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5,000 people attended the 2005 Festival of Classics and Sports Cars
The 2005 Festival held on Sunday 7th August in association with the Suffolk Vehicle Enthusiasts Club (SVEC), saw the sun shine and an amazing attendance of 5,000 people, either exhibiting cars or coming as spectators.

430 vehicles pre-registered and represented the last 10 decades of motoring history, including many from Britain’s motoring heyday – marques on display included Alvis, Bristol, Jensen, AC Riley, Armstong Sideley, Lea Francis, Crossley, BSA, Lagonda, Lanchester and Gordon Keeble. The oldest vehicle on display was a 1914 Ford Model T and the latest sports car models included this year’s Chevrolet Corvette and a Ford Mustang as well as Ferrais and Porsche.

This amazing collection of vehicles was displayed against the magnificent back drop of Helmingham Hall and its surrounding moat which sits in the middle of the ancient deer park.


£4,000 donation to EACH - Ipswich Children’s Hospice

Lord Tollemache would like to thank everyone who made a donation and is very pleased to announce that due to the success of the event along with donations received and the SVEC draw, a donation of £4,000 will be made to The Ipswich Children’s Hospice to help with the every day running costs of the Hospice as well as days out for the children and their families.

Official photographer
Photos taken on the day by the Official Event Photographer ‘Paul Dawdry’ are now available to view and purchase on his web site www.pdphotostudio.com

Thanks to
Kerridges of Needham Market for sponsoring the concourse parade of cars down the main drive

CATS Garage for sponsoring the Birds of Prey

Coltec Racing Engines for donating to the cost of producing the programme
And to all those who donated to the SVEC prize draw

2006
The date for next years Festival is Sunday 6th August 2006.

Exhibitors who have attended previous events will be notified of details nearer the time however if you have not attended but would like details please complete on the enquiries page.

2006 promises to be a special year for the Festival as it will be the 10th Anniversary of the event and will be a real celebration, with lots of entertainment, as well as more catering and toilet facilities, we acknowledge were overstretched this year due



 
 
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