Federation update
We have just experienced one of the largest events of the year, but for us the NEC Classic Motor Show (see p16) commences two days prior to the opening, when the large vehicles arrive.
We had a change of plan just a few weeks before the event, when we realised that the engine rebuild on our double-decker would not be completed. The Transport Museum at Wythall proposed an alternative, its 1950 Guy Arab IV, which looked splendid and proved very popular.
The Scout Carrier was also a challenge to get onto the stand with its metal tracks, but NEC Security did grant permission for it to be displayed complete with deactivated armaments in place.
The show provides us with an opportunity to publicise our activities, including students who have succeeded in our Heritage Engineering Apprenticeship. We were pleased to recognise Oliver Taylor-lane, who received the Morris Minor Owners’ Club award, plus Jay Lacey and Max Dempsey, who received awards from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation.
Readers will be familiar with our reports on the historic vehicle market, but research director Paul Chasney has launched a new project on ownership costs of our vehicles. Please get involved at www.fbhvc. co.uk/ownership-costs-survey