SPRING 2025 SHAKEDOWN CAR SHOW
Hosted by: Triumph Rescue/British Wiring & Red Door Off-Road, LLC. Summary:
Informal car gathering in a great location to kick off the driving season, open to all British marques and other cars “of particular interest.” Plentiful parking (pavement, stone and grass areas), and no judging.
Commemorative dash plaques to first 100 cars to register. Lunch available from great food trucks.
PLEASE RSVP by email or phone (see below). Then download registration form and mail in with a check, or pay at the gate. (Bring copy of the form with you.). RAIN or SHINE: Yes. Rain date: NO RAIN DATE. Registration: $15. Day of Show: $15. Proceeds Benefit: The Hereford & Gilbertsville Volunteer Fire Department. Registration Form: http://www.triumphrescue.com/images/CarShow/2025_CarShow.pdf. Club/Event Website: http://www.triumphrescue.com/index.php/news-and-events.html. Email: triumphs@triumphrescue.com. Phone: 610-845-8217.
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
149 Limekiln Road, Bechtelsville, Pa.
For more info visit reddooroffroad.com. CARLISLE IMPORT & PERFORMANCE NATIONALS
RAIN or SHINE: Yes. Hosted by: Carlisle Events. Summary: The club will again gather at the Carlisle Import show, and will be sharing a large tent on the British car field with LANCO MG Club and the Austin-Healey Sports & Touring Club.
Large two-day event featuring import and kit cars, and major parts vendor opportunities. British car field. Tech sessions, displays. Food and activities. Schedule: Early bird shopping opens 7 a.m. Friday at the event. Car Show: British car "fun" field. (No judging)
Register for the showfield and park with the club. Registration includes weekend admission for two people.
To qualify for the 10% Gate-N-Go pre-registration discount and have your entry window sticker mailed to you, pre-register before March 31 at midnight for $40.50. ($45 registration after that, and at the gate.)
*** MAKE SURE YOU REGISTER UNDER BRITISH MOTORCAR CLUB. Advance Registration: Before March 31: $40.50 includes non-judged showfield parking and weekend admission for 2. Registration: After March 31: Car registration price for non-judged field $45, includes showfield parking and weekend admission for 2. Spectator Admission: Spectator price daily Fri $12, Sat $12 — Two-day pass $15. Parking fee of Fri. $5 , Sat. $10. Registration Form: https://store.carlisleevents.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=2024%2D039. Club/Event Website: https://carlisleevents.com/events/events-detail/index?id=import+and+performance+nationals. Venue information: http://www.carlisleevents.com. Directions: From Interstate 81 South: Exit 52 to Route 11 South.
Follow Route 11 South 3.5 miles, turn right on Clay Street.
Follow Clay Street to fairgrounds. Email: info@carlisleevents.com. Phone: 717 243-7855.
Friday, May 16, 2025, 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Carlisle Fairgrounds, 1000 Bryn Mawr Rd. Carlisle, Pa.
CARLISLE IMPORT & PERFORMANCE NATIONALS
RAIN or SHINE: Yes. Hosted by: Carlisle Events. Summary: The club will again gather at the Carlisle Import show, and will be sharing a large tent on the British car field with LANCO MG Club and the Austin-Healey Sports & Touring Club.
Large two-day event featuring import and kit cars, and major parts vendor opportunities. British car field. Tech sessions, displays. Food and activities. Schedule: Early bird shopping opens 7 a.m. Friday at the event. Car Show: British car "fun" field. (No judging)
Register for the showfield and park with the club. Registration includes weekend admission for two people.
To qualify for the 10% Gate-N-Go pre-registration discount and have your entry window sticker mailed to you, pre-register before March 31 at midnight for $40.50. ($45 registration after that, and at the gate.)
*** MAKE SURE YOU REGISTER UNDER BRITISH MOTORCAR CLUB. Advance Registration: Before March 31: $40.50 includes non-judged showfield parking and weekend admission for 2. Registration: After March 31: Car registration price for non-judged field $45, includes showfield parking and weekend admission for 2. Spectator Admission: Spectator price daily Fri $12, Sat $12 — Two-day pass $15. Parking fee of Fri. $5 , Sat. $10. Registration Form: https://store.carlisleevents.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=2024%2D039. Club/Event Website: https://carlisleevents.com/events/events-detail/index?id=import+and+performance+nationals. Venue information: http://www.carlisleevents.com. Directions: From Interstate 81 South: Exit 52 to Route 11 South.
