My next project? 1921 Packard Coupe

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Hello Alan

Starting from furthest from the camera there is a 1928 Lancia Lambda Weyman (fabric) Saloon, a 1926 Vauxhall 30/98 roadster, a 1953 Riley 1.5 Litre saloon, a 1927 Vauxhall 23/60 tourer an A model tourer, a 1928 Morris Oxford tourer and our 1934 Lagonda Rapier. 

The mix is fairly typical of the members of the Victorian VSCC cars. Unlike the clubs in America the club prides itself that it has never held a static display, Concours or show. It does have a strongly competitive element to most of the monthly events. These vary but the road events usually are based on both navigation skill and time elapsed/average speed. In addition the club runs Speed Hillclimbs, Sprints and an Observed Section Trial (mud and wet grass test hills) The club has strict rules for the competitive events with just two classes. Vintage (pre 1930) and PVT (up to 1940)

For social runs such as the one photographed members may bring their post WW2 Classics. For speed events there are additional classes based on engine capacity and a further division for cars running without fenders, lights, etc and for "Specials" usually home constructed racing cars built from a mixture of components but from within the "period" i.e. Vintage or PVT (Post Vintage Thoroughbred) For example my car being 1934 is classed as a PVT as it has been bored out from 1100cc to 1498cc it runs in Speed events in the PVT Under 1500cc class. The VSCC has two, one for each category, perpetual trophies awarded annually for the best overall performance by a car and driver combination during the one year. These are keenly contested.

For those who would like to know more I write regular reports on the Clubs events in the "Automobiles in Action" section of the UK based Automobile magazine.

Sorry to be so long winded but I hope that this helps.

Hello again Alan

Knowing that you are, among other things, an Alvis owner I thought that you may like this Alvis 12/50 photographed at the start of last years Alpine Trial a two and a half day event run during the Spring. It usually attracts between 50 and sixty entries. As the name implies it is run through the Australian Alps with the over night stop at a ski resort. It usually covers about 300/350 miles.

Typical VSCC events usually have about 6 Alvis among the entries.

Attached is a small section of the collection of "Rally Plates" that have been attached to the front of the Lagonda over a period of years.