Come join the fun this year on 26th December, from 9a.m til 1p.m. Now with three show areas, larger pre '73 bike area & 2 food vans.

   PRE 1973 EUROPEAN CLASSIC CARS, BIKES & COMMERCIALS

  & ALL YEAR AMERICAN CARS, HOT RODS & CUSTOMS.

My main aim in 2002 was to give classic vehicle owners an event to go to in mid winter, we have many to go to in the summer time but then, come autumn, it most all ends. From that low key first event, this show has grown annually, & the numbers & variety of vehicles that come along on Boxing Day is just astounding. Sometimes the rarest of vehicles, from as far away as Kent & Northampton come to participate. It certainly seems to have become a must on many people's social calendars whether they are classic vehicle owners or viewing public & has certainly become a bit of a local tradition in Romsey.

The all year round organising & promoting etc come to fruition at 9am Boxing Day morning & the hours sat in front of this damn computer are soon forgotten. We never know what / who is going to turn up on the day & we're constantly saying "JEEZ look at this coming!", it really is a great buzz seeing such a huge array of vehicles descending on the site. As stated on our "Welcome" page,

I always intend for this to be a FREE event & with ADRIAN FLUX coming on board as sponsors that remains a certainty. Christmas is a time that should be laid back & fun & a time to share with people close to you & that is what I intend for this show & that is the laid back atmosphere that we try to create each year, so leave your troubles & stresses at home & come join the fun on 26th December, 2009! The event run's annually on Boxing Day from 9am til 1pm, in Romsey's town centre, in the ALDI store car park & CROSFIELD HALL car park & this year also in the Bus Station car parks.

You will see in "LATEST NEWS" on our "Welcome" page that we've managed to acquire the use of another car park this year, which offers us a great deal more space & you will also see that after listening to many comments from various attendees, that we have decided not to extend our vehicle classification to 1979 at this time, but to remain for now pre '73.  

We are petrol heads thru & thru who love all manner of vehicles & we try to create as laid back & varied an event as possible. Space is obviously limited hence the pre '73 rules............... yes Mr Gold '83 Mercedes, some slip through the net & yes Mr Black '89 Lancia, if we are able to be more flexible, when approached by a post 73 vehicle that we think is likely to be of interest to people, we will be, but when it gets busy & space is tight, we have to stick to the pre '73 ruling & make decisions & if one of those decisions goes against yourself, where you fall outside of our classification, please try & understand our predicament regards space, it really isn't personal!

We also at times direct some vehicle owners to a specific area ( within one of our car parks ) where we know they’ll have either more room, more manoeuvrability, or simply where we feel that vehicle will be displayed better, please work with us on that. I.E Mr Grey 60s Austin Mini, you may get asked to wait just a few minutes..........when a HUGE steam truck is heading your way! It's an extremely difficult piece of machinery for it's owner to manoeuvre & can move forwards ten feet when put into gear! You may not fear much for your own safety but we do! It's Christmas, the season of goodwill, no need to hurry, no job to get to etc etc ........... such requests are made for the safety of everyone & their vehicles....... again, not personal, just us trying to cram as many pieces of interesting machinery into a small market town as possible, as SAFELY as possible. We all hate rules but the decisions we make are made to help everyone's enjoyment of the event, an event which is primarily run for vehicle owners but also for our chosen charity.

This year, especially for those very few individuals mentioned above such as Mr Gold '83 Mercedes & Mr Black '89 Lancia, we have a new addition:-

"THE WHINGER'S TIN"!!............

 ............... it has been pointed out by several people, that noone really has the right to complain at a free event but if you, like those above, feel you must complain, it'll cost you a £5 donation to the charity! For your £5 you get the use of our ears for 2 minutes & we listen to your whinge! No £5 , no whinge!! ................. let's keep it FUN eh ? ;-) All the very best, Steve & Team.