Beverley Classic Car Rally Hits The Spot

June 23, 2011

Thousands of people descended on Beverley to appreciate the classic cars on display at the Beverley Classic Car Rally. From Wednesday Market to Saturday Market, classic cars – predominantly made in Britan – lined the streets and attracted car enthusiasts of all ages. The event, now in its 15th year, is quickly becoming, along with Armed Forces Day, the most enjoyable event of the year in Beverley. Burger vans and…

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Classic Car Rally: Neal Walker 1969 Corvette Stingray V8 5.7

July 1, 2010

It’s loud, it’s brash and it “likes a lot of bling”. Neal Walker made no excuses for showing off his absolutely stunning 1969 Corvette Stingray V8 at Beverley’s Classic Car Rally last week, and why should he when it looks this good? Neal, 59, who lives on Swinemoor in Beverley, fell in love with the epitome of American muscle cars when he worked in the USA in the 1970s. The…

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Clasic Car Rally: Tim Stanforth’s 1936 Armstrong Siddeley 120

June 30, 2010

Hobbies can easily consume your life – so it helps if your hobby can actually become your way of making a living. That’s exactly what happened for Kilham-based East Yorkshire businessman Tim Stanforth. Tim, 50, was displaying his impressive 1936 Armstrong Siddeley 120 at last week’s Classic Car Rally in Beverley. It’s the latest in a fleet of classic British and German limousines that Tim and wife Pam use for…

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Classic Car Show: 1973 Triumph TR6

June 30, 2010

Listening to “the clangs, the bangs and the rattles” is the only way to enjoy a really classic car, according to Chris Forster. Chris, 53, from Willerby, was showing off his pristine 1973 Triumph TR6 at the Beverley Classic Car Rally last week. And as he proudly admitted ‘it’s radios for show, engine sounds for dough’ when it comes to his personal indulgence. He told HU17.net: “The fact that it…

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Classic Car Rally: Simon Gray’s SAAB 96 1970 V4

June 30, 2010

Like elephants, it seems that classic car owners never forget. Simon Gray, 44, from Beverley, was one of dozens of enthusiasts who brought their pride and joy to the Beverley Classic Car Rally last week. His particular car, a white Saab 96 1970 V4, has just been made roadworthy five years after he bought it for what he considers “a steal”, just £800 from a London man who’d kept it…

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Classic Car Rally: Grant Openshaw Mk 1 Consul Cortina

June 29, 2010

“It’s the ultimate Cortina.” That’s how Grant Openshaw described his car at the Beverley Classic Car Rally last week. Grant, 69, from Thorngumbald, has owned his Mk 1 Consul Cortina 1964 for 44 years, maintaining it and ensuring it is in tip-top condition. Like everyone at the Rally, Grant was only too pleased to show anyone who expressed an interest around his pride and joy and explain how he had…

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Thousands Attend Beverley Classic Car Show

June 24, 2010

Thousands of people basked in the late evening sunshine to enjoy Beverley’s Classic Car Rally last night. From Toll Gavel down to Saturday Market, dozens of magnificently restored cars were admired by visitors to the town centre. 1930s British classics stood next to sporty MGs, while souped up Volkswagens and Japanese models were side by side with American muscle cars in a display that had everything for the motor enthusiast….

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Classic Car Show ‘Leave Your Car at Home and Enjoy the Event’

May 19, 2010

Beverley car fanatics will soon be going green with envy as the Classic Car Show returns to the town. On Wednesday 23 June, the whole of the town will be a giant car park with some of the finest, and occasionally outright bizarre, examples of classic automobiles in Britain on show. The evening event means there’ll be no parking in the town. From Sow Hill to Toll Gavel, owners will…

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Annual Beverley Classic Car Show 2010

January 4, 2010

The Beverley Annual Classic Car Show is due to be held on June 23rd 2010 and is sure to attract large crowds. The show which is made up of around 300 classic cars, scooters and bikes fills the whole of Market Place and last year carried on up Toll Gavel. Many of the cars that are on show have been carefully restored by their owners who have displays showing how…

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Classic Beverley Car Show

June 27, 2009

Seems like people want to see more the from the Beverley Car Rally that took place earlier this week so HU17 have added another exclusive gallery from the event for you to enjoy over the weekend! [nggallery id=37]

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Beverley Classic Car Rally

June 25, 2009

Beverley Saturday Market was taken over by cars yesterday evening as hundreds of people turned out to view a massive selection of cars and motor bikes from days of old to the present. The cars filled Market Square with a classic fire engine and an old fashioned Volvo truck standing out. It was a lovely evening and the turn out was very good. Many of the cars on show had…

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