The Federation has for sometime been keen to link heritage vehicles with the well established world of historic houses and gardens. This arrangement has been very successful in other countries, particularly France where it is seen to be of benefit in promoting both the vehicle movement and heritage properties.
A pilot exercise was carried out this year as part of the UK Heritage Day on 12 September with vehicles displayed in the forecourt at Baddesley Clinton, a National Trust property in Warwickshire.
The display of vehicles was organised by Peter Lockley Chairman of the Standard Motor Club in conjunction with the TR Register. The cars ranged from a 1930 fabric bodied Standard Teignmouth to Triumph TR6s from 1971.
The setting at Baddesley Clinton is idyllic and we were blessed with a warm sunny day and nearly 1300 visitors attended. Alan Langstaff the property Manager at Baddesley Clinton was delighted with the outcome and said at the end “A lot of interest had been shown in the vehicles and they were a valuable addition to the day”.
Historical vehicles, whether they are motor cars, motor cycles, steam, agricultural, commercial or ex-military, form an important part of our engineering heritage.
Seen here are Geoff Smith, FBHVC vice president, with Peter Lockley, chairman of the Standard Motor Club, and Alan Langstaff, property manager of Baddesley Clinton.
Heritage in general is often mainly associated with the just the architectural side but it is just as important to recognise the products which emerged from those buildings!
FBHVC joined Heritage Link in 2008 with mutual benefits, namely to receive any information in addition to our own sources – particularly if they initially do not seem to affect vehicles and also to add our considerable number of members to the ‘voting powers’ held by Heritage Link
For the same reason the Federation has now joined Europa Nostra, which has brought us to the attention of their other non-engineering members and given them an awareness of our importance. It has helped to be recognised as an essential part of heritage worldwide.
Public relations are important; not to be seen as creating a (be it small) carbon footprint but as a group of people seriously concerned to preserve the industrial/engineering heritage not just for entertainment but to continue the preservation of the historic vehicle.
The Federation Internationale vehicules Anciens (FIVA) has a number of programmes across Europe where a show of our vehicles is making the general public aware of our importance (such as taking part in exhibitions linked with European Heritage Days). FBHVC strongly supports FIVA’s efforts to be accepted as part of the UNESCO Heritage movement, every effort will be made to make this our next important step.
Links to :-
Heritage Link
http://www.heritagelink.org.uk/
English Heritage
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/
Heritage Open Days
http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/
Europa Nostra
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