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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 2:40 pm    Post subject: London Classic Car Show - January 2015 Reply with quote

Looks like a new one for the calendar:

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GENTLEMEN: START YOUR ENGINES

• Memorable start to 2015 for the capital as the all-new
London Classic Car Show roars into town
• Organised by the team behind CarFest and Top Gear Live

London will resonate to the sounds of powerful V8 and V12 engines early next year as the capital plays host to a new vibrant and exciting classic car show.

To be staged at the ExCeL Centre in London’s Docklands from 8-11 January 2015, the first ever London Classic Car Show will highlight examples of the most evocative classic and collectors’ cars ever made.

But these are no mere static exhibits. A unique centrepiece will be a special ‘street’ feature – called the Grand Avenue – up and down which the show’s 100 top cars will be driven.

It will give visitors the chance not just to gaze at some of the most desirable and valuable classic cars in the world while at rest, but also to see and, importantly, to hear them in action.

“The Grand Avenue will add an extra dimension to the new London Classic Car Show,” says Bas Bungish, Event Director, Brand Events.

“Part of the appeal of a classic Ferrari is the snarl of its V12 engine while the V8 rumble from an American muscle car is music to the ears of every enthusiast. In bringing some of the world’s greatest cars to life, the London Classic Car Show will ensure that ExCeL will echo to these aural treats.”

The London Classic Car is expected to attract not just existing classic car enthusiasts as well as serious collectors but will also infuse newcomers with a passion for the pastime.

Among the myriad of other attractions at the show will be displays from premium marque owners clubs and heritage showcases from leading manufacturers. Historic racing and competition cars will be featured while leading collectors will be invited to present a special car from their collection.

Classic dealers will be on hand with desirable cars for sale, while other stands will highlight the skills of restorers and specialist suppliers. There will also be a large autojumble offering quality memorabilia for sale.

The investment side of the thriving classic car movement will come under scrutiny in the Investors Forum at the show, and experts will put their necks on the line by identifying ‘ones to watch’, those future classics that are considered bargains today.

Appealing to visitors who enjoy premier events such as Salon Retromobile in Paris and the Techno Classica in Car Show in Essen Germany, the aim is for the London Classic Car Show to become an annual ‘must do’ fixture on the international classic car calendar.

For when it comes to creating instant hit exhibitions and shows, Brand Events has an enviable track record: The London Classic Car Show is the latest venture from the team behind the hugely popular CarFest North and South extravaganzas as fronted by BBC2 broadcaster Chris Evans and the fast and furious Top Gear Live global roadshow.

“With CarFest and Top Gear Live, we have shown that we bring new ideas to motoring events. The plans we have for The London Classic Car Show means it will be a long way removed from a traditional static classic car show,” says Bas Bungish.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 6:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Interesting. I've had no luck so far in trying to display my car at Carfest, so I wonder how you get to take part in these things?
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It sounds good, and would be nice to have an indoor show in the southeast. Unfortunately, I suspect from the description they're only interested in having rows of immaculate Ferraris, Astons and E-Types.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 6:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

MikeEdwards wrote:
Interesting. I've had no luck so far in trying to display my car at Carfest, so I wonder how you get to take part in these things?



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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You will need a seven figure, or more, bank balance.


In some areas perhaps, but I recall there were a load of Metros at the last one in Oulton Park, and not the 6R4 variant.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 6:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

More info:

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CLASSIC SOUNDTRACK FOR A CLASSIC SHOW

• Innovative 2015 London Classic Car Show launched with a V12 fanfare
• Show patrons include TV chef James Martin and BBC Top Gear’s James May
• Huge support already from automotive and classic car worlds

As fanfares go it was a little different… but the potent roar of a V12 Ferrari engine provided the perfect backing track to the launch of the new London Classic Car Show.

For the show, to be held at London’s ExCeL centre from 8-11 January, 2015, promises to be an event rather than just an exhibition.

As well as gazing at some of the most desirable and valuable cars ever made, visitors will not only be able to hear them as they are fired up but also to watch them in action – the centrepiece of the show is The Grand Avenue, a motoring runway along which the cars will be driven.

The London Classic Car Show is organised by Brand Events, the company behind the hugely successful Top Gear Live and CarFest events.

