FUN at the VETERAN CAR CLUB's "Cheshire Cheese" road run

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The Veteran Car Club, for owners & enthusiasts of cars built up to and including 1919, is actively spreading the word about a) using early cars and b) younger people getting involved in the hobby. The "Cheshire Cheese" run is an initiative to help raise the profile of veteran and early vintage cars in the Cheshire/Shropshire/Staffordshire areas, and in particular encourage younger drivers to bring out a veteran car - perhaps a car that has been in the family for many years - for an enjoyable run out, stopping off at various locations for tea & butty stops as part of the route. Another aim is to demonstrate that, while some veteran cars do make relatively large £ sums when they go up for sale, others - usually those late Edwardian cars that are too new for the fabled London to Brighton veteran car run - can be available for sums very comparable to regular classic cars, no car better illustrating this than the famous Ford Model T. There are always pre-1919 examples of the Model T around, often on sale for around £8k-£12k, so while this is still a significant sum, it is comparable with asking prices of later classics such as the MGB, Stag, and the like. My youthful assistant got to ride along in three of the cars that took part in the 2025 Cheshire Cheese run - a 1914 Sunbeam, a Ford Model T Tourer, and an incredible 1902 Darracq for the "full" veteran car experience. I helped him record a video for his CarTraction channel, I hadn't planned on doing a video myself but there were so many great VCC cars and enthusiasts taking part, that I couldn't resist recording a few clips myself. It was neat to see so many people enjoying these properly early cars, and using them as intended. It was also heartwarming to see how many owners were so keen to offer rides to people that they'd never met before, all in a bid to share the fun. All being well there'll be a Cheshire Cheese run in 2026, so if we can, we'll get along to have a look at that too. Thanks again to everyone in the Veteran Car Club that took part and made us feel very welcome. Channel videos list: https://www.youtube.com/user/oldclassiccarRJ/videos OCC car & lorry calendars: https://www.contrado.co.uk/stores/old-classic-car OCC & classic car merchandise: https://www.redbubble.com/people/OldClassicCar/shop OCC channel membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKaTg9fPUvmUQi94FcnDbrg/join OCC Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OldClassicCar If you know of anyone else who might find these Old Classic Car videos of interest, please forward one of the above links to them. #veterancars #veterancarclub #vcc