Update on the specal ticket arrangements for the MGV8-50 event at Gaydon The arrangements for how to buy the special reduced price ticket for the MGV8-50 Event at Gaydon on Sunday 20th August 2023 have been clarified by BMH Gaydon. See details alongside. Below we have an update on the bookings made by V8 members so far in just two weeks. Saturday 19th August 2023 - morning Display of MGV8s on the Market Place in Abingdon. The display is limited to 40 MGV8s. Make a booking See the bookings list Bookings made so far: 26 Saturday 19th August 2023 - lunchtime Light lunch at the Dog House pub which is to the west of Abingdon on the route of the old MG Factory test route used for the MGBGTV8 model. Please note the lunch is limited to 60 bookings. Make a booking See the bookings list Bookings made so far: 43 Sunday 20th August 2023 - all day The focal point of the event will be in the two MGV8-50 Meeting Rooms inside the Museum open from 11.00am. MGV8s will be parked up in area in front of the Museum. Make a booking See the bookings list Bookings made so far: 51 Posted: 230115 The British Motor Museum at Gaydon will host the 50th Anniversary of the launch of the MGBGTV8 in 1973 - Sunday 20th August 2023 - from 11am to 4pm Dedicated MGV8-50 Meeting Rooms inside the Museum The focal point of the event will be in the two MGV8-50 Meeting Rooms inside the Museum open from 11.00am. > Informal meeting room welcoming members with light refreshments together with a number of tables and stands manned by traders and Club staff. It will be an opportunity to meet up with fellow MGV8 enthusiasts and their guests. > Adjoining room will host a mixture of live and video presentations on the MGBGTV8 and MG RV8 models, together with several on technical subjects that will be of interest to MGBGTV8 and RV8 owners alike. To get to our two MGV8-50 Meeting Rooms you will need to enter the Museum via the Main Entrance - it's on the left hand side of the front elevation of the building as viewed from the car park in front of the Museum - and from the ticket desk then walk through the Museum to the two rooms at the back of the building. Within the Museum you will be able to view the wonderful collection of classic cars and other interesting material on display. You will also be able to enjoy the Museum's café for snacks and lunch. Site map - where is the main entrance to the Museum? - see item "A" marked on the site map MGV8s parking in front of the Museum Parking for MGV8s will be in the Northern Arena parking area (see area "4" via the link below to the site map). Enthusiasts attending the event will find marshals will be on hand to guide MGV8s as required as they arrive. Site map - where is the MGV8 parking area at Gaydon? Getting a Museum Entry Ticket and an Access Pass to our two MGV8-50 dedicated meeting rooms in the Museum > Museum Entry Tickets Special reduced price tickets for V8 Register members are available at just £10 per person. There are no advance ticket sales of the special reduced price tickets available for this event at Gaydon. A special reduced price ticket has to be bought on the day of the event at the Museum's reception desk handling admissions just inside the main entrance to the Museum. Then on your showing the Museum's staff member your MG Car Club membership card you will be able to buy your entrance ticket at the reduced price of £10 and only one more ticket at that price for any guest you have with you. That ticket will give you access to the Museum - its display of classic cars and the cafe. Access Guide for the British Motor Museum Where you have more than one guest with you they will have to buy their entrance ticket at the Museum's standard price. Gaydon recommend you book standard price tickets in advance of the day you would like to visit because they are cheaper in comparison to buying on the day. See the Museum's current standard entrance ticket prices > Access Pass - it's needed for entry into the two dedicated MGV8-50 meeting rooms inside the Museum A personal Access Pass will be issued to each V8 Register member who has booked with the V8 Register to join the MGV8-50 event at Gaydon, and for any guests included in a V8 Register member's booking. You and your guests will need to have your personal Access Passes with you at the event because the Access Pass will need to be presented to our volunteer marshals at the entrance to the two MGV8-50 meeting rooms so you can gain access to the rooms. To get your personal Access Pass, and for a guest attending the event with you, you will have to simply fill in the booking form and click the Send button at the foot of the form. Your data will be sent to the V8 Webmaster who will check your application and then later, nearer the event, send each personal Access Pass to you as an email attachment for you and for any guest attending the event with you who was included in your booking. See the bookings made by fellow V8 Members Booking made by fellow V8 Members Other useful links Museum displays & Museum & Video tour Plan your visit & Cafe Map to help get to BMH Gaydon Finding the Museum entrance and the two meeting rooms