At a special launch in a West London’s Adam & Eve Mews on Thursday (10 July), Chris Hughes, Chief Executive, pointed to the Testa Rossa, an Aston Martin DB6 once owned by Paul McCartney and other classics on display and said: “Classic cars look great in London, don’t they? They reflect the style and culture of a cool capital. Yet London has no classic car show.

‘We aim to change that with a show that’s innovative and full of passion.”

The Grand Avenue is just one of the original ideas promised at the London Classic Car Show. The James Martin Classic Café, run by the top TV chef, will serve quality food to visitors while James, a passionate classic car fan himself, has also been appointed as a show patron, charged with mounting a display of cars that mean the most to him.

As a result he will be showing ­– and driving – some the cars from his own private collection and those of friends. Among those promised are a rare Ferrari 288 GTO and a glorious 250 GTO as well as a number of important Mini-Coopers.

He said: “A show that combines my two passions, food and cars… I’ll be in heaven.”

Another famous name with a key role is BBC Top Gear’s James May, who will be curating a display of the ‘Cars That Changed The World’. Expect a few surprises… it won't be all Model Ts and VW Beetles.

There will also be motor sports displays, a homage to the Citroen DS, 60 years old in 2015, and an investors’ forum where experts will advise on how and what classic to buy as an investment that will provide much more fun than stocks and shares.

Event Director Bas Bungish said: “Although we have only just announced the show, we have already been promised huge support from a number of key players in the automotive and classic car worlds.

“We see this as a celebration of the car and are encouraging manufacturers and their one-make car clubs to get together to put on displays from the past, present and possibly even the future.

“Maserati and Aston Martin have already signed up, along with leading dealers and specialists such as Eagle E-Types, Duncan Hamilton, Nicholas Mee & co, Frank Dale and Stepsons and Hexagon Classics to name but a few.”

Chris Hughes added: “Cars are about passion and joy and the London Classic Car Show will celebrate that.”
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 12:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Recent news re London:

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CLASSIC CAR CATWALK COMES TO THE CAPITAL.

The Grand Avenue runway, centrepiece of the inaugural London Classic Car Show, allows visitors to see and hear iconic cars in action

Move over London Fashion Week, you’ve got a catwalk competitor. The models on parade at the London Classic Car Show are every bit as glamorous, every bit as desirable and every bit as fashionable.

But there are two big differences – these models have a great deal more muscle, and they are much, much noisier.

The centrepiece of the London Classic Car Show, to be held at the ExCeL exhibition centre in London’s docklands from 8-11 January, is The Grand Avenue.

It’s a brand new concept for a classic car show, a motorised catwalk along which dozens of the world’s greatest cars will be driven. It will turn the show from a static exhibition into a moving experience.

“The Grand Avenue is a real innovation as far as classic car shows are concerned,” said Bas Bungish from Brand Events, the company behind the London Classic Car Show.

“The show will be crammed with historically important and seldom seen cars which, by themselves, will ensure we can create a classic car show the capital deserves.

“But The Grand Avenue, which allows visitors to see – and hear – some of these cars in action, will take the show to another level.”

The Grand Avenue will be in use at regular intervals through the four days of the show. A total of 40 cars, four from each decade from the 20th century, have been handpicked to illustrate the story of the classic car. Each car will be driven along the runway twice a day.

“We are extremely excited by the many wonderful cars in our line-up,” said Event Director Bungish. “There will be iconic road cars and important competition cars, too… including some Grand Prix cars.

The 40 chosen range from a 1904 Lagonda Tricar to the ex-James Hunt McLaren M23 via a dramatic Lancia Stratos. Also lined up are the Maserati 250F that Stirling Moss used to win the 1956 Monaco GP, the ex-Elio de Angelis Lotus 87B and a Jaguar C-type, originally owned by five times World F1 Champion Juan Manuel Fangio.

The Grand Avenue will also give visitors the chance to enjoy the rare sight of a 1920 Jaguar SS1 in action alongside a 1924 Bugatti, while other significant cars include a 1948 Land Rover, one of the first ever made, and a pre-production Range Rover from the 1970s.

Visitors can also expect to see and hear such mouth-watering machinery as a Gullwing Mercedes, a 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa and a Lamborghini Muira S from the 1960s.

