HALL OF FAME 1990-2005

VOLVO ENTHUSIASTS CLUB - HALL OF FAME:

Awards Presented to The Volvo Enthusiasts Club:

VEC Members Car at NEC International Classic & Sports Car Show

May 1990 Members Car represents VEC – International Classic & Sports Car Show at NEC Birmingham. Tom Poole’s 1965 1800S displayed on the ‘Your Classic’ Magazine Stand.

WHEELS '93

WHEELS '94

Silver Award – Club Stand

May 1994 Club Stand – BBC Top Gear Classic & Sports Car Show at NEC Birmingham – ‘Silver Award’ for Club Stand.

WHEELS '95

Runner-Up Best Club Stand – Club Display

February 1996 Club Stand – 1 st Footman James South West Classic Car Show at Westpoint Exhibition Centre, Exeter - Runner-up Best Club Stand

Runner-Up Best Convertible – Displayed Car.

February 1996 Vehicle on Club Stand -1 st Footman James South West Classic Car Show at Westpoint Exhibition Centre, Exeter – Runner Best Convertible – Volvo 1800S Convertible owned by Maurice Williams, Devon.

Gold Award – Club Display

May 1996 Club Stand – Classic & Sports Car Show at NEC Birmingham – ‘Gold award’

Just For The Record Tour - 40 years of Volvo - click for more

August 4 -12 --1998

3 rd Place – Concours d’Elegance Winner – Displayed Vehicle

November 1998 Members Car Representing VEC in Autoglym Concours Competition at National Classic Motor Show – Ray Williamson from Essex with his Volvo 360GLE Wins 3 rd Place Award.

Most Improved Club Award - click for more

November 1998 – Club Awarded ‘Most Improved Club’ award at Annual Classic & Sports Car Magazine Awards. Presented at the NEC Birmingham.

VEC Founder Short Listed for Club Personality of the Year 1998

November 1998 – Kevin Price Founder/Chairman of Volvo Enthusiasts Club Short Listed for ‘Club Personality of the Year’ award at Annual Classic & Sports Car Magazine Awards.

Club Personality of the Year 1999 - click for more

Award at Annual Classic and Sports Car Magazine Awards for I quote “founding the 1500 strong club over the past ten years and his tireless devotion to supporting and encouraging classic car ownership”. Presented at NEC Birmingham

International Classic Motor Show 1999 - click for more

November 1999 - Photographs of Club Stand - NEC Birmingham

Runner-Up Best Club Stand – Club Display

February 2001 – Club Display – ‘The Blue Brothers’ Wins ‘Runner-up Best Stand’ at 22 nd Footman James Bristol Classic Car Show.

Best Saloon Car in Show – Displayed Vehicle

February 2001 – Vehicle on Club Display – Colin & May Tatlow from Cornwall. Their Volvo PV444 08 wins ‘Best Saloon Car of Show’

Best Club Stand – Club Display - click for more

February 2002 – Club Display – ‘The Norsemen Cometh – The Volvo Invasion’ Vikings – Wins ‘Best Stand in Show’ at 23 rd Footman James Bristol Classic Car Show.

Best Car – Displayed Vehicle - click for more

September 2002 – Club Display – Volvo Marque Day to Celebrate 75 th Birthday of Volvo. Guido De Baker’s 780 from our Club Display wins ‘Best Car’ - Four of the Six Short Listed vehicles for Best Car were from VEC Display.

Irv Gordon– Two Million Mile Volvo- click for more

October 2002 – Irv Gordon– Million Mile Volvo article ’

Runner-Up Best Club Stand – Club Display

November 2002 – Club Display – ‘Volvurassic Park’ – Wins ‘Runner-up Best Club Stand’ Award at Footman James Autojumble, Automart & Restoration Show 2002

Volvo 75th Birthday - Best Car Winner - click for more

2002 – Best Car Award. Volvo Magic Day Gaydon - Guido De Baker - 780 on VEC Stand.

Featured Club of Car Show

February 2003 – Club Display – ‘VEC Featured Club of Show – Blues & Greys – Gone with the Wind’ having won ‘Best Club Stand’ in 2002 at 24 th Footman James Bristol Classic Car Show.

Runner-Up Best Club Stand – Club Display

November 2003 – Club Display – ‘Volvo - by - the – Sea’ – Awarded: ‘Runner-Up Best Themed Stand’ at National Classic Motor Show, NEC, Birmingham.

Footman James Restoration Show – Club Stand

November 2003 – Club Stand – ‘Volvassic Park ’ – Awarded: ‘Runner-Up Best Stand’ - Shepton Mallet

Runner-Up Best Club Stand – Club Display

November 2004 – Club Display – ‘Welcome The Saint’ – Awarded: ‘Runner-Up Best Stand’ at The Footman James Restoration Show 2004.

Runner-Up Best Club Stand – Club Display

November 2004 – Club Display – ‘Gone With The Wind’ – Awarded: Runner-Up Best Themed Stand’ at International Classic Motor Show, NEC, Birmingham.

Runner-Up Best Club Stand – Club Display - click for more

January 2005 – Club Display – ‘Alice in Volvoland’ – Awarded: ‘Runner-Up Best Club

Stand’ at 26 th Footman James Bristol Classic Car Show.

Runner –Up Best Club Stand – Club Display - click for more

November 2005 – Club Display - ‘Restoration Magic’ – Awarded 3 rd Place Best Club Stand at Footman James Restoration Show 2005