Follow Route 11 South 3.5 miles, turn right on Clay Street.
Follow Clay Street to fairgrounds. Email: info@carlisleevents.com. Phone: 717 243-7855.
Saturday, May 17, 2025, 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Carlisle Fairgrounds, 1000 Bryn Mawr Rd. Carlisle, Pa.
LVZoo CRUISE FOR CONSERVATION
Summary: YOU MUST RESERVE YOUR SPOT at this event, if you’d like to take part. Space for a limited amount of cars is set up, so please don’t just show up. The club has been invited to take part in the “Cruise for Conservation” vintage and specialty car show being hosted at the Lehigh Valley Zoo. Cars will be displayed together in front of animal exhibits all day in this fun event.
FREE ADMISSION to the zoo for driver and passenger.
Those taking part will be required to have their cars at the zoo by 9:30 a.m.… Venue information: https://www.lvzoo.org. Email: nobends@aol.com. Phone: 917-604-5581.
Saturday, May 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Lehigh Valley Zoo, 5150 Game Preserve Rd. Schnecksville, Pa.
PANCAKES & PLANES in the POCONOS
Summary: British cars are invited for a day of “pancakes and planes” at the private Pegasus Air Park located in the Sciota area, just west of Route 33, south of Stroudsburg.
We will be joined by the Lehigh Valley Miata Owners Club.
Chapter 839 of the Experimental Aircraft Association hosts this informal car display and pancake breakfast/lunch. It’s a day to park, enjoy the food, and to sit around talking cars and planes and watching aircraft come and go throughout the day.
Breakfast will be held continuousl… RAIN or SHINE: Yes. Tickets: $8 donation requested for all-you-can eat pancakes with accompaniments, including coffee or tea. This is a fundraiser for the EEA chapter. Club/Event Website: https://www.eaa839.com/events. Directions: Use address link above to enter the airpark from Hickory Lane.
Sunday, May 18, 2025, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Pegasus Air Park, 222 Hickory Lane, Saylorsburg, Pa.
CARS & COFFEE with DVTs
Summary: Members of the Keystone British Car Club will meet up with members of the Delaware Valley Triumph Club for an informal Cars & Coffee gathering in Quakertown, held the third Wednesday of each month through the fall, weather permitt8ng.
The goal is to involve members from the southwestern part of our membership area who are retired or otherwise available during the week.
Members of other British car clubs in the area are also most welcome.
This Starbucks is located in the Trainer Square Shopping Cent…
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Starbuck's, 262 North Westend Boulevard, Quakertown, PA 18951.
MONTHLY CLUB MEETING
Keystone British Meetings
Summary: Our May club meeting will be held at the 1760 Pub N Grille in Trexlertown.
We have the private room reserved from 5:30 p.m. on. Club meeting begins at 7 p.m.
Please try to arrive early if you wish to order food. Venue information: https://1760pubandgrille.com/.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
1760 Pub N Grille, 1176 Trexlertown Rd, Trexlertown, Pa.
BRITISH CAR WEEK
A time set aside nationwide as a recognition of classic British cars. Get your car out and drive it!
Summary: This special extended awareness week is a calling for all British car owners to get their machines out of the garage and onto the roads and byways throughout their little corner of the world, and give these timely classics of the past the exposure they deserve. While not only heightening the awareness of these somewhat forgotten vehicles of the past, they will help assure their preservation for many years to come for future enthusiasts to cherish. RAIN or SHINE: Yes. Club/Event Website: http://www.britishcarweek.org. Email: sportycars@britishcarweek.org.
Saturday, May 31, 2025 – Sunday, June 8, 2025.
Everywhere!
BRITISH CARS AT UNION JACK’s
Hosted by: Union Jack’s Inn on the Manatawny. Summary: British car owners are invited to enjoy a day out at Union Jack’s Inn on the Manatawny, gathering for an informal car show at this English-style pub offering authentic British fare, an extensive list of craft beers, local ciders, a number of wines, and a full liquor bar.
FREE EVENT — REGISTER IN ADVANCE (online form to comeJ and get 20% discount on food and drink to all British car owners.
Patrons will vote for their favorite car, with awards to the top three vote getters.
