Background
The Society has grown rapidly and we are now recognised as one of the leading classic car clubs in the South East. Although we still maintain links with Southern Water, Southern Classics is now a totally independent self-funding club. In past years we have also organised our own “Cross Channel” car tours with convoys of classics travelling into France, Holland and Belgium. Even if you are not a member of the Society you are welcome to join
us at any of our activities. However, for the small fee that we charge
we would encourage you to join us and get the benefits of membership.
In addition we have a monthly “noggin and natter” which you are most welcome to attend, details of which are in the Newsletter. We hope that this provides you with an insight into the Society’s
activities and will convince you to join us. Our membership secretary
will be pleased to receive your membership form and we look forward
to seeing you at our future events. |
The
club evolved from a small group of Southern Water plc employees and
was formed during the early part of 1991 when it was realised that there
were a number of staff and their friends who had a variety of interesting
classic vehicles. ‘Southern Classics” was thus formed with
a view to arranging periodic meetings to generate an active interest
in promoting motoring nostalgia. The Society immediately captured the
interest of many enthusiasts from outside of the company and so we adopted
an open house approach for everyone.
We are
an “allsorts” club and there is no snobbishness or favouritism
towards any one make or class of vehicle and we provide an interesting
alternative to the more formal one make clubs. The Society has a wealth
of experience and expertise in the classic car world with an outstanding
list of registered vehicles. Within the Society we are lucky to have
a number of experts and skilled professionals who are always on hand
to help and assist with any problems you may have. We usually organise six main shows each year at various venues
within the South East and support as many other local events as possible.
We also try to make each gathering as interesting as possible with competitions,
trophies and autojumble but at the same time maintaining an informal
and casual atmosphere. We generally advertise all our main events in
the national classic car publications and the local press with a view
to encouraging all classic enthusiasts to participate. 
The Newsletter
is published approximately six times a year and is designed to keep
members informed of future activities and contains reports about recent
activities. A classified advertisement section provides an outlet for
those who want to dispose of their vehicles or spares.