Classic Car Holidays.
The pre-digital earlier holidays will be added gradually as more prints are selected and scanned into the computer. All trips were independently organised, except for AOC (Alvis Owner Club), RREC (Rolls Royce Enthusiasts Club) and JEC (Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club) official events.
June 1994. Alvis Tour of South and Western France via Northern Spain in the 1949 Alvis Drophead FCO 154.
June 1995. Alvis Tour of Southern Ireland in the 1949 Alvis TA14 Drophead FCO 154.
June 1996. Alvis Touring Trip to Italy in the 1949 Alvis TA14 Drophead FCO 154.
June 1997. Alvis Touring Trip to the Loire and Champagne Regions of France in FCO 154.
June 1998. Alvis Touring Trip to South-West France in 1949 Alvis Drophead FCO 154.
May/June 1999. Alvis Touring Trip to Spain and Portugal in 1949 Alvis TA14 FCO 154.
September/October 2000. AOC Tour of Eastern USA in Alvis TA14 Drophead FCO 154.
June 2001. Alvis Touring Trip to the Dordogne, France in 1948 Alvis TA14 Drophead VTK 862.
June 2002. Alvis Touring Trip to Burgundy, France in 1949 Alvis TA14 Drophead FCO 154.
June 2003. Alvis Touring Trip to Southern Ireland in 1964 Alvis TE21 Park Ward Saloon ASV 196.
June 2004. Alvis Touring Trip to Southern Germany in the 1995 Jaguar Sovereign DJS 45.
June 2005. AOC Touring Trip to Switzerland in 1949 Alvis TA14 Drophead FCO 154.
June 2006. RREC Trip to Josselin, Brittany, with the South-West section in the Silver Shadow CYT 321V.
June 2006. Alvis Touring Trip to Spain and Portugal in 1949 Alvis TA14 Drophead FCO 154.
April 2007. RREC Trip to Jersey with the South-West section in the Silver Shadow CYT 321V.
June 2007. Alvis Touring trip through France to Spain in 1949 Alvis TA14 Drophead FCO 154.
September 2007. JEC Trip to Northern Spain in the Daimler Double Six Avon-Stevens Convertible KBE 999P.
April 2008. JEC Rhineland trip to Germany and France in the 1995 Jaguar Sovereign DJS 45.
June 2009. Alvis Touring trip from Bilbao to Southern Spain in 1949 Alvis TA14 Drophead FCO 154.
July 2009. Holiday to Northern France in the Jaguar Sovereign DJS 45.
Sept 2009. RREC Touring trip to Cognac using the Plymouth to Roscoff ferry crossing. Shadow CYT 321V.
May 2010. RREC Tour of the Spanish Pyrenees in the Silver Shadow CYT 321V.
July 2010. Holiday to Northern France in the Daimler Double Six Avon-Stevens Convertible KBE 999P.
September 2010. JEC Trip to Croatia in the Daimler Double Six Avon-Stevens Convertible KBE 999P.
June 2011. AOC Nick Walker Memorial Tour of Britain in Alvis TA14 Drophead and TE21 saloon.
June 2011. RREC 20hp Register Tour of Normandy, based at Crépon, in the Silver Shadow CYT 321V.
July 2011. Holiday to Northern France in the Jaguar Sovereign DJS 45.
September 2011. JEC trip to Austria in the Daimler Double Six Avon-Stevens Convertible KBE 999P.
April 2012. Trip to Guernsey, organised by the South West section of the RREC, in the Silver Shadow CYT 321V.
June 2012. Holiday to Josselin, Brittany in Alvis drophead FCO 154.
July 2012. Private Holiday to Normandy, based at Saint-Bômer-les-Forges, in Jaguar DJS 45.
September 2012. Isle of Wight, organised by the South West section of the RREC, in the Silver Shadow CYT 321V.
June 2014. Trip to the Picos Mountain area of Northern Spain with the RREC 20hp Register in Alvis ASV 196.
September 2014. JEC trip to Spain/Mallorca and our 12th Wedding Anniversay in the Daimler convertible KBE 999P.
September 2015. Trip to the Isle of Man with South West and 20hp sections of the RREC in Silver Shadow CYT 321V.
September 2016. Return from Pescara, Italy in Alvis Drophead FCO 154 and our 14th Wedding Anniversary.
For some larger photos of the cars during trips, click here.
Cars used:
1948 Alvis TA14 Carbodies Drophead VTK 862.
1949 Alvis TA14 Carbodies Drophead FCO 154.
1964 Alvis TE21 Park Ward Saloon ASV 196.
1976 Daimler Double Six Avon-Stevens Convertible KBE 999P.
1980 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II CYT 321V.
1995 Jaguar Sovereign DJS 45.
Other Holiday Trips.
Trip to Florida in October 2015.
Trip to South Africa in June 2016 for Toby and Maritza's Wedding.
Our Wedding Anniversary Trips:
1st, Dartmoor. 2nd, London. 3rd, Tenerife. 4th, Venice. 5th, JEC Spain. 6th, Paris. 7th, RREC Cognac. 8th, JEC Croatia. 9th, JEC Austria. 10th, Alvis Cardiff. 12th, JEC Spain & Mallorca. 13th. Abbotsham. 14th Alvis Italy.
