A series of dedicated marque days for classics held at the National Tramway Museum in Crich, Derbyshire has been cancelled for 2014.
Owners of Morris Minors, Minis, Volkswagen Beetles and Type 2s and fans of Eastern Bloc classics have all expressed disappointment at the loss of the events at the museum.
Laura Greaves, the Marketing & Business Development Executive at Crich said: “Our visiting vehicle weekends have shown a steady decrease in attendance, so the decision was made to discontinue them to concentrate our resources on an enhanced ‘Classic Transport Gathering’ in August as an alternative.”
Phil Dust from the Yugo Zastava Owners Club said: “it’s a massive shame. I missed it last year for the first time in years and was really looking forward to attending this year.”
Founder of the SALT rally for Cold War classics Allen Walker added: “from an Eastern Bloc car perspective it’s a disaster. Apart from the SALT event there is now no other collective event for these cars, and the loss of Crich is more poignant as it’s such a perfect venue.”
Classic Car Weekly contributor and Trabant owner Dominic Russell-Price summed it up: “Crich is missing a real trick here. This year is the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and they could have done something amazing.”
Owners of Eastern Bloc classics, Morris Minors, VWs and Minis are encouraged to attend the new Classic Transport Gathering at Crich on 23-25 August.
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