Events for April
Event Name: Northern Indoor car show Eventcity Manchester
Date: 06/04/2013
End Date: 07/04/2013
Event Description: Our RREC Northern Section has again been invited to join in the Eventcity Indoor Classic Car Show in Manchester. The theme for this year is the 80th Anniversary of the Derby Bentley, and we hope to exhibit several examples of Northers Section members own cars. The star of our show this year, will again be Bryan Fitton’s 1920 Silver Ghost, which Bryan has generously agreed to make available for this year. This year, his Ghost has been modified with several discreet headlamps, designed to increase safety when navigating your way over the Alps, which Bryan and Ros are circumnavigating, as part of the Clubs re-enactment of the 1913 Alpine trials. In this, four Silver Ghosts proved triumphant against the Minerva and Audi in 1913. Bryan will be entering the event the proper way – he and Ros will be driving his Silver Ghost from Wilmslow to the start in St Moritz! The organisers through Cheshire Auto promotions are impressed with this story, and will be using it in their pre-show publicity. The second theme to our stand will be the 80th anniversary of the Derby Bentley in 1933, and we will be showing four examples of the Derby Bentley, including Stuart Beech’s 1939 Park Ward saloon, and Michael Bartons 1935 Gurney Nutting swept wing coupe. Moving onto the post war saloons, we will be represented by Gerry Cohen and his Silver Bentley R-type, plus, fresh from a bare metal respray – David Barrington- Bullock’s superb Silver Spur. The stand that the organisers have given us this year (as a penance for last years somewhat squished stand) is significantly larger – so we have room for at least another car, and in keeping with the anniversaries theme, are looking for a representative for the 60th anniversary of the Silver Dawn. I’m sure that our section we will find a suitable example of the marque. So please come and support us by visiting us on the stand – and as the committee are otherwise engaged over that weekend (at the AGM), we would welcome members who could give their time to be on the stand and share Northern Sections enthusiasm for our cars with the public, over the two days of the event.
Car Type: Rolls-Royce and Bentley
Number of Cars Attending: 6
Times: 09:00 to 17:00
Location: Event City near Trafford Park
Area: Manchester
Organisation: Northern Section
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Date: 06/04/2013
End Date: 07/04/2013
Event Description: Our RREC Northern Section has again been invited to join in the Eventcity Indoor Classic Car Show in Manchester. The theme for this year is the 80th Anniversary of the Derby Bentley, and we hope to exhibit several examples of Northers Section members own cars. The star of our show this year, will again be Bryan Fitton’s 1920 Silver Ghost, which Bryan has generously agreed to make available for this year. This year, his Ghost has been modified with several discreet headlamps, designed to increase safety when navigating your way over the Alps, which Bryan and Ros are circumnavigating, as part of the Clubs re-enactment of the 1913 Alpine trials. In this, four Silver Ghosts proved triumphant against the Minerva and Audi in 1913. Bryan will be entering the event the proper way – he and Ros will be driving his Silver Ghost from Wilmslow to the start in St Moritz! The organisers through Cheshire Auto promotions are impressed with this story, and will be using it in their pre-show publicity. The second theme to our stand will be the 80th anniversary of the Derby Bentley in 1933, and we will be showing four examples of the Derby Bentley, including Stuart Beech’s 1939 Park Ward saloon, and Michael Bartons 1935 Gurney Nutting swept wing coupe. Moving onto the post war saloons, we will be represented by Gerry Cohen and his Silver Bentley R-type, plus, fresh from a bare metal respray – David Barrington- Bullock’s superb Silver Spur. The stand that the organisers have given us this year (as a penance for last years somewhat squished stand) is significantly larger – so we have room for at least another car, and in keeping with the anniversaries theme, are looking for a representative for the 60th anniversary of the Silver Dawn. I’m sure that our section we will find a suitable example of the marque. So please come and support us by visiting us on the stand – and as the committee are otherwise engaged over that weekend (at the AGM), we would welcome members who could give their time to be on the stand and share Northern Sections enthusiasm for our cars with the public, over the two days of the event.
Car Type: Rolls-Royce and Bentley
Number of Cars Attending: 6
Times: 09:00 to 17:00
Location: Event City near Trafford Park
Area: Manchester
Organisation: Northern Section
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Event Name: Coachbuilding Five….
Date: 19/04/2013
End Date: 19/04/2013
Event Description: Venue in Wigan to be announced
Car Type: All Rolls-Royce and Bentley
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Date: 19/04/2013
End Date: 19/04/2013
Event Description: Venue in Wigan to be announced
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Event Name: Bowling Ryan workshop
Date: 27/04/2013
End Date: 27/04/2013
Event Description: The annual hands on workshop for our cars….This is a hands on workshop on the Rolls Royce Silver Shadow. (1) Lecture on the development of the car (2) Demonstration then hands on practice of how to correctly inspect and change front, rear, and handbrake pads. (3) A look at the working of key electrical components (4) How to keep your leatherwork in top condition. (5) Every car will be put on the ramps for an inspection. About 20 cars are attending, but even at this late stage, please ring John if you want to join in.
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Location: Bowling Ryan Bolton
Area: Lancashire
Organisation: Northern Section
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Date: 27/04/2013
End Date: 27/04/2013
Event Description: The annual hands on workshop for our cars….This is a hands on workshop on the Rolls Royce Silver Shadow. (1) Lecture on the development of the car (2) Demonstration then hands on practice of how to correctly inspect and change front, rear, and handbrake pads. (3) A look at the working of key electrical components (4) How to keep your leatherwork in top condition. (5) Every car will be put on the ramps for an inspection. About 20 cars are attending, but even at this late stage, please ring John if you want to join in.
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Location: Bowling Ryan Bolton
Area: Lancashire
Organisation: Northern Section
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Event Name: Leighton Hall and Afternoon tea in the Lakes
Date: 28/04/2013
End Date: 28/04/2013
Event Description: We have arranged a private afternoon visit to Leighton Hall, ancestral home of the Gillow Reynolds family (of the famous Lancaster based Gillow & Co. Cabinet Makers). Located just north of Carnforth, it is very easily reached via Junction 35 of the M6. Following a guided tour of the house, starting at 2.00 pm, a short talk is to be given by local member Peter Yates on the little known connection between Leighton Hall and Sir Henry Royce after which a full afternoon tea will be served.
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Location: Leighton Hall
Area: Lancashire
Organisation: Northern Section
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Date: 28/04/2013
End Date: 28/04/2013
Event Description: We have arranged a private afternoon visit to Leighton Hall, ancestral home of the Gillow Reynolds family (of the famous Lancaster based Gillow & Co. Cabinet Makers). Located just north of Carnforth, it is very easily reached via Junction 35 of the M6. Following a guided tour of the house, starting at 2.00 pm, a short talk is to be given by local member Peter Yates on the little known connection between Leighton Hall and Sir Henry Royce after which a full afternoon tea will be served.
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Location: Leighton Hall
Area: Lancashire
Organisation: Northern Section
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