1st Annual Coventry Airbase Car Show

[Phil2600s]

1st Annual Coventry Airbase Car Show.

The show will take place on October the 2nd 2011 at Coventry Airbase. This show is for **ANY** Classic/Retro/Vintage/Modified/or American car that you have. If you've spent time and money on it, and are proud of it, we want to see it!

Entry is via the West Gate entrance, through Baginton Village. Postcode is CV8 3AZ if you need to Satnav it.

Gate's open at 9am for displaying cars, open to the public at 10am. Gates close at 5pm.

Entrance is £8 for the driver and 1 passenger, and this includes entrance to the museum as well. Additional passengers are £4 each. Non displaying visitors are more than welcome, at a cost of £8 each. Everything is pay on the gate so no need to worry about it now! Pleasure flights are available in several aircraft including the Dragon Rapide, Percival Prentice and Chipmunk, booked through the website. There will be a food/drink on site, and the famous DC6 diner is also open.

Airbase is home to over 30 plus Vintage Aircraft so there is plenty to see and do. A live museum, well stocked gift shop and aircraft arriving and departing all day make this the ideal venue for the show. A website to show you more is here -

www.airbasecoventry.com

We hope to make this show massive and annual, so the more people the merrier, without you lot it won't work!

See you there!

[Phil2600s]

I've been informed that under 16's get in free, so you can even bring your kids!

[Phil2600s]

Just a quick bump for this show....only just over a week away!

[RetroWarwicK]

any idea how busy it'll be? gotta speak with the missus first but hoping to pop up from warwick in saab 99

and are they any time stipulations or can you turn up/leave anytime?

[Phil2600s]

Sounds like its going to be a busy event, with a lot of cars attending and flights on the day. As far as i know there are no time stipulations, gates open at 9am.

[kirkvx220]

Hi,

Do you have to register, or is it turn up on the day?

I'm already booked on the Rapide flight, and I was thinking about coming up in my Vauxhall Vx220t anyway, so it would be good to be in the show.

Apparently entrance to the museum is in with the cost of the flight, does that still stand if I put my car in the show?

I'm on the Club lotus, VX220 and Westfield owners forums, so would you mind if I posted up this up on them?

Thanks,

Kirk

[RetroWarwicK]

we are planning to come in the turbot

[ChasR]

I am a little busy that day but I shall see if I can fit it in .

[ImpJimbo]

I have booked a flight on the Rapide too. Should be fun.

[richw82]

Sept 28, 2011 20:24:51 GMT kirkvx220 said:

Apparently entrance to the museum is in with the cost of the flight, does that still stand if I put my car in the show?

Hi, just spoke with the man in charge. Your flight gets you your own entry to the event.. but not the car or passenger, as they're set up through a separate booking system.

If you have booked a flight and still want to display, it's £4 to get your car and passenger in. You're basically paying entry for anybody that isn't going flying.

Post on as many forums as you wish, the more people we get attending the better!

Kind regards,

Rich
Shackleton Preservation Trust

[RetroWarwicK]

do RR members and purchasers of mgc fibreglass bonnets get guided tours of the shackleton? ;D

[MrSpeedy]

If nothing else comes up, i'll bring the Vitesse over

[richw82]

Sept 30, 2011 14:29:42 GMT RetroWarwicK said:

do RR members and purchasers of mgc fibreglass bonnets get guided tours of the shackleton? ;D

Tours of the Shackleton are free (though there is a donations pot to help towards its upkeep). We've evengot a spare flying helmet you can wear for that authentic 'Dambusters' look when you get in the pilots seat. You will have to supply your own steely eyed and determined gaze into the distance. ;D

The Shackleton, Nimrod and DC6 will be open for inspection, hopefully a few other aircraft if we can swing it.

Rich

[pbottomley]

I will rock over as well, weather is looking good and always wanted to see these monster engines close up Look out for noise small grey thing with fat curse word inside...

[RetroWarwicK]

we came, we saw and we enjoyed. dropped a pound into the shackleton tin

[richw82]

Thanks Matt. Interested in doing it again next year?

[ImpJimbo]

Great show. Really enjoyed it. Seeing Warwick castle from a Dragon Rapide was great and well worth the money. I will come to another show and will do my best to get as many other classics there as possible.

[Phil2600s]

Awesome...thanks to everyone that turned up, and made it such a great day! I don't think the weather could have been much better, and the variety of cars mixed in between the aircraft made for a really special show.

I think more planning/notice/advertising next year, and it should be perfect!

[1430MK1]

Great show, loved it. Thankyou.

Sitting in the cockpit of the Nimrod was awesome. With a few more cars next year this will be spot on!

[ImpJimbo]

This event is happening again on 29th April. Hopefully they will be even more cars then last time. It was a great chilled event surrounded by lovely aircraft. Details the same as the first post on here.