On the 21st of August Julia is going to be doing a leap of faith! She is 82 and will be abseiling down the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth. She is trying to raise £30,000 for the Riley Cars Archive Heritage Trust to further develop the replica of Percy Riley’s 1898 … Continue reading
Issue 1 of the FBHVC News Magazine is now available! You can access it here: https://fbhvc.co.uk/storage/downloads/newsletter/64/FBHVC_News_01_22.pdf Continue reading
The Joint National Rally being held with the Riley Register will occur on the 24th-26th June 2022 at Woodland Grange, Leamington Spa. For full details and to download the booking forms CLICK HERE Book your room directly with the hotel quoting ‘Riley Rally’. Forms must be returned by the 31st … Continue reading
Do you want to join us in making a difference? We are raising money in aid of Riley Cars Archive Heritage Trust and every donation will help. Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to us. Click on the image above or HERE … Continue reading
The Commons Select Committee for Transport met this week to question the DVLA on what their strategy is for overcoming the current backlog of over 1.4 million license applications. Also, to answer MPs questions around industrial disputes and staff shortages brought about by the pandemic. Firstly, the Federation would like … Continue reading
On Facebook: https://fb.watch/6cnRE8_7Mj/ On BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09jx5k9 (1hr 13mins in) Continue reading
The FBHVC have just published a fascinating list of figures relating to historic vehicles. Click on the link to take a look :- https://www.fbhvc.co.uk/historic-vehicles-the-facts Some of them are: 1,538,927 historic vehicles are registered on the DVLA database 16 times per annum is the average number of times a historic vehicle … Continue reading
https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/lucky-driver-gets-drive-classic-20505726 Continue reading
The Riley Cars Archive Heritage Trust (RCAHT). Over the last 18-months the RCAHT have secured a 5-year lease on Unit 8 at the Coventry Canal Basin, St Nicholas Street, Coventry. CV1 4LY. With Covid-19 restrictions beginning to be eased it is anticipated that Unit 8 will be open to the general … Continue reading
Tonight at 9pm on BBC4 the ‘Classic British Cars: Made in Coventry’ features our very own Victor Riley. It will be available to view on iPlayer after the broadcast. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000w6sp Continue reading