The London Classic Car Show is the latest creation from Brand Events, the company behind all-action car shows like Top Gear Live, and promises to be unlike any classic car yet staged.

One of the show’s curators, Top Gear’s James May, will be revealing what he considers to be most significant car of all time while another curator, TV chef James Martin will not only be displaying his private collection of classics but will also be running the James Martin Classic Café offering up ‘good, simple, grub’ to visitors.

The 60th anniversary of the dramatic Citroën DS will be celebrated with many examples of ‘The Goddess’ – as well as a first look at the new DS brand – on show, and there will also be displays from leading classic dealers and specialists.

Tickets are now available from the show website where early bird discounts reduce the on-the-door standard entry price from £25 to just £22.

Also available are family and group tickets, premium entry packages and access to the exclusive Preview Evening on the opening night, Thursday 8th January. Premium Tickets, which have limited availability, will give visitors access to the premium enclosure with a view of The Grand Avenue’s turning circle, a drink and complimentary cloakroom plus a free copy of Octane magazine and the official event handbook.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 12:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Second update for today:

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WHAT WAS THE CAR THAT CHANGED THE WORLD?

Was it the Mini or the VW Beetle? Perhaps it was the Model T? Or maybe none of these… Top Gear’s James May reckons he has the answer.

The Car That Changed The World: it’s a debate that rages whenever a few petrol-heads get together…

There are dozens of pretenders to the throne, all with merit. But the London Classic Car Show ­– taking place at ExCeL in London’s Docklands from 8-11 January 2015 – might just have the definitive answer.

A special exhibit at the show, curated by Top Gear star James May, will reveal no fewer than 13 cars that he believes had a profound effect on the motor car as we know it today.

Among those staking a claim for top honours will be found in what James calls the ‘Hall of Obviousness’. Here there will be half a dozen significant cars including a Mini and a Model T Ford, a Beetle and the Benz Patent Motorwagen, the world’s first car from 1885.

More controversially James adds a Ford Mustang and a Toyota Prius to that list, pointing out that the Mustang was the original muscle car while the Toyota was the car that led the hybrid revolution.

The next half dozen are more controversial still. The ‘Corridors of Bloody Mindedness’ will include some obscure and some not so obscure cars that were all real pioneers.

There’s an electric vehicle from the turn of the century… the last century that is. There’s the car that inspired the Beetle and the car that did what the Model T did, only earlier.

James also promises examples of the most significant cars ever produced in Italy and in Japan. And there’s also room for a car that’s really out of this world.

“The Hall of Obviousness is exactly that, significant cars that most people would expect to be on a list of cars that changed the world,” said James. “The cars in the Corridors of Bloody Mindedness, on the other hand, are designed to make people think again.

It’s amazing to think that the car has always been future proof – even the earliest cars, whether powered by petrol, steam or electricity, are still running today.

“Of course, all the cars on show are my choices and are just as likely to start an argument as end one. I’ve already had a complaint from someone that the Austin Seven hasn’t been included. It’s a point of view not without merit, but… tough.”

But while the dozen ‘obvious’ and ‘bloody-minded’ cars are all strong contenders for the outright crown, none of them is The Car That Changed The World.

“As far as I am concerned, that honour belongs to something else… but I’m not going to tell you what that is. You’ll just have to come along to the London Classic Car Show to find out what it is,” he teased.

James will be taking the wraps off that car during the show’s Preview Evening, Thursday 8th January 2015.

The London Classic Car Show is the latest creation from Brand Events, the company behind all-action car shows like Top Gear Live, and will be crammed with innovative features.

Joining James May as a show curator is TV Chef James Martin, who as well as displaying his private collection of classics, will be running the James Martin Classic Café offering up ‘good, simple, grub’ to visitors.

The Grand Avenue, a motoring runway along which some of the world’s greatest cars will be driven, forms a centrepiece to the show while there will be another display celebrating the 60th anniversary of the dramatic Citroën DS and providing a first look at the new DS brand. The show will also have displays from leading classic car dealers and specialists.
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More info re January's event ...