NOTE: Those coming from t… Schedule: Noon — British cars start arriving
1-4 pm — Patrons vote for their favorite British car
4 pm — Favorite Car Awards
5-8 pm — Live music from The Wankers, a British pop band. RAIN or SHINE: Yes. Venue information: https://unionjacksmanatawny.com/.
Saturday, May 31, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Union Jack’s Inn on the Manatawny, 546 Manatawny Rd. Oley, Pa.
SHOW PLANNING & PARK WALK-THROUGH
Summary: Club members volunteering to work at the British Motorcar Gathering are invited join club officers for our annual pre-show walk through and clean up of the park where our big British Motorcar Gathering will be held, to make sure everything is ready. We'll also be reviewing car parking areas and where registration stations will be set up.
NOTE: Followed by a club meeting over dinner (on your own) at the Braveheart Highland Pub in Hellertown, which will begin at 5 p.m. See separate event listing. RAIN or SHINE: Yes. Email: dencler@msn.com.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Alfred J. Fritchman Reservoir Park, 3400 Reservoir Rd. Hellertown, Pa.
SHOW PLANNING DINNER
Summary: After spending the afternoon cleaning up and organizing at the Reservoir Park in advance of the show (see separate listing), club members are invited to a meet over dinner (on your own) at the Braveheart Highland Pub in Hellertown, which will begin at 5 p.m.
We'll review details of what each set of duties on show day entails. So if you can't make it to the park cleanup, please try to make it to the Braveheart afterward.
*** We will be dining in the downstairs "pub" area of the Braveheart. RAIN or SHINE: Yes. Venue information: http://www.bravehearthighlandpub.com. Email: dencler@msn.com.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Braveheart Highland Pub, 430 Main St, Hellertown, Pa.
31st Annual BRITISH MOTORCAR & MOTORCYCLE GATHERING
Hosted by: Keystone British Car Club. Field opens: 9 a.m. Summary: More than 200 vintage British sports cars and motorcycles on display at Hellertown's Reservoir Park, just south of Bethlehem, in eastern Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley. The annual show features finely restored MGs, Triumphs, Jaguars, Austin-Healeys, Morgans and Mini-Coopers from every mid-Atlantic state.
All makes of British cars and motorcycles, old and new, are welcome.
Special awards. Door prizes and vendors. Music by DJ, catered breakfast and lunch foods by Paragon Catering. Large picnic pavilion.… Schedule: 9 a.m. — Show field opens to registrants
10 a.m. — Show opens to spectators
1 p.m. — Door prizes and 50/50 drawings
2 p.m. — Special awards to be presented, with parade of winning cars. RAIN or SHINE: Yes. Advance Registration: $18 by May 3@. Day of Show: $25 after May 31 and at the gate. Spectator Admission: $5 adults, $10 for whole family, with children 12 and under free. INCLUDES TROLLEY RIDE INTO THE SHOW. Club/Event Website: https://keystonebritish.com/hellertown.html. Venue information: https://sauconsource.com/2021/07/19/historic-alfred-j-fritchman-reservoir-park-getting-some-tlc/. Directions: See detailed map on website. Just south of Interstate 78 Exit 67 (Hellertown/Bethlehem). Email: info@keystonebritish.com.
Sunday, June 8, 2025, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Alfred J. Fritchman Reservoir Park, 3400 Reservoir Rd, Hellertown, PA.
CARS & COFFEE with DVTs
Summary: Members of the Keystone British Car Club will meet up with members of the Delaware Valley Triumph Club for an informal Cars & Coffee gathering in Quakertown, held the third Wednesday of each month through the fall, weather permitt8ng.
The goal is to involve members from the southwestern part of our membership area who are retired or otherwise available during the week.
Members of other British car clubs in the area are also most welcome.
This Starbucks is located in the Trainer Square Shopping Cent…
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Starbuck's, 262 North Westend Boulevard, Quakertown, PA 18951.
MONTHLY CLUB MEETING
Keystone British Meetings
Summary: Our June club meeting will be held at the Nazareth Diner on Broad Street in Nazareth, at the intersection with Route 248.
We have the private room reserved from 5:30 p.m. on. Club meeting begins at 7 p.m.
Please try to arrive early if you wish to order food. Venue information: https://thenazarethdiner.com/.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
The Nazareth Diner, 581 South Broad St. Nazareth, Pa.
BRITISH CHALLENGE RALLYE 2025
Hosted by: Austin-Healey Sports & Touring Club North Jersey Region. Summary: This annual rally is a competition among the British car clubs in the New Jersey region.
