Finding Shows Of Old Cars

By Owen Jones

Are you interested in gorgeous old cars? Many people are and there are lots of antique car exhibitions in America and Europe to prove it. Antique car exhibitions are a great method of seeing these old cars and getting up close to them. They are a fully working part of automotive history - many of them are a hundred years old and still working fine.

So, if you want to go to a show of ancient cars, how do you go about finding one? It depends on what you want really, because there are in essence two sorts of car show.

There is the permanent form, a sort of museum, usually a private collection which is open to the public like the one owned by the Marquis of Beaulieu, the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, the New Forest in the UK.

Then there are the rallies of antique car aficionados and owners like the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. There is a similar event organized by Louis-Vuitton which takes place at various European locations, but I last saw it at Portofino in northern Italy.

The museums tend to be open all the year round, but the rallies normally take place in the summer, because many of the old cars were open topped and uncomfortable to drive in the rain and the cold.

The obvious place to begin looking for a collection or rally of antique cars in your area is on the Internet, but there are also plenty of magazines on the topic full of beautiful glossy pictures of old, unusual cars. These magazines will also carry notification of up and coming events.

If you favour the personal approach, look up an antique, veteran or classic car club in your area and go along to their next meeting. You are sure to meet someone there who can advise you about the best up and coming rallies of old cars and the best collections or museums in and near your region.

Really, this is almost certainly your best option if you live in a city. You cannot beat the face to face approach for getting the best information and seeing the enthusiasm in the eyes of the vintage car driver. It is infectious to talk with anyone who is passionate concerning their hobby.

If you still choose to look on the Internet, one of the more personal ways of obtaining knowledge on vintage car activities, is to sign up for some newsletters.

Simply do a general search on, say, 'vintage car rallies' or 'vintage car museums', visit a couple of sites and sign up for the newsletters of the sites that take your fancy.

In this fashion, you are sure to get advanced notification of all the top vintage car shows and you may even be given a coupon to save you money on the entrance fee too.

About the Author:

Owen Jones, the writer of this article, writes on many topics, but is at present involved with car detailing prices. If you want some tips on detailing cars come over to our website now at Detailing Car Interiors.