Ace
Café
venue
for the FBHVC Drive it Day on Sunday 22nd April 2012
The
Ace Café is just one of many venues intending to celebrate
this year’s event, full details are on the FBHVC website
www.fbhvc.co.uk
The Ace
Café was made famous in the '50s and '60s as a
bikers' venue. Pre-war it supported a service station where
John Wyer was an employee and who later went on to manage
Aston Martin racing and the Ford GT 40 project, winning the
Le Mans 24 hour race several times. Brooklands racing driver
Earl Howe was also a regular visitor to the Café. More
The Federation
of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) works closely with
a wide range of organisations and government departments to
retain the freedom to use historic vehicles on the UK's roads.
Research by the Federation in 2011 shows that the historic vehicle
movement is worth over £4.3 billion annually to the UK,
and employs 28,000 people. More
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The
Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs has
announced that Drive it Day 2012 will
be held on Sunday 22nd April and this year the famous
Ace Café on the North Circular Road, will
provide a venue for enthusiasts in North London.
The Federation will be on hand at the historic venue
to meet and greet members and explain its work and
activities while the café will be providing
its own blend of nostalgia and refreshment to patrons.
Elsewhere, motor clubs and local organisations are
encouraged to hold gatherings on the day to provide
historic and classic |
vehicle
enthusiasts (including motorcyclists) with the excuse
to get out and blow the winter cobwebs away, even
if they only use their historic vehicle to go to
the shop to buy a newspaper. A number of more formal
events are already planned and can be accessed through
the FBHVC website. More
The
original Drive it Day concept was to celebrate the
Thousand Mile Trial when 64 cars set off from London
on 23 April 1900 on a three week reliability trial
around Britain in order to promote the motorcar
as a means of reliable travel to the public. Drive
it Day has been held annually since 2006 on a Sunday
closest to the original date.
Acknowledgement: 'Drive it
Day' and any Drive It Day logo is the property of
and trade marked to the Federation. |
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