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35th Annual British Car Festival – Palatine, IL

July 15, 2022 Staff Comments Off

The British Car Festival features one of the finest displays of British cars and motorcycles in the USA. Where else could you experience Aston Martin, Austin, Austin-Healey, Bentley, Triumph, MG, Lotus, Morris, Morgan, Jaguar, Jensen Healey, Mini Cooper, Sunbeam, English Ford, Delorean, Metropolitan, Land Rover, Riley, Rolls Royce, and TVR vehicles so close and personal? This is your chance to talk with the owners, make new friends, and maybe…shop around for that British vehicle you’ve always dreamed of owning!

Chicagoland 25th Annual All Sports Car Swap Meet and Autojumble

March 21, 2022 Staff Comments Off

Since 1997 the Chicagoland MG Club swap meet has been held at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton, Illinois in early spring. The site is an indoor heated facility that is centrally located approximately 30 miles due west of downtown Chicago. There will be a food vendor on-site and an ATM in the building. We have reserved our usual date and buildings in the expectation that Covid related group restrictions will not preclude it. At this time, a requirement for indoor masking is the only restriction in effect at our site. However, due to the continuing uncertainty of restrictions for group gatherings, vendors and shoppers alike should monitor this site for any updates as to whether or not we will be able to conduct the Swap on March 27, 2022. If the site is available without untenable restrictions, we will […]

Champagne British Car Festival, 31st Annual – IL

February 8, 2022 Staff Comments Off

The Champagne British Car Festival (CBCF) is just around the corner, June 3-5, 2022 in Bloomington, Illinois. This is the 31st anniversary of the Festival and you can expect an amazing weekend of British car activities. Triumph cars are the featured marque at this year’s car show held Sunday, June 5 on the grounds of the historic David Davis Mansion. This all-British car show features over 125 brilliant British cars and motorcycles. Registered entrants can “Start Your Engines” and your Festival weekend by joining us Friday evening, June 3, 2022, for a Welcome Reception, sponsored by the Illinois Flat Land British Car Club (IFLBCC). This informal Meet & Greet with fellow British car enthusiasts will be held from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Host Hotel, the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bloomington. A cash bar with a wide variety […]

British Car Festival 2021 – Illinois

July 20, 2021 Staff Comments Off

Since 1986 the British Car Festival has invited all British cars (and their owners) to gather and enjoy the day together. For more than thirty years between 400 and 600 British cars, from Morris Minor to Rolls Royce and Bentley have taken the field. Awards are given in more than thirty categories. Seventeen area clubs participate. This is the biggest British car festival in Midwest, so don’t miss it! Registration for a first car is $25 if paid in advance. A second car from the same owner is $10. See the website to register.