Inaugural "Best of Britain" Motorcar Show - June 14 in Charlotte, NC

Greetings everyone,

While this is not a Ferrari related event, we do believe this will be a gathering you'll enjoy coming out to visit. Plus, if you happen to also own either a Rolls-Royce, Bentley, or Aston Martin, we'd love to have you in the show. Also, please let any friends or family know who may wish to participate. See original announcement below:

We would like to invite you to join us for the first annual "Best of Britain" Motorcar Show to be held in Charlotte this coming June. This event will solely feature Rolls-Royce, Bentley, and Aston Martin motorcars.

Inaugural "Best of Britain" Motorcar Show
Sponsored by Automotive International
Hosted by Big Ben British Pub

Saturday, June 14
11am - 3pm

Big Ben British Pub is located in the Southend area of Charlotte just below Uptown.
They will be providing lunch for all participants ($15 gift card per vehicle).

Big Ben British Pub
2000 South Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28203

This event will be a gathering/show to be enjoyed by both owners and the general public. Visitors will have the opportunity to vote for their favorites in a number of classes and awards will be presented to the winners. Classes will be determined by number and diversity of entries.

If you are an owner and interested in participating, please feel free to contact Kevin Fielden with your name and the following related to your vehicle - year/marque/model/colors. Registration is $20 per vehicle. I will provide you an address to mail your entry.

[email protected]

We look forward to having you join us!

- Kevin Fielden

 

Sorry, this event will solely feature Rolls-Royce, Bentley, and Aston Martin. Once we get this inaugural gathering under our belt, we'll discuss adding other events which will focus on other fine British marques.

While we're very early into the call for entries, the field is already shaping up very nicely!

Rolls-Royce

1934 20/25 2-Door Coupe
1959 Silver Cloud
1961 Silver Cloud
2000 Silver Seraph
2009 Phantom

Bentley

1950 Mk. VI Standard Steel Saloon
1953 R-Type
1993 Brooklands
1998 Brooklands R

Aston Martin

1966 DB6
2005 DB9
2005 DB9

 

Folks are not only welcome to drive their specialty cars to the event, it is greatly encouraged! At all of our shows, there's always a good gathering of beautiful examples that don't happen to be a featured marque that day.

Absolutely, please feel free to spread the word to any and all who would like to participate/attend!

 

Registration is open through today and I expect a few more to be added. Here is the list at this point. We are also expecting a couple examples each on display from Bentley of Charlotte, Foreign Cars Italia, and Rolls-Royce Motorcars Raleigh!

Rolls-Royce

1927 Springfield Phantom
1934 20/25 2-Door Coupe
1934 20/25
1936 Phantom III
1948 WFC 19 Sedanca Deville
1958 Silver Cloud
1959 Silver Cloud
1961 Silver Cloud
1988 Silver Spirit
2000 Silver Seraph
2009 Phantom

Bentley

1950 Mk. VI Standard Steel Saloon
1953 R-Type
1993 Brooklands
1998 Brooklands R

Aston Martin

1966 DB6
1996 DB7 Volante
2005 DB9
2005 DB9
2007 DB9 Volante

 

Here's a more detailed list of the completed field as a couple more have been added. Spread the word to friends/family and we'll look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!

Rolls-Royce

1927 Springfield Phantom I Brunn Tourer
1934 20/25 Freestone & Webb Coupe
1934 20/25 Thrupp & Maberly Sports Saloon
1936 Phantom III Baker Sedanca de Ville
1948 Silver Wraith H.J. Mulliner Sedanca de Ville
1949 Silver Wraith Hooper
1958 Silver Cloud I
1959 Silver Cloud I
1961 Silver Cloud II
1988 Silver Spirit
2000 Silver Seraph
2009 Phantom

Bentley

1950 Mk. VI Standard Steel Saloon
1953 R-Type
1961 S2
1993 Brooklands
1998 Brooklands R

Aston Martin

1966 DB6
1996 DB7 Volante
2005 DB9
2005 DB9
2007 DB9 Volante
2007 Vantage
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Oh, and we'll also have new examples on display from Bentley of Charlotte, Foreign Cars Italia, and Rolls-Royce Motorcars Raleigh!

 

Nick, this event was limited to three marques due to space limitations. Jaguars alone could have overflowed the space we had for this gathering. I am presently working on some ideas to include many other British makes.

 

Wow! What a great inaugural event this past Saturday! It was great to see old friends and to meet new ones as well. The weather held out nicely throughout and you could see we had a packed show field.

We must thank our host venue, Big Ben British Pub for their great hospitality (and some great food to boot!) Automotive International was the event sponsor. Many representatives drove cars for their clients and later could be found chatting with owners much of the day.

Acknowledging our helpers, Jeff Trepel worked with me for months prior planning the logistics and getting the word out to many of you. On show day, Mark Meacham helped get everyone checked in smoothly and John Abel as always was willing and able to help with set-up and break-down.

So that everyone could experience the latest in technology, Bentley of Charlotte, Foreign Cars Italia, and Rolls-Royce Motorcars of Raleigh each had two examples of current models on display.


And the winners of the day...


"Long Distance" Award
Shared with Mike West (1997 Aston Martin DB7 Volante) and Tom Horton (1953 Bentley R-Type Standard Steel Saloon) as both made their way from Charleston, SC.


"Best Rolls-Royce" (Pre-War)
Richard Coombs
1934 20/25 Freestone & Webb Coupe


"Best Rolls-Royce" (Post-War)
Jarod Brown
1958 Silver Cloud 1


"Best Bentley"
Jeff Trepel
1950 Mk. VI Standard Steel Saloon


"Best Aston Martin"
Mark Mahoney
1966 DB6


"Best in Show"
Mark Mahoney
1966 Aston Martin DB6


Once again, thanks to all of YOU who came out and made this inaugural gathering such a success! We now begin working on the event for 2015!!

- Kevin