How It All Started

Tom's idea was to get a small group of like-minded classic car owners together for a run around Somerset and end with a nice lunch!  In 2021 along with Richard Davis and Dinah Moore, they put the word out and were delighted to recruit over 30 cars for the first Clifton Classic Car Rally based in the quad at Clifton College. Chris Harris from Top Gear waved us off and the Clifton Classic Car Rally was born.  

Buoyed by the popularity of the first rally, the team set about #2 in 2022, with the added aim of raising funds for the local charity, Barton Camp. Based at Clifton College again, where W.O. Bentley was educated, the Rally headed off accross Somerset and ended with a parade, led by bagpipes, through Clifton Village.  

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2023 necessitated a change of venue as we had outgrown the small quad, and the palladian mansion Leigh Court kindly took us in and allowed us to park on their manicured lawns!  The rally snaked accross the mendips, stopping for tea at Langford Court ( kindly offered by Lady Wills) . The party concluded with prize-giving, lunch and a live band at Leigh Court. The weather was not the best this year, but that did not stop the entrants who all had a great time and raised funds for Canine Partners 

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2024 

Watch this space!