Magical day as Great British Car Journey celebrates birthday of Harry Potter star

DERBYSHIRE’S new classic car museum will be holding a Harry Potter-themed day this Halloween.

The Great British Car Journey, in Ambergate, is holding the familyfriendly event on Sunday, October 31, when star of the show will be the 1960 Ford Anglia 105E, which was enchanted by Ron Weasley’s father in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to fly and become invisible.

The event will also mark 82 years to the day since the first Ford Anglia model, the E04A, was released for sale – on October 31, 1939.

There will also be a Hedwig Hunt for children in the attraction’s collection of more than 130 classic cars, spooky food in the Filling Station Café and Harry Potter prizes throughout the day for those wearing fancy dress.

Manufactured in Dagenham by Ford between 1959 and 1968, the Anglia, with its American-influenced styling, including a sweeping nose line and its prominent “eye” headlamps, has rightfully claimed its place in the attraction’s collection of classic cars, which boasts its own Ford Anglia 105 Estate. In total, more than 1.5 million Ford Anglias were produced, yet only around 320 remain today.

On the day, the Ford Anglia 105E Owners Club will be bringing along a selection of the classics which were immortalised in the Harry Potter film to display at the museum.

The Great British Car Journey, which opened in late May, is home to a collection of more than 130 British cars from the past 100 years, which includes the Morris Minor, the original Mini, and Vauxhall Cavalier.

The attraction fills the former Richard Johnson & Nephew Wire Works site.

To celebrate the Ford Anglia’s 82nd birthday, family tickets (two adults and up to three children) have been discounted to £30, a saving of £10. Entry includes access to the Harry Potter Halloween event from 10am until 6pm. The last entry will be at 4pm.