National ‘Drive It Day’ event to be staged at HMC

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1899 Wolseley.

1899 Wolseley.

The Heritage Motor Centre is to host one of the events for the national Drive It Day on Sunday 21 April. The event encourages historic vehicle enthusiasts to use 2, 3, 4 or more wheeled vehicles for a day to celebrate the UK’s transport heritage.  All owners of historic cars are encouraged to take to the roads on the same day to demonstrate how many historic and interesting vehicles are still on the roads.  Every year Drive It Day is purposefully held on the Sunday nearest to the 23 April as it commemorates the 64 cars that left London on the first day of the Thousand Mile Trial on 23 April 1900. One of the cars that took part in the Trial, a 1899 Wolseley Voiturette, can be seen as part of the collection at the HMC, home to the world’s largest collection of British historic cars.  The event is organised by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs, a group of 500 Clubs and Museums together with some 1,500 trade and individual supporters. Most members have planned to make the most of this day by using the public roads, meeting at local venues, places of interest, transport cafes, local beauty spots or even car parks. The FBHVC team will be attending a number of events including at the HMC which makes a good start point, intermediate waypoint to visit en-route and an excellent location to finish a day’s run. In support of Drive it Day, the HMC is offering a special entry price of £5 per person for museum entry for those arriving in historic vehicles (20 years old or older). In addition a discounted rate will be offered for the Land Rover Experience. This is a ride, as a passenger, through the steep and twisting multi-terrain track, either in a modern Discovery or an early Series III. There is reserved parking for all historic vehicles and free entry to the reserved parking, grounds and the onsite Cafe. John Bishop, Senior Clubs and Groups Co-ordinator at the Heritage Motor Centre stated “We are delighted to be hosting one of the many Drive It Day events organised by the FBHVC. Seeing so many historic cars out in force is a fantastic spectacle to see and even if you are not a historic car enthusiast, the event is sure to be a great day out!  For further information about Drive It Day please visit the FBHVC website at www.fbhvc.co.uk. To find out more information about the HMC please visit the website at www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk    Tags:,