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JAGUARS, ASTONS, FERRARIS … TO ADMIRE, ADORE AND OWN

Don’t forget your chequebook: dealers promise a wide range of exotic, rare and desirable classic cars for sale at London’s premier show

The cream of the UK’s specialist dealers have embraced the long awaited arrival of a premium classic car show in London by promising a huge array of rare and desirable machinery for sale.

ExCeL in Docklands will be the venue for the inaugural London Classic Car Show (8-11 January, 2015) where Jaguar, Ferrari, Aston Martin and Pagini are just some of the top marques that will be represented by the dealers.

And many of the cars will be very special indeed. Restoration firm CMC, for example, will be offering the latest car to come from the pen of Jaguar designer Ian Callum. It’s not a new car, however, but a thoroughly modernised version of the 1960s Jaguar Mk II saloon.

Callum created the car for his own use, entrusting the engineering side of the project to CMC. Although originally envisaged as a one-off, such has been the interest in the Callum Mk II (photo above) that CMC is building a limited run of replicas and the company will be at the show taking orders.

CMC will also be showing a lightweight racing Jaguar E-type that took an astonishing 7,000 hours to recreate.

Jaguars will also to be fore on the Eagle E-types stand. The company will be bringing a total of nine cars (photos below top) to the show including two cars specially created by Eagle: the Speedster (Jeremy Clarkson called it his favourite car of all time) and the Low Drag GT.

London-based dealer Hexagon Classics promises a range of exotica including an exceptional Aston Martin DB6 Mk II Volante (photo below bottom right – not actual car), a Ferrari Dino and – unless it’s be sold before the show – a one-off Ferrari Daytona Shooting Brake.

Dealer Joe Macari will also have a number of Ferraris on its stand, but will also be offering a modern classic, a super rare Pagini Huayra.

J.D Classics will be unleashing a very original Ferrari 365/4 GTB Daytona ‘Plexiglass’ (photo below bottom left) on one of the main features of the show, The Grand Avenue, a motoring catwalk along which 40 classics – four from each decade of the 20th century – will be driven transforming the show from a static exhibition into a moving experience.

Among the other dealers that have taken space at the show are JD Classics Rolls-Royce specialists P&A Wood and Frank Dale & Stepsons, Aston Martin specialist Nicholas Mee, Hall and Hall and Duncan Hamilton.

“Enthusiasts visiting the show will find it the perfect place to discover his or her next – or first – classic. And a classic car can also be a great investment, one that’s much more fun to own than stocks and shares,” said Event Director Bas Bungish,

The London Classic Car Show is the latest creation from Brand Events, the company behind all-action car shows like Top Gear Live, and promises to be unlike any classic car yet staged full of innovative features such as The Grand Avenue.

One of the show’s curators, Top Gear’s James May, will be revealing what he considers to be the Most Significant Car Of All Time while another curator, TV chef James Martin, will not only be displaying his private collection of classics but will also be running the James Martin Classic Café offering up ‘good, simple, grub’ to visitors.

The 60th anniversary of the dramatic Citroën DS will be celebrated with many examples of ‘The Goddess’ – as well as a first look at the new DS brand – on show, and there will also be displays from leading classic dealers and specialists.

Also available are family and group tickets, premium entry packages and access to the exclusive Preview Evening on the opening night, Thursday 8th January. Premium Tickets, which have limited availability, will give visitors access to the premium enclosure with a view of The Grand Avenue’s turning circle, a drink and complimentary cloakroom plus a free copy of Octane magazine and the official event handbook.

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LE MANS LEGENDS LAND IN LONDON

Major display at the London Classic Car Show plays homage to the most famous motor race in the world

Six significant sports racing cars from recent decades will form a key ‘Le Mans – The Icons’ display at January’s London Classic Car Show in Docklands (ExCeL, 8-11 January). The cars – from Ferrari, Ford, Porsche, McLaren, Bentley and Jaguar – will recall some epic duels from the famous 24 Hour race.

Each car has a genuine Le Mans history, with winners to the fore. The youngest car on display is the Bentley Speed 8 (below top right) that won the gruelling race in 2003 in the hands of drivers Rinaldo Capello, Briton Guy Smith and the most successful Le Mans driver ever, nine times winner Tom Kristensen.

