Treat for classic car fans
CLASSIC cars are set to return to Coventry as a motoring club stages one of its biggest showcases of the year....
CLASSIC cars are set to return to Coventry as a motoring club stages one of its biggest showcases of the year.
Fans of timeless marques, from Triumphs and TVRs, to American dream machines, will revel in the Wheels 2001 show, being staged by Coventry and Warwickshire Motor Club, next week.
More than 70 vehicles are expected to turn up for the car and motorcycle exhibition, which will be staged at the Old Hall, off Tamworth Road, Keresley, on Tuesday.
In previous years, the show has taken place at Eathorpe Park Hotel, on Fosse Way, near Princethorpe, and organisers are hopeful that motoring aficionados will continue to support their event, at its new home.
Unusual visitors to past shows have included anything from sporty three-wheelers to a classic tractor.
The club is part of Mercia Motor Sports, a collection of enthusiasts, from Coventry and Warwickshire.
Club competition secretary Graham Gould said: "We expect club members to turn up but we always got a lot of interest by word-of-mouth."
Individual competitions are being held for the owners of low volume and self-assembly cars, US vehicles and custom cars, classic motors, from both before and after 1950, competition cars and particularly motorcycles as two-wheel entries have been down in recent years.
The overall winner will be presented with a "best in show" trophy. Entry to the show is free but people wanting to enter a car into the competition must pay a #1 administration fee.
Keresley