This is a fun and easy gimmick rallye (scavenger hunt) suitable for rallye goers of all levels. You will traverse through the beautiful Hunterdon County area of New Jersey, ending in Flemington..
NOTE: The event will be limited to 30 cars, so register early. Use the link below to sign up online or to download the form from that page and mail in with a check.
All cars are welcome but additional points will be… Schedule: 10 am — Rallye School and photos
11 am — First car off. Estimated rally execution time, including walk and bathroom break, is about 2 hours.
1 pm (approx.) — Ending place: Chimney Rock Inn, 41 Route 31, Flemington, N.J. RAIN or SHINE: No. Advance Registration: $10 — If mailing, must be postmarked by June 12. Registration: https://austin-healey-stc.org/rallye.html. Registration Form: https://austin-healey-stc.org/resources/2025-ChallengeRallyeFormFill.pdf. Club/Event Website: https://austin-healey-stc.org/rallye.html. Venue information: https://www.chimneyrockinn.com/. Email: stevejekogian1@gmail.com. Phone: 201-213-8217.
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Wegmans, 724 US-202 South, Bridgewater, N.J.
SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL CAR CRUISE
Summary: The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival invites the club to take part in a Car Cruise being hosted as part of Community Day activities on the campus of DeSales University in Center Valley.
The cruise will be held on a campus lawn ,not far from the Labuda Center for the Performing Arts, where the Community Day festival will celebrate the arts and host many local organizations. Food, fun for the family, entertainment.
No cost to attend, and each car will receive two free vouchers to any single performance… Schedule: 9-10 am - Arrive and set up
10 am-2 pm - Car show. Club/Event Website: https://pashakespeare.org/community-day-july-6/. Venue information: https://pashakespeare.org/2025-calendar/.
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
DeSales University, 2755 Station Avenue Center Valley, PA 18034.
CARS & COFFEE with DVTs
Summary: Members of the Keystone British Car Club will meet up with members of the Delaware Valley Triumph Club for an informal Cars & Coffee gathering in Quakertown, held the third Wednesday of each month through the fall, weather permitt8ng.
The goal is to involve members from the southwestern part of our membership area who are retired or otherwise available during the week.
Members of other British car clubs in the area are also most welcome.
This Starbucks is located in the Trainer Square Shopping Cent…
Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Starbuck's, 262 North Westend Boulevard, Quakertown, PA 18951.
CLUB COOKOUT PICNIC & Club Meeting
Summary: The club will hold it’s annual picnic meeting at the Spring Valley Sportmen’s Club, south of Bethlehem.
We'll be enjoying grilled food and beverages, to be provided by the club, and will be provided. Plan to bring a side dish or dessert to share with the group. Directions: Sportsmen's Club on Franklin Lane, just off Spring Valley Road.
From Route 378 South: Spring Valley Road is 3 to 4 miles south of the traffic light at the shopping center. (Starter’s Pub, Super Fresh, and the Regal movie theater.) Turn LEFT on Spring Valley Road.
From Route 378 North: Spring Valley Road is about 1.5 miles north of the Route 378/Route 309 intersection. Turn RIGHT on Spring Valley Road.
From either direction, once you are on Spring Valley Road, travel about 2.5 miles. Look for Frankl… Venue information: https://www.springvalleysportsmen.com.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Spring Valley Sportsmen's Club, Franklin Lane, Bethlehem, Pa.
BRITISH CARS at IRON PIGS
Summary: Let's go out to a ballgame — Join the Keystone British Car Club for a special day out to see the Lehigh Valley IronPigs take on the Rochester Redwings.
Gather in the parking lot to take part in a parade of British cars around the field before the game. Then park in a designated secure area and make your way up to special box seating in the Diamond Room, where we'll enjoy a fully appointed buffet meal, included in the ticket price.
FOOD BUFFET: Hot dogs and hamburgers, with lettuce, tomato onion,… Schedule: Noon Gates open
1:45 pm First pitch. Tickets: $40 per person for admittance and food in the Diamond Room.
$5 per car for parking. Ticket order form: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Keystonebritish8. Venue information: https://www.milb.com/lehigh-valley. Email: Joe@joemcgavin.com. Phone: 610-867-8889.
Sunday, July 20, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Coca-Cola Park, 1050 IronPigs Way, Allentown, Pa.