MAY 2009

Just what exactly do you like about driving your classic along a great road? Is it the involvement, the feel of the controls, or the great sounds and smells? Well all of these will be celebrated to mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Preston Bypass, Britain’s first motorway, at this year’s Classic Motor Show.

We’re encouraging the UK’s best classic car and motorcycle clubs to celebrate the best roads that the British Isles has to offer as well as paying homage to more exotic stretches of Tarmac around the globe.  So in addition to perhaps seeing Minis celebrating the Cat & Fiddle road (the A537 from Macclesfield to Buxton), we might see Citroens indulging in the Route Napoleon, American muscle cars beating up the iconic Route 66 or your dad’s Standard Eight boiling over on the hard-shoulder of the M6 after the excitement of its first high speed run! And there won’t be a shortage of Café Racers as they visit the show on route to the legendary Ace Café.

Its Father’s Day this Sunday (21st June) but don’t rush down to the High Street to try and get him a present. Why not save yourself the shoe leather and score some brownie points with tickets for the UK’s best classic motoring event?

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Give him a trip down memory to look forward to where he may see the first car he brought, the car of his dreams and you never know, the car in which you were conceived! If you really want to push the boat out, promise him a dream ride with the Sporting Bears. Once again our favourite fundraisers will be offering a ten-mile rind as a passenger in exchange for a donation to charity. Cars range from a 1936 Lagonda through to modern day marques such as the Audi R8 and Bugatti Veyron.

Have you entered our fantastic competition to win the lovely Mo? We are giving away the 1960 Morris Mini (which we have nicknamed Mo) in a text to win competition.

For just 50p plus your standard network charge you can enter to win this lovely little car that was lovingly restored to its form glory by the one and only Mr Edd China from TV’s Wheeler Dealers programme at the 2008 show. Mo has 59,500 miles on the clock, five former keepers (including ourselves) and is in lovely condition throughout.  This car WILL be won and presented to the lucky winner at the 2009 Classic Motor Show but, as they say, ‘you’ve got to be in it, to win it’ so don’t miss out – just answer our simple question - here.

Can’t wait for our next newsletter? Well, now you don’t have to as we are on Twitter and will be sharing all our latest news, views and show updates right up until the show starts and throughout.

We’ll even post exclusive pictures and behind the scenes gossip for you to enjoy. You can find us here.

This month’s exclusive newsletter competition is to win the latest addition to Meguiars’ ‘Ultimate’ range, the Ultimate Compound. This state of the art liquid formula is the solution to safely restore both the colour and clarity of neglected and abused paintwork and is gentle enough to be used on all clear coat finishes.

Ultimate Compound works to quickly and effectively remove stubborn oxidation, scratches and stains from even the most delicate of surfaces. To win a bottle of Ultimate Compound just email win@necclassicmotorshow.com putting ULTIMATE in the subject box with your name, address and contact telephone number. Winners will be selected at random and the competition will close on Friday 3rd July so get in quick.