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Wythall Transport Museum Wythall, Birmingham
The Classic Motor Hub Bibury, Gloucestershire
Lakeland Motor Museum Ulverston, Cumbria
British Motor Museum Gaydon, Warwickshire
Temple Newsam House Leeds
North Norfolk Railway Holt, Norfolk
Prestatyn, North Wales
Shuttleworth Collection Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Waltham Windmill, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire
Burrs Country Park, Bury, Lancashire
Burton Agnes Hall, Driffield, East Yorkshire
Haynes Motor Museum, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset
Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, York
Stanford Hall, Leicestershire
Blair Atholl, Perthshire Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire
Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire
Grampian Transport Museum, Aberdeen |
A great turnout in a centrally situated location was all that was required for a successful rally and the Wythall Transport Museum in north Worcestershire proved to be ideal. A sudden downpour around lunchtime didn't deter over 50 club members from displaying a splendid range of cherished number plates. Soon everyone was meeting old friends from previous rallies and making new friends too. Wythall Transport Museum houses over 90 buses from fleets in the Midlands and is also home to a large collection of battery electric vehicles produced well before the current push for EVs. It was previously the base of RAF Wythall and finally closed operationally in December 1959. The Wythall Transport Museum opened to the public for the first time in September 1980 and today offers a full range of transport related experiences.
Now for the Results ... Registrations were placed in the usual eight categories with members being asked to vote on the best registration in their opinion in each of the classes. Once all voting cards were returned, the results and awards were announced mid-afternoon. Class 1 - Amusing or unusual number Winner - Matthew Edwards - TOY 80Y (photo) Runner up - Ursula Elwell - URS 111A
Class 2 - Owners' initials with any number, date letter or year identifier Winner - Zena Pardoe - ZP 434 Runner up - Darren Bishop - 20 DB
Class 3 - Owners' initials with No 1 or very low number Winner - Nathan Pestridge - 3 P Runner up - Nicholas Young - NY 1
Class 4 - Names - any combination Winner - Neal Bircher - NEA 1 Runner up - Jonathan Parsons - 99 JON
Class 5 - Pairs or collections Winner - David Ingleston - D 1333 / 1333 D Runner up - Trevor Pardoe - T 777 / 777 T / TWP 777
Class 6 - Other No 1s or very low numbers not being owners' initials Winner - Richard Conway - 1 HRH Runner up - Sally Instone - YYY 1
Class 7 - Relevant to trade or vehicle
Winner - Michael Elwell - C55 AMG Runner up - Ben Percival - 1 LYM (photo)
Class 8 - Any other number including classic car Winner - Gareth Hodge - G 170 Runner up - Paul Hodkinson - OYK 211 (photo)
Several items were provided for the prize draw by many associated businesses and the RNC would like to thank the following donors, Regplates.com, Brightwells Auctions and Regtransfers.co.uk for providing them. Regtransfers.co.uk also sponsored the class trophies this year
The RNC team, Karl, Rod, Steve and John Our thanks to Wythall Transport Museum for the use of its spacious site and for providing valuable assistance on the day and finally thanks to all our members who made the journey and enjoyed a good day out
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