London Classic Car Show

"The London Classic Car Show is the latest creation from Brand Events, the team behind the globally  popular Top Gear Live extravaganza."

At the end of December I was lucky enough to win Mag Mouch- Sophos' (a men's accessories brand) Twitter competition for tickets to the London Classic Car show at the Xcel. I'd randomly entered this competition thinking it would be nice as an after Christmas treat for my boyfriend and really didn't think I'd win! Seeing as we live a couple of hours away from London we decided to make into a little romantic trip before going back to Uni, we traveled up on the Thursday and then went to the show the next day.  I've decided to share my experience and thoughts of the show in case you are interested or thinking of going next year!

Firstly, I must confess, I am not massively interested in cars, I can't tell you what model or make they are but I can appreciate a nice car! Also since having a boyfriend who loves Top Gear I've become more interested in them and I guess since passing my driving test in summer cars have been on my radar a bit more. However, baring in mind my lack of knowledge and typical girly nature, I can honestly say I had an amazing day out at this show. It really exceeded my expectations and I was genuinely surprised at how much I enjoyed myself! If I hadn't won tickets I would have happily paid to go to this event and if I get the chance to next year I probably will!

The show had so much to offer and was in a huge arena, a lot bigger than I thought it would be. It took us approximately an hour and half to explore the whole arena and look at all the cars there. However, we went round again to make the most of it and to admire all the cars and take photos etc. I was really surprised about how much there was to see and do there.

The show featured a huge range of classic cars from Minis to old Formula One cars. One of the major exhibits of the event was "James May’s Cars That Changed The World" which featured the ‘Hall of Obviousness’, Corridors of Bloody Mindedness’. Having watched Top Gear and liking James May, it was interesting to see his choices of cars and even more amusing to see the car which he claimed was the car that changed the world. After a massive build up surrounding the final car and heavily questioning what it would be, it was highly amusing to see the final car in a tiny glass box. A toy car. Although I think it's true I think many guys passion for car's starts early on and especially for May who has a career out of appreciating and driving cars.

"Featuring a unique motoring runway where star cars are fired up and driven" 

   The highlight for me, without a doubt, was the Grand Avenue (which you can see in the middle photo below), whilst at the event I was lucky enough to see two out of three of the live shows that day. A variety of cars were driven up and down the Grand Avenue while information was given about their history etc. The best part of the Grand Avenue was definitely seeing (and hearing) the old Formula 1 car!

I've never been to event like this before and wasn't sure what to expect. I definitely didn't expect to enjoy it as much as my boyfriend, but it was such a great day out which we both thoroughly enjoyed.
 I definitely will consider going next year as it made a great day out which was entertaining for both of us.

Did you have the chance to go to the London Classic Car show? Let me know your thoughts in the comments or tweet me @_bowsandbuttons

Hayley x 

P.s While I was in London I reviewed a restaurant; FoxCroft and Ginger you can read the review here!