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Display
of MGV8s on the Market Place in Abingdon
Saturday morning 19th August 2023
Parking spaces for MGV8s are limited so book early for access
to the Display Area on the Market Place. Members
whose bookings have been accepted by the V8 Register will
will be sent a free Display Area Access Pass which
they will need to have on their MGV8 windscreen at the entry
checkpoint to the Display Area. This should simplify checking
by the marshals and avoid traffic congestion on a busy Saturday
morning.
Information
& booking
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Buffet
lunch at the Dog House pub to the west of Abingdon
Saturday 19th August 2023
This well known pub is west of Abingdon on the old test route
used by the MG Factory for the MGBGTV8 model. A buffet lunch
will be available from 1.00pm. Booking is essential. Parking
is available across the road from the pub.
Information
and booking
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Mercure
Warwickshire Walton Hall Hotel & Spa
Convenient
overnight stop at the Mercure Walton Hotel just west of Gaydon
Saturday 19th August 2023
A convenient overnight stop for V8 enthusiasts planning to
go to the MGV8-50 event at the Btitish Motor Museum the following
day (Sunday 20th August 2023) is the Mercure Hotel just west
of Gaydon. Ralph Hardwick has booked to stay there and has
obtained special rates for V8 Register members. Do get in
touch with him if you would like to stay there and meet up.
Information on
special room rates & Contact
Ralph Hardwick & Mecure
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MGV8-50
event at the Motor Museum at Gaydon
Sunday 20th August 2023
The British Motor Museum will host the 50th anniversary of
the MGBGTV8 and the 30th of the MGRV8 at this special event
with MGV8s parked outside the front of the Museum from 10am
- 4pm. All MGV8s welcome. The focal point of the event
will be inside the Museum with two dedicated rooms for V8
members with a selection of traders, Club stands and light
refreshments and in an adjoining room presentations on the
MGBGTV8 and a video on the RV8 and more. Tickets are just
£10 including entry to the parking area, the
two dedicated V8 meeting rooms plus entry to view the contents
of the Museum. Information
and booking
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In
2023 we will have the 50th anniversary of the launch of the
MGBGTV8 model in August 1973 and the 45th anniversary of the
formation of the V8 Register five years later in 1978. We
will also have the 30th anniversary of the start of RV8 production
and sales in 1993. V8 enthusiasts will welcome the opportunity
of celebrating the anniversaries of two understated and enjoyable
V8 powered MGs and many MGV8 conversions too. 50V8 |
