Brooklands Museum hosted one of the largest New Yearʼs Day car events in the UK, with 900 pre-1993 vehicles and 5300 visitors gathering at the former race circuit (top and above right). Among the rarities were a Talbot Sunbeam Lotus, a Jensen Interceptor Convertible and an Edsel. The TR Register, MG Car Club, Abarth Ownersʼ Club, Surrey Mustang Ownersʼ Club, XK Club and Aston Martin Ownersʼ Club all had a presence, while many more took part individually.
The Great British Car Meet in Derbyshire (right) broke its own attendance records on 2 January, with more than 300 vehicles joining the event at the Great British Car Journey museum that opened in May 2021. Museum founder Richard Usher picked out three of his favourites: a Morris Ital 1.3, Riley Kestrel and Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible. The venue will continue to host events on a monthly basis from April.
The Australian Motorlife Museum just outside Wollongong, New South Wales, repeated its annual tradition of a New Yearʼs Day meet. All but the museum presidentʼs recently acquired Amilcar CS completed the drive out to Lake Illawarra without a problem – including a rare Salmons-bodied Sunbeam (right) and 112-year-old Cadillac Model Thirty (far right).
Cumbrian members of the TR Register held a New Yearʼs Day drive in the Lake District, with vehicles congregating en route at the Lakeland Motor Museum for lunch. Seven cars took part, including a Peerless that reached the finish at Le Mans in 1958 and a particularly brave open-topped Frazer Nash.
Vintage Stony continued its fundraising efforts, this time gathering £6400 for the local Willen Hospice, while also collecting £1140 for the Simon Diffey Heritage Motorsport Apprentice Award. More than 500 vehicles gathered in the Buckinghamshire town of Stony Stratford (right), encompassing everything from a 1898 Léon Bolleé voiturette to a 1980s De Lorean DMC-12 in full Back to the Future costume, making it the largest-ever edition of the event. Steve Dyeʼs 1941 Buick Special Sedanette won Best in Show.
Record visitors for InterClassics
Following a two-year absence, InterClassics Maastricht returned in style from 12-15 January with a record number of visitors. More than 35,000 enthusiasts and 1000 classic vehicles filled the Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Centre in the southern part of The Netherlands.
The showʼs main display was Dutch Grand Prix Classics, featuring a selection of F1 cars from 1950-ʼ85, with a focus on cars that have raced at Zandvoort circuit. The first car to win a Dutch Grand Prix, a 1950 Talbot-Lago T26C driven by French ace Lou
