Dozens of classic cars to take part in FREE rally this weekend

The King’s Lynn & District Motor Club will stage its 46th annual Classic Car Rally this Sunday <i>(Image: Matthew Usher)</i>
The King’s Lynn & District Motor Club will stage its 46th annual Classic Car Rally this Sunday (Image: Matthew Usher)

Petrolheads can gear up for a grand day out as an annual celebration of classic cars returns to west Norfolk.

The King’s Lynn & District Motor Club will stage its 46th annual Classic Car Rally this Sunday featuring motoring golden oldies spanning more than 80 years.

Drivers of the classic cars will line up at Bearts of Stowbridge from 9am ready to be flagged off around an hour later.

There have been 75 entries this year (Image: King's Lynn & District Motor Club)

Members of the public are welcome to view the vehicles both at the start and finish of the event which will be at The Green in Hunstanton from 3pm to 5pm.

At The Green, the mayor of King's Lynn and West Norfolk will present awards at around 4.15pm.

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The event is fully booked with 75 entries from Norfolk, the surrounding counties and even a few from further afield.

The rally will feature a wide range of cars from elderly Fords and Austins to more recent Austin Healeys, Jaguars, Porsches, Triumphs, a DeLorean, Ford GT40 and a Rolls Royce.

The rally will finish at The Green in Hunstanton (Image: King's Lynn & District Motor Club) The oldest car will be a 1928 Ford Model A Phantom, followed by a 1935 Austin 12/4, a 1936 Fraser Nash-BMW and a Ford Model Y, also dating back to 1936.

Organiser Adrian Cunnington said: “We have a full entry list and this year we have a higher than usual proportion of locally-owned vehicles including several of our own club members taking part.

"Proceeds from the event will go to the Norfolk Accident and Rescue Service (NARS), a charity the club has supported for several years and which received £1,000 from the 2023 charity rally.

"The club is grateful for the support of its sponsors, including Anglia Car Auctions, Bearts, Ottoway Carpentry, Bennett’s Estate Agents and Steve Cato."