This is the 1st year of this event and one we think all ford enthusiasts will enjoy apart from the normal days events you also have the museam to look over making a full day of it,I have been asked by the Beaulieu events team to promote this event and put the word out on all forums & Clubs,as the last person that got involved in this bailed and never followed it up.feel free to copy and paste this post onto all forums as any ford club is welcome.
This show is Brand New for 2010 ,This is a Ford Only event and entrance prices will be reduced for all pre paid club entrants ,Any vehicle thats a ford is welcome
Come to Beaulieu in your Ford and become part of the Simply Ford show – a gathering of Fords of all shapes and sizes. Any model is welcome; from the new Focus RS to the old MK 1 or 2 Escort RS or even a Model T!
Featuring a cavalcade and display on the Main Arena of 20 cars chosen from all rally entrants - one of these selected cars will be the winner of the Pride of Ownership competition with £100 cash prize and Beaulieu trophy. The competition is open to all Ford owners taking part in the rally.
Feel free to turn up on the day, individual prices will be £10 for Adults, and £5 for Children but only if arriving in a Ford and joining the rally on the Parkland. To book in advance and/or for more information about our group or club entry concession prices, please phone 01590 612888. All other entries will be via our main reception at normal admission prices.
Entry with your car from 8.30am – catering facilities available for bacon rolls, cakes, teas and coffees in our Brabazon Restaurant.
Please note that if you wish to park alongside your friends, or fellow club members, you must arrive together as there will be no designated areas available.
Attractions are vast and will take you all day just to explore them
Pride of Ownership’ competition with a trophy and cash prize of which I personally have been asked to be a judging part of by the beaulieu events team and some of the lads from mugmotorsport will also be playing a active role in the days events
The top gear feature shown below is one of many at the museum
http://www.beaulieu.co.uk/beaulieu/fordonlyday
Ever wondered what happened to the amphibious Toyota, the Alfa/Saab stretch limo and the Reliant Robin rocket that were drowned/cut in half/fired into space by Jeremy, James and Richard in the good name of Top Gear?
Since not even the dodgiest used car dealers would buy them, we’ve collected all the battered, modified and generally ruined cars from the world’s biggest car show and gathered them together in… the Top Gear Enormodrome!
Take a look around the cars from the challenges, get a rare behind-the-scenes view into the show’s production office, and enjoy clips of some of the best Top Gear moments. The display, which is here for the rest of the year includes:
The Amphibious Cars
Can you modify a car to cross the English Channel? Or even a moderately large lake? We’ve hauled up Jeremy’s Nissank, James' Herald and Richard’s Dampervan from the deep as proof that amphibious commuting is Really Quite Difficult.
The Double-Decker Cars
Behold the mighty the two-tier creations from the biggest Anglo-German fight since… well, we won’t mention that. Marvel at the double-decker Jag XJ, Metro, E-Class and Golf – all with the accelerator, brakes and gears on the bottom car… and the steering wheel on the top. Topply…
The Stretch Limos
When Jeremy, James and Richard set out to turn a bunch of rusty second-hand cars into luxury stretch limos, things were always going to end badly. Exactly how badly became apparent when a trio of celebs arrived at the glitzy Brit Awards. Or, rather, didn’t arrive.
The Reliant Rocket
Can you make a car fly into space? Well, if it’s a car as stunningly aerodynamic as the Reliant Robin, and you’ve got enough rocket fuel to blow Wiltshire into the seventeenth century, the answer is… er, no. Not really. Take a look at the battered results.
The Toyota Arctic Hilux
Jeremy and James attempted to break a new record by racing to the North Pole in a car. A specially adapted Toyota Hilux with tyres costing £2,500 each, was equipped with a whole host of modifications including rifles and extra fuel tanks carrying a freeze-resistant mixture of diesel and Avgas.
* Please note that the Toyota Hilux is off display until further notice.
The Homemade Police Cars
Taking pity on the poor British bobbies in their yawn-inducing Vauxhall Astra diesels, the boys set out to create a trio of more exciting police cars. Strangely, the police weren’t so keen on the boys’ rusty death traps, so we’ve got them on display instead.
The Austin Princess
You might think that British Leyland never made a good car, but Jeremy, James and Richard disagreed. Which is why they bought a 1978 Austin Princess, filled it full of water and then took it for a lap of the Top Gear test track. It made sense at the time.
The Endurance BMW
With a million gallons of home-grown biodiesel lying around, the boys decided they needed a way to get rid of it all. So they rolled up at the Silverstone 24 Hour race with a crudely sponsored BMW 3-Series, a whole load of biscuits… and the Stig.
The Anne Hathaway’s Cottage
Why do car interiors always have to be so, well, dull? Jeremy, an interior designer and a gaggle of Polish blokes set out to create a car with the interior ambience of a country cottage – flagstones and wood burner included. Take a look at the weighty result of their labours.
The Olympic Mini
Ever wondered if a rocket-powered Mini can out-jump a skier? No? Not even a rocket-powered Mini strapped to skis and filled with a tonne and a half of explosive thrust? Well, it can’t. Not even close. It took a damn good shot at it, mind...
The Suzuki Swifts
Having mastered car football in Toyota Aygos, James and Richard turned their attention to Canada’s favourite sport/warfare: ice hockey. In a bunch of Suzuki Swifts, with Jeremy as referee. We’ve got the remnants...
Balearic Boys
The boys each bought a pre-1982 car at auction and were sent to Majorca to take part in classic rally. May drove a 1970 Citroen Ami 8 in the fifth Majorca Classic Car Rally, which wound its way through some of the Mediterranean island's stunning scenery. Clarkson whizzed his way around the island in a 1979 Austin Healy Sprite, while Hammond commandeered a 1954 Lanchester.
For more information on Top Gear please visit
www.topgear.com