The pre-digital earlier holidays will be added gradually as more prints are selected and scanned into the computer. All trips were independently organised, except for AOC (Alvis Owner Club), RREC (Rolls Royce Enthusiasts Club) and JEC (Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club) official events.
June 1994. Alvis Tour of South and Western France via Northern Spain in the 1949 Alvis Drophead FCO 154.
June 1995. Alvis Tour of Southern Ireland in the 1949 Alvis TA14 Drophead FCO 154.
June 1996. Alvis Touring Trip to Italy in the 1949 Alvis TA14 Drophead FCO 154.
June 1997. Alvis Touring Trip to the Loire and Champagne Regions of France in FCO 154.
June 1998. Alvis Touring Trip to South-West France in 1949 Alvis Drophead FCO 154.
May/June 1999. Alvis Touring Trip to Spain and Portugal in 1949 Alvis TA14 FCO 154.
September/October 2000. AOC Tour of Eastern USA in Alvis TA14 Drophead FCO 154.
June 2001. Alvis Touring Trip to the Dordogne, France in 1948 Alvis TA14 Drophead VTK 862.
June 2002. Alvis Touring Trip to Burgundy, France in 1949 Alvis TA14 Drophead FCO 154.
June 2003. Alvis Touring Trip to Southern Ireland in 1964 Alvis TE21 Park Ward Saloon ASV 196.
June 2004. Alvis Touring Trip to Southern Germany in the 1995 Jaguar Sovereign DJS 45.
June 2005. AOC Touring Trip to Switzerland in 1949 Alvis TA14 Drophead FCO 154.
June 2006. RREC Trip to Josselin, Brittany, with the South-West section in the Silver Shadow CYT 321V.
June 2006. Alvis Touring Trip to Spain and Portugal in 1949 Alvis TA14 Drophead FCO 154.
April 2007. RREC Trip to Jersey with the South-West section in the Silver Shadow CYT 321V.
June 2007. Alvis Touring trip through France to Spain in 1949 Alvis TA14 Drophead FCO 154.
September 2007. JEC Trip to Northern Spain in the Daimler Double Six Avon-Stevens Convertible KBE 999P.
April 2008. JEC Rhineland trip to Germany and France in the 1995 Jaguar Sovereign DJS 45.
June 2009. Alvis Touring trip from Bilbao to Southern Spain in 1949 Alvis TA14 Drophead FCO 154.
July 2009. Holiday to Northern France in the Jaguar Sovereign DJS 45.
Sept 2009. RREC Touring trip to Cognac using the Plymouth to Roscoff ferry crossing. Shadow CYT 321V.
May 2010. RREC Tour of the Spanish Pyrenees in the Silver Shadow CYT 321V.
July 2010. Holiday to Northern France in the Daimler Double Six Avon-Stevens Convertible KBE 999P.
September 2010. JEC Trip to Croatia in the Daimler Double Six Avon-Stevens Convertible KBE 999P.
June 2011. AOC Nick Walker Memorial Tour of Britain in Alvis TA14 Drophead and TE21 saloon.
June 2011. RREC 20hp Register Tour of Normandy, based at Crépon, in the Silver Shadow CYT 321V.
July 2011. Holiday to Northern France in the Jaguar Sovereign DJS 45.
September 2011. JEC trip to Austria in the Daimler Double Six Avon-Stevens Convertible KBE 999P.
April 2012. Trip to Guernsey, organised by the South West section of the RREC, in the Silver Shadow CYT 321V.
June 2012. Holiday to Josselin, Brittany in Alvis drophead FCO 154.
July 2012. Private Holiday to Normandy, based at Saint-Bômer-les-Forges, in Jaguar DJS 45.
September 2012. Isle of Wight, organised by the South West section of the RREC, in the Silver Shadow CYT 321V.
June 2014. Trip to the Picos Mountain area of Northern Spain with the RREC 20hp Register in Alvis ASV 196.
September 2014. JEC trip to Spain/Mallorca and our 12th Wedding Anniversay in the Daimler convertible KBE 999P.
September 2015. Trip to the Isle of Man with South West and 20hp sections of the RREC in Silver Shadow CYT 321V.
September 2016. Return from Pescara, Italy in Alvis Drophead FCO 154 and our 14th Wedding Anniversary.
For some larger photos of the cars during trips, click here.
Cars used:
1948 Alvis TA14 Carbodies Drophead VTK 862.
1949 Alvis TA14 Carbodies Drophead FCO 154.
1964 Alvis TE21 Park Ward Saloon ASV 196.
1976 Daimler Double Six Avon-Stevens Convertible KBE 999P.
1980 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II CYT 321V.
1995 Jaguar Sovereign DJS 45.
Other Holiday Trips.
Trip to Florida in October 2015.
Trip to South Africa in June 2016 for Toby and Maritza's Wedding.
Our Wedding Anniversary Trips:
1st, Dartmoor. 2nd, London. 3rd, Tenerife. 4th, Venice. 5th, JEC Spain. 6th, Paris. 7th, RREC Cognac. 8th, JEC Croatia. 9th, JEC Austria. 10th, Alvis Cardiff. 12th, JEC Spain & Mallorca. 13th. Abbotsham. 14th Alvis Italy.