1-4 June 2011 – Three Castles Welsh Classic Trial, a three day classic car event with regular rally, driving tests and concours taking part in the ancient landscapes of Angelsey, Gwynedd and Clwyd in North West Wales. More information here.

3-5 June 2011 – Alvis International Weekend at Brooklands, Surrey,  the birthplace of British Motor Racing with Alvis racing cars, featuring every one of the Alvis models manufactured during the years of production, with concours and driving tests. http://www.alvisoc.org

4-5 June 2011 – Klondyke Steam and Vintage Show at Draycott in the Clay, Staffordshire, engines in steam, open workshop, tractors stalls, hot and cold refreshments and more for a day out with the family. http://nsctec.co.uk

5 June 2011 – Bude Cornwall Motor Classic, the 2nd Classic Motor Show at the rugby ground of Bude, Cornwall for all classic cars and free to all entrants and visitors, with full bar and food facilities, situated next to the River Neat and close to the town centre, camping for entrants available if required. More information on the website.

5 June 2011 – 22nd Classic London to Brighton Run, start at the Mercedes-Benz Museum, Brooklands, Surrey with Sir Stirling Moss flagging the cars off, stopping point: Bluebell Railway, finish: Madeira Drive, Brighton, more information on http://www.classicmotorshow.com

I hope you like them.

To celebrate their Anniversary, Chonkinfeckle, the ukulele duo form Wigan, Lancashire, England, are holding a competition and you can win one of three free CDs. All you have to do is name the winning score and the date of the match.

Check out the Chonkinfeckle homepage for more details and to take part in the competition. All correct answers given until April 25th 2011 will take part.

You can choose from the three albums “I’m from Wigan me” with 19 brilliant tracks about Wigan, its people and local history, “The Great Canvey Island Chimney Disaster”, a tribute to the great steeplejack and television personality Fred Dibnah, and “Road Kill”, the brand new album with 7 tracks about food & drink.

You can of course also buy all three albums directly on the homepage.

1-3 April 2011 – Regis Rally to Somerset is heading to West Somerset & North Devon staying at the 4 star Saunton Sands Hotel near Barnstable.
For more information contact Ali Green, 3 Critchmere Road, Eastergate, Chichester, West Sussex PO20 3XA, Tel +44(0)1243 542674 after 6pm weekends, theregisclassictour@btinternet.com

2 April 2011 – Black Country Living Museum will have historic vehicles from the Marston collection on display. You can see rare motoring gems from the early 1900s up to the 1930s.
Here you get more information.

9 April 2011 – Kent Heritage Transport Show and Auction is an event for anyone interested in vintage vehicles. This year’s event will feature M&D 100 the Centenary of Maidstone and District Motor Services with guest speakers, trade stands and all kinds of vintage vehicles and stationary engines on display. An auction for all types of vintage vehicles and associated memorabilia run by Lambert and Foster will also take place.
For more information contact Lucy Hegarty, Tel 01622 630975, Mobile 01622 630975, lucy@kentshowground.co.uk.

16-17 April 2011 – The Footman James Bristol Classic Car Show is taking place on Royal Bath & West Showground Shepton Mallet. It is the longest running classic car show in the UK. 800 cars are expected each day.
Contact Emma Crane, Tel 0117 9071000, emmac@nwe.co.uk, http://www.bccsl.co.uk for more information.

17 April 2011 – Jaguar London to Brighton Run this year is starting at Dulwich College with a visit to Tenterden Railway Station, the headquarters of the Kent and East Sussex Railway. Over 300 Jaguars will take the trip.
For details phone Lynne Beadle at 01959 545329 or visit the homepage.

Classic Car © Martin Pettitt/flickr.com

In eight exhibition halls of Stuttgart fairgrounds not only older and younger classic and vintage cars, motorcycles and spare parts will be presented to the professional and private visitors. You will also get information about classic vehicle restoration, classic car clubs, museums, and model cars.

This year’s highlights will be the BMW Classic exhibition, which will show the company’s history during the last 90 years, and the reproduction of the first German electric car, the ‘Flocken-Elektrowagen’ built in 1888.

About 1,300 exhibitors are expected to present more than 3,000 vehicles. Click here to get more information about the Retro Classics 2011.

Bremen Classic Motorshow © El Caganer/flickr.com

It is the first big classic vehicle fair for older and younger classic cars, motorcycles, spare parts and restoration. 550 exhibitors from 11 countries will show their exhibits to visitors from Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Great Britain and Scandinavia.

Both visitors and exhibitors value this ambitious and high-quality event in this very special atmosphere.
A special show on the Bremen Classic Motorshow 2011 will focus on German cars with special coach built bodies produced only in small numbers by major German coachbuilders. These cars form an important part of German automobile history and once used to be real dream cars for many people.

The Classic Motorshow will be open daily from 9am to 6pm.

Click here for more information.

