A three-day extravaganza of classic motoring kicks off in Birmingham this week, as the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show makes its return to the city's National Exhibition Centre. The event runs from 13-15 November, and is set to be one of the largest indoor gatherings of classic cars the country has ever seen.
Though headline celebrity guests such as Fuzz Townsend, Mike Brewer and Edd China are all expected to take to the event's live stage, the true stars of the show continue to be the countless car clubs which collectively bring hundreds of classics to the event.
The British Women's Racing Drivers Club will be exhibiting at the show for the first time in recent memory, fittingly in the year where the theme reflects on women's contribution to motoring history.
"Our stand will be graced with my own 1965 Ford Mustang fastback, 'Awesome Anni', fresh from racing in the Birkett 6 Hours relay race at Silverstone," said Gail Hill. "I bought the car this year after taking advantage of flexible pensions and realising that life is short! She has over 400bhp and is a real handful, some say much like me. As current chair of the BWRDC I am hoping we can show women of all ages that taking to the track is a possibility for anyone."
