DRIVE-IT DAY TRANSPORT MUSEUM WYTHALL, WORCESTERSHIRE. 21 APRIL
Classics of all shapes and sizes were drawn out by the early morning Worcestershire sun at Wythall Transport Museum on Sunday, the third year that the museum had opened for Drive-It Day. Within easy access of Birmingham and the M40/42, the museum can draw from a huge population base and this was its best-ever year with more than 110 classics arriving. There was a real emphasis on whole families coming out in their classic or coming out to view the classics in their normal car because the venue offers great entertainment for kids, including a miniature steam railway, and good catering for the adults. Consequently the most diverse collection of vehicles anyone could hope to see, from a pre-war Derby Bentley to a first-generation Dodge Charger or a 1920s Austin that boasted a fantastic celebrity history, were all there to be enjoyed by the large number of visitors.
Wythall Museum trustee and co-organiser, Denis Chick, said: ‘We are over the moon with the response today. We’ve worked hard to offer a broader appeal to visitors over the last couple of years and classic events are key to that as people come to enjoy the museum and the classic cars in the car park as well. Therefore we encourage clubs to hold their meetings here and we have hard standing over the whole site now, so owners don’t get mud on their cherished cars. We have some great events coming in 2024 but couldn’t have made a better start.’