Les Hilton & Tim Cooke © Chonkinfeckle

Chonkinfeckle are Les Hilton & Tim Cooke from Wigan, Lancashire, England. They met in September 2009 at the Wigan Ukulele Club and found out that they share a few interests.
So the decision was made to form a group based on their passion for local history. Les & Tim keep Wigan’s heritage alive by singing about it.

The songs either have a local lyrical theme or are instrumental. They are light-hearted and easy to listen too. Great fun for all ages, played on the mighty ukulele by two really nice and talented lads from the North of England.

So if you would like Chonkinfeckle to play at your next classic car event, you can contact them through MySpace, Facebook or of course their homepage.

And if you don’t want to wait that long to hear them play their belting tunes, just come to the BIG Christmas lights switch on in Leigh Lancashire on Thursday 18 November 2010 18:00 or to Stables Court Yard, Haigh County Park, Haigh, Wigan, Lancashire on Sunday 12 December 2010 13:00.

Check out Chonkinfeckle on iTunes.

7-8 August, 2010 – Woodvale Rally, more than 1200 vintage and classic cars and motorcycles and 70 clubs are part of a large weekend event for the entire family taking place at Woodvale Airfield near Southport, Merseyside, L37 7AD. There will be a model flying display, model boats and railways, children’s entertainments, a fair, live Music and a car boot.
Website: http://www.woodvale-rally.org.uk

Classic car © flickr/Draco2008

8 Aug, 2010 – Faversham Charity Car Show & Bootfair in support for Help of Heroes is a car show with classic and sports cars, bikes and military vehicles and a giant bootfair. There will also be life music and a children’s fun fair. Abbey School Field, London Rd (A2), Faversham ME13 8RZ, Kent, England Email: Ian.tarrant@dsl.pipex.com

8 August, 2010 – Locke Park Classic Car Rally & Summer Fair, all classic and modern classic vehicles are welcome at Locke Park, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK.
Website: http://www.ytcc.co.uk

14-15 August, 2010 – Motormania 2010, a new car show to be held at Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northants, NN15 6NJ, UK.
More information: http://www.motormania2010.webs.com/

14-15 August, 2010 – Classic Motorshow with classic cars, bikes, vans being part of the charity motorshow. A family day out with stalls amusements, entertainment, and refreshments at Old Forde House, Newton Abbot, Devon.
Website: http://www.classicmotorshow.org

15 August, 2010 – Cranleigh Lions Classic Car Show & Autojumble, classic car show and autojumble to be held at Cranleigh Showground. With Mark Evans and Ian Wren running arena events.
Website: http://www.cranleighlions.org/classiccarshow

21 August, 2010 – the 5th Annual Blast To The Past Car & Truck Show is a free registration classic car and truck show  with live music and food & fun.
Located on Hwys 412 & 59S on the stateline of Oklahoma & Arkansas, USA
For more information: gale.bushyheadrowley@cnent.com

22-25 August, 2010 – Disneyland Paris Car Rally, there you can combine the wonders of Disneyland Paris and your love of cars on a 4 day trip.
Website: http://www.southquaytravel.com/rally
Email: Rhubbard@ictsqt.co.uk

30 August, 2010 – Kent Chrome n Cruisers is a  classic car and bike show with auto jumble and will be held at Central Park Stradium, Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
Email: maggsian@hotmail.com

This year visitors can see more than 360 classic cars of nine decades. This will be more cars than ever before.

Classic Car © flickr/KlausNahr

Guest of honour this year will be Alfa Romeo, as the Italian car manufacturer is 100 years old this year. There will be a special Alfa Romeo exhibition at the Oldtimer-Meeting. In a special Italian night there will also be special show with Italian fashion show.

The classic car meeting is also called “Concours d’élegance automobile”  and is one of the seasonal highlights of Europe’s classic car community. More than 20,000 visitors are expected to take part and the Kurgarten at Baden-Baden will again be an open-air museum of classic car history.

Besides classic cars the visitors can also look forward to a large social program with light shows, fashion shows and a jazz concert. Even a barbecue will be held.

Visitors who come to Baden-Baden by car should follow the signs “Zentrum” and later “Kurhaus” or “Casino”. Of course it is also possible to come to Baden-Baden by train or plane.

Click here for more information about the International Oldtimer-Meeting.

Several thousands of Saab fans from around the world are expected to come to Sweden this year. Many of them will of course come with their own Saab car.

Saab 96 © flickr/liftarn

The focus of the festival will be on the history of Saab as well as on the new Saab 9-5, the most advanced Saab that was ever built.

And the 50th anniversary of the Saab 96 will be celebrated too. The Saab 96 is the car that took Erik ‘Mr Saab’ Carlsson to the first of a hat-trick of RAC Rally victories in 1960.

In the Saab museum visitors can get information about the history of Saab and there will also be factory tours, parades, presentations and automobilia sales.

Click here for more information.