NEC Classic Motor Show13th-15th November 2026
The NEC, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1PS TVR Car Club Discount code: TBA Unlocks a £4.00 discount off single-day adult ticket prices or £2 off family, child & multi-day tickets. This is the one of the biggest and best classic car shows in the UK and one that the TVR Car Club has been proud to have had a stand at for many years. If you look through the photos and reports below you will see how our presence has evolved over the years, and the multiple awards we have won at these shows. |
For other events see the TVRCC Events Calendar or the Annual Events page
If you are interested in displaying your TVR on the Club stand or would simply like to volunteer to help please fill in the NEC Cars and Volunteers form here and we will get back to you once the stand organisation starts. |
Classic Motor Show 2025
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 2025 NEC Classic Motor show.
The stand size was 17.5m x 16m plus a separate cafe stand 8.5m x 5m = approx 316m2 
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NEC Classic Motor Show 2025 - a thankyou
There have already been many well deserved thanks given for the NEC show, so I hope you will indulge me with mine. As you would expect there are a great many people to thank and any omissions from the extensive list are unintentional.
For our 60th Anniversary we pulled out all the stops, with first step being a complete refresh to the stand completed by Paul, Sue and Rob Calland of Treble3. The results of this were simply spectacular and drew so many positive comments I lost track. David Hothersall brought together a tremendous line up of cars for this year, having spent many hours tracking down the vehicles for the stand. To say he delivered is something of an understatement. The contributions by these people underpinned everything we achieved this weekend.
There is great support for the Club by our long-term suppliers who have backed us over literally decades. Not only is there support for the Club, there is also an easy collaboration between our suppliers as they work to achieve our goals. For this year's stand you will no doubt have noticed the Martin Lilley timeline created by Jon Lowey, Mark Hickery and Oliver Edwards for Sprint, which was quickly adapted into a banner for display in our Cafe, for Treble3 to print. Since our return from the NEC the show banners have equally rapidly appeared in the Club shop at the request of members. I highlight this because it would be easy to miss.
Jo and Corrine did a great job updating the shop further from last year and we had a fantastic boutique full of merch alongside the cars, which was busy throughout the show. This was mentioned by the show's organiser as one of the ways our stand stood out from others in the hall. We are raising the bar for others in the hall to match and will continue to do so. This is a factor in our Club retaining a good position in hall 1, as we support the organisers in their aims.
Not only was there a fabulous set of cars, but there was an equally fabulous set of people that came with them. Every one of them pitched in to help present the TVRCC in the best possible light to the public. My thanks go to Chris, Pip, James, Clive, Clive, Dave, Kev, Karen, Chris, Becky, Mark and Mark from Amore Autos. This just leaves us with the frequent flyers on the stand, Richard, Mandy, Paul, Heath, Bob, Jim, Richard, Richard, Pete, Tyler, Ele and Karen. My thanks go to you all. Andy Hills made the trip to the NEC to photograph the stand for us on our Birthday and did a great job of capturing it, thanks Andy!
For me this was one of the highlights of my year and a great way to round things off. I hope all of you enjoyed the show as much as we all did on the stand.
Best wishes,
Steve - TVR Car Club Chairman
There have already been many well deserved thanks given for the NEC show, so I hope you will indulge me with mine. As you would expect there are a great many people to thank and any omissions from the extensive list are unintentional.
For our 60th Anniversary we pulled out all the stops, with first step being a complete refresh to the stand completed by Paul, Sue and Rob Calland of Treble3. The results of this were simply spectacular and drew so many positive comments I lost track. David Hothersall brought together a tremendous line up of cars for this year, having spent many hours tracking down the vehicles for the stand. To say he delivered is something of an understatement. The contributions by these people underpinned everything we achieved this weekend.
There is great support for the Club by our long-term suppliers who have backed us over literally decades. Not only is there support for the Club, there is also an easy collaboration between our suppliers as they work to achieve our goals. For this year's stand you will no doubt have noticed the Martin Lilley timeline created by Jon Lowey, Mark Hickery and Oliver Edwards for Sprint, which was quickly adapted into a banner for display in our Cafe, for Treble3 to print. Since our return from the NEC the show banners have equally rapidly appeared in the Club shop at the request of members. I highlight this because it would be easy to miss.
Jo and Corrine did a great job updating the shop further from last year and we had a fantastic boutique full of merch alongside the cars, which was busy throughout the show. This was mentioned by the show's organiser as one of the ways our stand stood out from others in the hall. We are raising the bar for others in the hall to match and will continue to do so. This is a factor in our Club retaining a good position in hall 1, as we support the organisers in their aims.
