nearly a 50 per cent increase over last year.
Derek Bell was reunited with the iconic Le Mans-winning 917 and 962 Porsches as the Lancaster Insurance Classic and Supercars Show took place in the beautiful grounds of Sherborne Castle in Dorset on July 21.
The first joint rally between several car clubs leading the way in supporting young enthusiasts has been deemed an outstanding success.
Over 1000 classic cars of all shapes and sizes are expected as The Rotary Club of Tewkesbury stages its ninth Classic Vehicle Festival at Tewkesbury School playing fields on August 18.
The sixth Hagerty Insurance Festival of the Unexceptional was marked by a shift in venue – and a welcome expansion in size as a result. In addition to the usual concours, the classic car park was significantly expanded with a period commercial display area, and a new anniversary class joined the concours for cars celebrating major milestones.
The Sywell Classic Pistons and Props returns to Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire, on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September 2019, combining hot rods, historic racers and bikes with exciting air displays, car & bike clubs and a superb variety of live music.
More details have been revealed for November’s Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, held at Birmingham’s NEC. The event is celebrating its 35th birthday in 2019, and to mark that milestone, Hall 8 will be dedicated to the marques, models and clubs that have appeared since 1984.
The first weekend in August (2-4) will see the Stroud Vintage Transport and Engine Club (SVTEC) stage its Annual Gloucestershire Vintage and Country Extravaganza at South Cerney Airfield in Cirencester.