84 or More! For cars built before 1941

Join us for our special themed day on Sunday 4th May.

We are calling all owners of Vintage and pre-war cars to join us for our very special day event at Great British Car Journey.

Discounted entry of just £10 per person (save £8.50 for each person on usual on the day price) is available on tickets purchased in advance for ALL occupants of ANY car built before 1941 attending on the day. The special discounted entry price includes full access to the Great British Car Journey interactive museum, cafe and facilities. 

To book your car in, message us here with your car registration number or, if you are a car club interested in attending, please email oliver@greatbritishcarjourney.com.

• Along with the vintage and pre-war cars and other exciting classic cars that will be on show in the car park you can also enjoy the display of over 150 British Classic Cars in the Museum too. We have a great selection of pre-war and vintage cars in the collection including a wonderful Railton.
• The Filling Station Cafe will be open as usual serving great coffee, drinks and snacks.

For more details please see our 84 or More Day blog post here.

Please note we cannot guarantee exact timings, car numbers or club attendance as this may be subject to last minute change.

The Austin Seven pioneered car ownership for the common man and his family. Hitherto condemned to a motorbike possibly tethered to a side-car, Austin’s little car offered the tantalising prospect of being able to take the family for days out and even holidays at the coast : it offered freedom to explore a world away from cramped and dirty towns and cities by taking to Britain’s network of winding country roads.

By the mid 1930s despite the economic traumas earlier in the decade, a second-hand Austin 7 could be had for similar money to a motor bike combination and Britain’s Motorcycle industry would never be the same again.

By the outbreak of war in 1939, more than 300,000 Sevens had been built and as Morris and Ford joined the small car party, the hard-working couple could give their family a freedom of mobility that transformed the way we live.

Patience would be required: The Seven’s little engine produced less than 20 horsepower and fully laden it would struggle to reach 40mph, but it opened up the Cotswolds and the coast to millions of people for whom such distant destinations were merely pictures in a book.

The Seven was produced under license in France, Germany, the USA and Japan and such is the love for Austin’s baby car that more than 10,000 are still in use around the world.

Hopefully 4th May will be a lovely Spring day and we would like to assemble as many vintage and pre-war cars as possible to celebrate.