Invite: Classic Vehicle Day at The Shuttleworth Collection.
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:05 pm
SHUTTLEWORTH VINTAGE VEHICLE DAY Saturday 22nd May 2010
Dear MMOC Branches.
I have been asked on behalf of The Shuttleworth Collection, at Old Warden Areodrom in Befordshire, to invite you all to our Vintage Vehicle Day on Saturday 22nd May 2010.
This will be the first time that The Shuttleworth Collection has hosted a vehicle orientated day for a number of years and we would like to establish this as an annual event. It is planned to create a garden party atmosphere with all the participants parked on the display field, allowing people to view the visiting vehicles.
The Shuttleworth Collection was created by Mrs. Dorothy Shuttleworth in memory of her only son Ritchard who was tragically killed in 1940 in a flying accident. Before Ritchard took up flying, he collected vintage cars and raced cars. Ritchard acquired his first racing car in 1931 at the age of 21-an Austin 7 with a 7.8 litre supercharged engine (not residing in the collection, but it is still in exsitance, and the current owner did bring it to one of our flying days in 2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/austin7nut ... 0/sizes/o/). He enterd this into the Junior Mountain Racing Handicap at Brooklands in the same year under the name of "R Ormonde". He finished third. Over the next 5 years Ritchard purchased and raced an Arrol Aster, a serise of Bugattis and an Alfa Romeo P3 (of which the Alfa still exsits and is raced during the summer months. Agian it does not reside in the collection, however the current owners did loan this £6 million car to the collection for a few months last year to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Richard Shuttleworth's birth http://www.flickr.com/photos/shuttlewor ... 248038842/). The highest point of Ritchard's racing career was his victory on the 5th October 1935 at the International Donnington Grand Prix, whilst driving his Alfa Romeo P3. His racing career came to an end a few mounths later after a serious accident in the South African Grand Prix.
From the late 1920's and into the 1930's, Ritchard purchased various vintage cars such as the Panhard Levasseur, International Benz and the De-Deitrich to name a few which now form the basis of the collection of vehicles on display today. Every vehicle in the collection, along with the areoplanes, are (or are capable of being) in complete operational condition, and are driven on diplay at the various shows we have throughout the year. This all to uphold Ritchard Shuttleworth's original ethos of not just collecting motor vehicles and aeroplanes, but keeping them in working order as well.
I am sure that this will be of interest to members; We wish to encourage vehicles to pre-book in advance.
You can book in as a complete branch. All you have to do is send the registration numbers + type + year + addresses of the cars that are wanting to attend, plus the name and contact details of a branch representative to collection@shuttleworth.org by Friday 7th May. Passes will then be sent out to all attending branch members.
Alternatively, individual booking forms can be obtained from the website http://www.shuttleworth.org. Again, all forms have to be in by 7th May.
Drivers of pre-registered vehicles will enjoy free access to the event along with thier vehicle. Addmistion prices for additional adults will be £10 each, but accompanied children under 16 will be free, making this an excellent family day out.
In addition, entry to the event will include acces to the hangars to see the world famouse collection of aircraft, motor vehicles, bicycles and carriges.
The Shuttleworth Collection also often hosts vehicle owner and marques clubs throughout the year, on both flying and non-flying days, at favouable club rates. If you would like to discuss arranging a club event with us, please contact Julie White on 01767 627922 or Julie.white@shuttleworth.org
Hope to see many of you on the day.
Best Regards,
Tim Sparrow
(MMOC Cambridge Branch member and Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society Vehicles Section volunteer)
Dear MMOC Branches.
I have been asked on behalf of The Shuttleworth Collection, at Old Warden Areodrom in Befordshire, to invite you all to our Vintage Vehicle Day on Saturday 22nd May 2010.
This will be the first time that The Shuttleworth Collection has hosted a vehicle orientated day for a number of years and we would like to establish this as an annual event. It is planned to create a garden party atmosphere with all the participants parked on the display field, allowing people to view the visiting vehicles.
The Shuttleworth Collection was created by Mrs. Dorothy Shuttleworth in memory of her only son Ritchard who was tragically killed in 1940 in a flying accident. Before Ritchard took up flying, he collected vintage cars and raced cars. Ritchard acquired his first racing car in 1931 at the age of 21-an Austin 7 with a 7.8 litre supercharged engine (not residing in the collection, but it is still in exsitance, and the current owner did bring it to one of our flying days in 2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/austin7nut ... 0/sizes/o/). He enterd this into the Junior Mountain Racing Handicap at Brooklands in the same year under the name of "R Ormonde". He finished third. Over the next 5 years Ritchard purchased and raced an Arrol Aster, a serise of Bugattis and an Alfa Romeo P3 (of which the Alfa still exsits and is raced during the summer months. Agian it does not reside in the collection, however the current owners did loan this £6 million car to the collection for a few months last year to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Richard Shuttleworth's birth http://www.flickr.com/photos/shuttlewor ... 248038842/). The highest point of Ritchard's racing career was his victory on the 5th October 1935 at the International Donnington Grand Prix, whilst driving his Alfa Romeo P3. His racing career came to an end a few mounths later after a serious accident in the South African Grand Prix.
From the late 1920's and into the 1930's, Ritchard purchased various vintage cars such as the Panhard Levasseur, International Benz and the De-Deitrich to name a few which now form the basis of the collection of vehicles on display today. Every vehicle in the collection, along with the areoplanes, are (or are capable of being) in complete operational condition, and are driven on diplay at the various shows we have throughout the year. This all to uphold Ritchard Shuttleworth's original ethos of not just collecting motor vehicles and aeroplanes, but keeping them in working order as well.
I am sure that this will be of interest to members; We wish to encourage vehicles to pre-book in advance.
You can book in as a complete branch. All you have to do is send the registration numbers + type + year + addresses of the cars that are wanting to attend, plus the name and contact details of a branch representative to collection@shuttleworth.org by Friday 7th May. Passes will then be sent out to all attending branch members.
Alternatively, individual booking forms can be obtained from the website http://www.shuttleworth.org. Again, all forms have to be in by 7th May.
Drivers of pre-registered vehicles will enjoy free access to the event along with thier vehicle. Addmistion prices for additional adults will be £10 each, but accompanied children under 16 will be free, making this an excellent family day out.
In addition, entry to the event will include acces to the hangars to see the world famouse collection of aircraft, motor vehicles, bicycles and carriges.
The Shuttleworth Collection also often hosts vehicle owner and marques clubs throughout the year, on both flying and non-flying days, at favouable club rates. If you would like to discuss arranging a club event with us, please contact Julie White on 01767 627922 or Julie.white@shuttleworth.org
Hope to see many of you on the day.
Best Regards,
Tim Sparrow
(MMOC Cambridge Branch member and Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society Vehicles Section volunteer)