Not only was there a fabulous set of cars, but there was an equally fabulous set of people that came with them. Every one of them pitched in to help present the TVRCC in the best possible light to the public. My thanks go to Chris, Pip, James, Clive, Clive, Dave, Kev, Karen, Chris, Becky, Mark and Mark from Amore Autos. This just leaves us with the frequent flyers on the stand, Richard, Mandy, Paul, Heath, Bob, Jim, Richard, Richard, Pete, Tyler, Ele and Karen. My thanks go to you all. Andy Hills made the trip to the NEC to photograph the stand for us on our Birthday and did a great job of capturing it, thanks Andy!
For me this was one of the highlights of my year and a great way to round things off. I hope all of you enjoyed the show as much as we all did on the stand.
Best wishes,
Steve - TVR Car Club Chairman
Classic Motor Show 2024
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This year marked the 40th Anniversary of The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, featuring the biggest ever gathering of classic car and motorcycle clubs showcasing their iconic vintage vehicles.
We featured eight different TVRs on the stand, see below.
The stand size was 17.5m x 14m = 240.5m2 
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Classic Motor Show 2023
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 2023 Classic Motor show at the NEC.
The stand size was 18.5m x 11m + a section at 7m x 2m = approx 218m2 
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Classic Motor Show 2022
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 2022 Classic Motor show at the NEC. The stand size was 22x11m = 242m2. We clebrated the 50th Anniversary of the M and the 75th Anniversary of the TVRCC. The club won an award for "Best Contribution to Charity" for the Isle of Wight Summer Camp.
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Classic Motor Show 2021
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 2021 Classic Motor show at the NEC. The stand size was 19m x 12m = 228m2
Our youngest Regional Organiser 19 year old James Millington won the 'Star of the future' award 
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There was no NEC show in 2020 due to the COVID Pandemic
Classic Motor Show 2019
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 2018 Classic Motor show at the NEC. The stand size was 31m x 8.5m = 263m2
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Classic Motor Show 2018
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 2018 Classic Motor show at the NEC. The stand size was 18m x 13m = 234m2
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Classic Motor Show 2017
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 2017 Classic Motor show at the NEC. This was our biggest stand to date at 27m x 14m = 378m2 we negotiated a bigger stand as new TVR Griffith was launched!
We won Car Club of the year as well! 
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The new 5 Litre TVR Griffith, on it's second public outing was the star of the show according to many of the visitors to the TVR Car Club stand at the NEC Classic and Sportscar show 2017 and probably one of the most photographed cars in the show. The consensus was that none of the photos had done it justice and it was far better than expected. We were delighted to have Les Edgar and his team from TVR on stand for all three days telling everyone about the new car.
The TVRCC events team started early on Wednesday morning and finished the stand build and had all the TVRs in the display sited by late Thursday. The show got off to a mad start on press day on Friday and was then mobbed for the whole three days. We were lucky to have been allocated the largest club stand in the show and at one point there were 200+ people on the stand. Drinks and refreshments were provided to club members and in a first (as we had some space!) we had plenty of tables and chairs too. The Club shop did a roaring trade, especially in TVR t-shirts and lots of members were signed up or renewed their membership.
To top it all we then won Car Club of the year - read more here
New TVR Griffith to star on TVR car club stand at NEC
In a coup for the TVR Car Club, the new 500bhp V8-engined TVR Griffith will be the star of the Club’s stand at the 2017 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show with Discovery at the National Exhibition Centre next month. The new car will be joined by two earlier Griffiths: an original 1960s model and a more recent example from the 1990s.
This will mark only the second appearance of the new Griffith at a major UK event. It was recently revealed at the Goodwood Revival in September, where it received rave reviews.
TVR Car Club chairman Richard Sails said:
“TVR chairman Les Edgar, Gordon Murray of GMD and the whole design team have taken great care to incorporate the DNA of the earlier cars in this exciting new model and it is a real honour to be able to display it on our stand. Alongside a collection of other cars from TVR’s proud history, we believe that it will reflect the “Family Ties” theme of the show most effectively, whilst also celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of TVR by Trevor Wilkinson in Blackpool in 1947”.
The Classic Motor Show takes place at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham on Friday 10th, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th November. The TVRCC exhibit is in the Prestige Hall 1 Stand 450.
