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A 29-Year Labour Of Love

Posted on the 12th April 2015 at 3:27pm.

JSF 948 - A Condensed review of the long running and ongoing restoration I sold my first Whitley at the request of my then girlfriend "it's either me or the car". However later I bought JSF948, my second Whitley in 1984 for...

POLDARK... We were there first…

Posted in Events on the 30th March 2015 at 8:35pm.

Chavenage House South Midlands visit 2012: BBC POLDARK series 2015: And guess what - it's not even in Cornwall!

South Midlands Area First 2015 Outing

Posted in Events on the 27th March 2015 at 12:40pm.

On a cold March Saturday, four classic cars ventured out for the first South Midlands outing of 2015 which was a visit to the National Waterways Museum in Gloucester docks. The museum is housed over three floors of a converted warehouse...

Heritage Trust Obtains 'Test Bed'

Posted in General News on the 17th March 2015 at 1:28pm.

  Back in1960 when Ernie Marples was Transport Minister, the MOT was launched as a road worthinesstest for cars 10 years and older. Very quickly, on the basis of nationwide experience, in 1961 the testwas amended to apply to vehicles 7 years...

John Pinner Obituary

Posted in General News on the 2nd March 2015 at 9:22am.

John Pinner It was with great sorrow that we learned of the death of John Pinner on Thursday 26th February, following health problems, several months battling cancer, and then a nasty fall down stairs in early February. John joined ASOC in September 1988...

Terribly British Day

Posted in Events on the 31st January 2015 at 3:41pm.

The “Terribly British Day” supported by the Council of ACT Motor Clubs and organized by the Jaguar car club, was held on Sunday 7 December 2014. This event encompasses all makes and models of British cars. The day dawned bright and...

South West Region Christmas Lunch Report

Posted in Events on the 31st January 2015 at 3:30pm.

The South West region Christmas lunch was held at the Dartmoor Lodge, Ashburton, Devon on Sunday 25th January 2015. Notwithstanding that winter bugs and other mishaps meant that our numbers went down a little, our annual ‘Christmas’ lunch was a great success...

Central Area Christmas Lunch Report

Posted in Events on the 23rd January 2015 at 11:01am.

20 members from the Central Area turned up for the annual Christmas Lunch at the Strawberry Bank Restaurant in Meriden, the centre of England. We gathered in the Bar for pre-Lunch drinks before going into the dining room for what was...

Siddeley Specials Star at Southern Rally

Posted in Events on the 13th January 2015 at 1:18pm.

Southern Area members met up at Silvermere Golf Club for lunch on New Year's Day. It was a bright but cold morning, which helped to clear a few hangovers and wake up some sleepy-heads. It was good to see a scattering...

Local Section Pre-Christmas Parties and Dinners

Posted in Events on the 21st December 2014 at 9:37pm.

This year three local areas held their end of year celebrations before Christmas and another twoareas are holding theirs in January. South Midlands Area The South Midlands area held a very good lunch at the attractive Amberley Arms just outside Stroud in the beautiful...