The battles between Porsche and Jaguar, which dominated the 1980s, are represented by two cars in their iconic battle dress: a Rothmans Porsche 962 (below bottom left) and a Silk Cut Jaguar XJR-9 (below bottom right).

The 962 was the successor to the ultra-successful Porsche 956 and had a long winning career throughout the 1980s despite tough opposition from rivals such as Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and Toyota. A Rothmans 962 driven by Derek Bell, Hans Stuck and Al Holbert won Le Mans in 1986 and 1987 with Bell claiming no fewer than 21 endurance racing wins in the 962 in total.

Porsche dominated the decade at Le Mans, until 1988 when Jaguar finally broke the German company’s stranglehold on the race. Powered by a fearsome 7-litre V12 engine, the Silk Cut sponsored car driven by Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries and Andy Wallace finished the 24 Hours only just ahead of a Porsche 962. Jaguar won again two years later with Martin Brundle among the driving force this time.

Two decades earlier it was the turn of Ford to ‘own’ the great race. Piqued at not being able to buy Ferrari, then the dominant marque at the race, Henry Ford decided to build a car to beat the red racers. That car was the Ford GT40 which, after a false start, went on to claim wins in 1966, ’67, ’68 and ’69, with the last two of those wins claimed by the same GT40 (chassis number 1075) wearing the famous light blue and orange colours of Gulf (below top left).

Ford’s turn at the top marked the end of Ferrari’s reign in France, though the company did try to resurrect past glories with the 512S. It was not hugely successful but still managed to claim an important part of Le Mans history by starring in the film of the same name.

After racing the car in the 24 Hours in 1970, Derek Bell (that man again!) was hired to drive the same car for the Steve McQueen movie, but the car was burnt out during the filming. Pink Floyd drummer and classic car collector Nick Mason rebuilt it, however, and it is this very car that will be on display at the London Classic Car Show (above).

The final Le Mans legend is another hugely significant car, the BMW-powered McLaren F1 that, 20 years ago in 1995, became the last road legal car to win the great race. The car on show is the ‘Harrods’ car – sponsored by the famous London store – that finished third in ’95, driven by Andy Wallace and father and son Derek and Justin Bell.

“British fans flock over to France every year in their hundreds of thousands. A trip to ExCeL in January to see our evocative Le Mans – The Icons display is a must for all of them and will give them a quick fix before booking their crossings for the 2015 race,” said show director Bas Bungish.

The London Classic Car Show is the latest creation from Brand Events, the company behind all-action car shows like Top Gear Live, and is full of innovative features. It promises to be unlike any classic car yet staged.

One such is The Grand Avenue, a motoring catwalk along which 40 classics – four from each decade of the 20th century – will be driven, transforming the show from static exhibition into a moving experience.

One of the show’s curators, Top Gear’s James May, will be revealing what he considers to be the Most Significant Car Of All Time while another curator, TV chef James Martin, will not only be displaying his private collection of classics but will also be running the James Martin Classic Café offering up ‘good, simple, grub’ to visitors.

The 60th anniversary of the dramatic Citroën DS will be celebrated with many examples of ‘The Goddess’ – as well as a first look at the new DS brand – on show, and there will also be displays from leading classic dealers and specialists.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 1:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've got a ticket, so will be popping along on the 10th.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 8:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yet again, disappointing that a Show of this size, is aimed at all those that live in the South, and the other 40 odd million just look on.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 7:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Yet again, disappointing that a Show of this size, is aimed at all those that live in the South, and the other 40 odd million just look on.


"Yet again...."? It's the first time the show has been held! I'm hoping to go, from Derbyshire.
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My comments refer to the fact of the numbers of major shows in the 'South", and the concept that when shows are based at Oulton, they are promoted as being 'North'. Not my idea of north, and a lot of others as well!
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 3:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd willingly swap some of the southern shows for some of the northern roads...
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 1:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ka wrote:
Yet again, disappointing that a Show of this size, is aimed at all those that live in the South, and the other 40 odd million just look on.


As said, this is the first time there's been a London Classic cars show. The other big annual show is 150 miles 'up North' for me at the NEC. But surely living in the Orkney's, everything is South for you isn't?

We had this debate on the Manta owners club site, it's all relevant north/south to where you're based.

Is there not a big annual show in Glasgow sometime? Although that's probably still south for you.
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