The Griffith name goes back to 1963 when American Motor Engineer Jack Griffith replaced the 1800 engine in his Grantura MkIII with a 4.7 litre V8 to produce the first TVR supercar and establish the ‘light car big engine’ ethos of TVR that remains true today. Those early cars continue to be successful in modern Classic Race series in the hands of Nigel Reuben Racing’s Mike Whitaker and Mike Jordan. The 1990’s Griffith, described as a design icon, celebrates Peter Wheeler’s time as head of the Blackpool company and has been credited with saving the company at that time. All three Griffith models will be accompanied on the Club stand by other models from TVR’s 70 year heritage.
This will mark only the second appearance of the new Griffith at a major UK event. It was recently revealed at the Goodwood Revival in September, where it received rave reviews.
TVR Car Club chairman Richard Sails said:
“TVR chairman Les Edgar, Gordon Murray of GMD and the whole design team have taken great care to incorporate the DNA of the earlier cars in this exciting new model and it is a real honour to be able to display it on our stand. Alongside a collection of other cars from TVR’s proud history, we believe that it will reflect the “Family Ties” theme of the show most effectively, whilst also celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of TVR by Trevor Wilkinson in Blackpool in 1947”.
The Classic Motor Show takes place at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham on Friday 10th, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th November. The TVRCC exhibit is in the Prestige Hall 1 Stand 450.
The Griffith name goes back to 1963 when American Motor Engineer Jack Griffith replaced the 1800 engine in his Grantura MkIII with a 4.7 litre V8 to produce the first TVR supercar and establish the ‘light car big engine’ ethos of TVR that remains true today. Those early cars continue to be successful in modern Classic Race series in the hands of Nigel Reuben Racing’s Mike Whitaker and Mike Jordan. The 1990’s Griffith, described as a design icon, celebrates Peter Wheeler’s time as head of the Blackpool company and has been credited with saving the company at that time. All three Griffith models will be accompanied on the Club stand by other models from TVR’s 70 year heritage.
Classic & Sportscar Show 2016
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You can see a 3d interactive tour of the 22m x 13m = 286m2 TVR car club stand at the NEC Classic and Sportscar show courtesy of Insight Simulation by clicking the link below:
You can then navigate around the exhibits by clicking on the circles on the ground and looking around in 360° by dragging your mouse or finger across the screen. Some limited information on the cars is available by clicking on the small Blue and While 'Targets'. We wond Best Club Magazine this year.
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Classic & Sportscar Show 2015
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 2015 Classic & Sportscar show at the NEC. We won the award for Car Club of the Year.
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Classic & Sportscar Show 2014
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 2014 Classic & Sportscar show at the NEC.
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Classic & Sportscar Show 2013
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 2013 Classic & Sportscar show at the NEC. Once again we shared some of our stand with Planet Rock, who ran a live broadcast through the show... we were officially the noisiest stand!
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Classic & Sportscar Show 2012
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 2012 Classic & Sportscar show at the NEC. This was the year that we won Best Club website (for the previous design of this website!) and had Planet Rock broadcasting live from our stand!
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Classic & Sportscar Show 2011
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 2011 Classic & Sportscar show at the NEC. The TVR Speed 12 certainly drew a crowd. We won Club Personality of the Year this year.
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Classic & Sportscar Show 2010
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 2010 Classic & Sportscar show at the NEC. The first outing for the new exhibition stand system and the first time we provide seating for members!
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Classic & Sportscar Show 2009
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 2009 Classic & Sportscar show at the NEC.
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Classic & Sportscar Show 2008
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 2008 Classic & Sportscar show at the NEC.
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Classic & Sportscar Show 2007
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The TVR Car Club 'Dome' stand at the 2007 Classic & Sportscar show at the NEC.
We won two awards for best website and best selection of cars probably due to having TVR No2, a Typhon, a Trident and a Jomar on the stand as well as a Sagaris, Tuscan Racer, Griffith press car a 400SE wedge, V8S, Cerbera, Vixen, Tuscan and Chimaera! |
Classic & Sportscar Show 2006
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 2006 Classic & Sportscar show at the NEC. We won Best Club Event this year.
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Classic & Sportscar Show 2005
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 2005 Classic & Sportscar show at the NEC. We won Club Personality of the Year.
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Classic & Sportscar Show 2004
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 2004 Classic & Sportscar show at the NEC. We won Best Club Magazine this year!
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Classic & Sportscar Show 1999
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 1999 Classic & sportscar show at the NEC.
Apologies for the gap up the middle of the photo, it was taken from Sprint magazine! |
Classic & Sportscar Show 1997
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The TVR Car Club stand at the 1997 International Classic Cars show at the NEC, celebrating the 50th Anniversary.
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