National Car Club Awards

The National Car Club Awards celebrate, recognise and honour the achievements of the nation’s car clubs, the enthusiastic people who run them and the remarkable cars they preserve and cherish.

Sponsored by Lancaster Insurance, supported by Classic Car Weekly and Practical Classics, and endorsed by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs.

These awards recognise the achievements of the nation’s classic car clubs, the enthusiasts who run them and the remarkable cars they love and cherish – it’s time to reward this fantastic community that we are all part of and celebrate those who have made a difference.

The awards are held on the Live Stage on Saturday at 4pm.

This year we have 13 awards divided into categories:

At Show awards
People’s Choice
Celebrities Choice
Judges Special Recognition

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The Awards:

At Show Awards

Best Club Display at Show - Small Stand Section
Best Club Display at Show - Large Stand Section
Best Live Working on Vehicles at Show
Best Live Demonstration on a Car Club Stand at Show
Best Barn Find/Unrestored Car at Show
Best Restored Car at Show

Celebrities Choice Award

Judges Special Recognition Awards

Club of the Year
Charitable Endeavours
Lifetime Achievement
Support of the Next Generation
Event/Run of The Year

People’s Choice Award

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Best Barn Find / Unrestored Car

This award is presented to a car that has not only an interesting history but has been embraced by the club and its membership with a commitment to secure the car’s future. The car chosen pressed all ...

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Best Live Demonstration

This is awarded for the best presentation of a smaller scale skill, restoration or maintenance technique which both engages and educates visitors. The judges were looking for a stand that not only sh ...

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Best Live Working on a Vehicle at the Show

This is presented to the club undertaking impressive live restoration activities, both in variety, difficulty and scale, on their stand. The three cars on the stand were being treated to engine swaps ...

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Best Restored Car

This award is presented to a car that has been meticulously restored by the owner with the help of the club’s wealth of knowledge. The judges were stunned by the quality of the restoration on this US ...

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Best Stand Over 80sqm

Awarded to the most welcoming larger sized stand at the show. As well as an attractive vehicle display the Judges were looking for a well-presented restoration activity and great visitor engagement. ...

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Best Stand Under 80sqm

Awarded to the most welcoming smaller sized stand which encourages visitors to take a closer look at an attractive and eye-catching vehicle display. The judges were looking for clever use of space, at ...

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Car Club of the Year

This award is given to the UK's top car club who has demonstrated outstanding member initiatives and engagement over the past year. For the first time in the awards’ history, the honour has been awar ...

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Celebrities Choice Award

The Celebrities’ Choice Award is given to a car on a club stand that turned the heads and stole the hearts of Ant Anstead, Elvis, Fuzz Townshend and Mike Brewer. The car they have chosen is a barn fi ...

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Charitable Endeavours

We are always humbled by the charitable undertakings that so many clubs get involved with. The Charitable Endeavours award is given to a club for its incredible efforts to support others. This club fr ...

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Classic Car Weekly Club Hero

This award has been decided by the readers of Classic Car Weekly. They nominated the people they felt had gone above and beyond for their club. The shortlist was then open for voting. Since taking on ...

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Lifetime Achievement

This award recognises a lifetime of enthusiastic and devoted commitment by a person who has dedicated themselves to the betterment of their club, its members and cars. The Judges have chosen to honour ...

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Support of the Next Generation

One of the most important objectives of classic motoring to ensure the future of our cars and the car clubs is to encourage the next generation. The Support of the Next Generation award aims to highl ...

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