Meet the CommitteeIn the background to every successful club there is a hardworking set of people called 'The Committee'. They are often not seen but without them our Club would not exist. They volunteer their time so you have an active club. For 2024/25 Phil Webb has taken on the Chairperson role, moving from his previous role as Events Co-ordinator with sole responsibility for events. The Events Coordinator role will,from 2025, be taken over by Sue Loy and Nigel Fryatt (see below). The detailed organisation of individual events will be shared by other members of the committee. For Event related queries, please e-mail events@southernclassics.org.uk and your e-mail will be forwarded to the relevant person. Thank You. Below we show you the people of the current committee, and a bit of a story about what they do - come and say hello when you next see them.  Phil Webb is our Chairperson for the next 2 years, filling this important position on the committee.
He is also the organiser of our 'Drive It Days' and is always on the look out for new venues we can drive to. Watch out for new ones this year. His garage mates are a 1984 Panther Kallista 2.8i and a 1961 Austin A40 Farina.  Robert Spence is the man who keeps us financially sound - our Treasurer, the one to whom we grovel for cheques. After a number of years editing our newsletter, for 2017 he has been promoted to the world of finance.
Robert has a 'Post Modern Classic' - an 1999 Alfa Romeo Spider 916 (in red of course).  Sue Loy and Nigel Fryatt are our new Events Co-ordinators and are reponsible for all the show bookings and promoting our club with other clubs, magazines and other classic car groups. They are always on the lookout for new ideas and show venues. If you have ideas let them know.
Introduction - Sue and I are very pleased to say hi to all SCS members. At the end of last year, we approached John and Barbara to find out whether the SCS would be happy to organise a small classic car show at East Preston, as part of the village's busy Festival week, and now we appear to have been strong-armed onto the committee! As a brief introduction, Sue and I have been involved in motoring magazines and car events for more years than we care to admit. Sue is still involved in various motoring events for Kelsey Publishing and is now getting to grips with all the details of a full SCS event year. I am Sue's less than glamourous assistant; my background is as a motoring journalist and editor. Those members with long memories may remember a magazine called Cars and Car Conversions, I was the proud editor for a number of years, and Sue was my secretary… but that's another story. We will try to get to know as many members as possible over the coming months, but do come over and say hi. We have a bright yellow (Colemans Norfolk Mustard yellow I'll have you know!) Lotus Elise S1. I am a big Lotus fan, still hoping to own an Elan one day, and love motorsport - especially historic racing and we are both regulars at Goodwood. So, here's hoping for some great weather this year - it's getting very difficult to climb into my Lotus with the roof up these days, don't know why, so we could do without the rain. See you out there.  Barbara Albon is our Newsletter Editor. Please help Barbara in this important role by sending her interesting articles for publication.
 John Place is our Membership Secretary who will help you in all membership questions. He is always a busy man and if you want to speak to him at shows - he will often be in the blue gazebo.
John is big fan of short wheel based Land Rovers and owns a 1951 ex RAF 80 Series 1 model  Martin Burnaby-Davies is our Regalia Sec. You'll often find him in the gazebo at shows, tempting you to indulge in examples of the Club's range of merchandise.
He has a liking for V8 engines - he has a bright yellow/green Scimitar GTE, a Rover SD1, and a Range Rover all powered by examples of the Rover V8.  Roger Pennington is our Webmaster. He is the one who reminds the Committee of the electronic world we live in. Any suggestions for the website - please send him an e-mail (see Contact Us) He's also a photographer, so will often be seen with a camera at shows and events, taking photos for the website. Roger also takes classic car ownership seriously as he uses one for his daily driver - a white Scimitar SS1. He has never owned a new car, after starting with old Fords, his first Scimitar GTE was bought in 1983, and he still owns it today, A second one followed in 1996 and the SS1 joined the stable in 2002.  Dave Tristram joined us as a General Committee Member in 2016 and, like John Place, has been an active supporter and helper at club events.
Also, like John, Dave has a penchant for old Landies, at that time owning nine! His collection continues to grow, and in recent years he has become best known for his striking red 1949 Series 1 fire engine. Dave's daily drive is a 1955 Series 1 SWB Land Rover. He now also has a 1993 Mercedes 190E.  Tim Stables has joined us as a general committee member in 2017. He will be familiar to many members from our shows and events where he has been a regular participant, and always willing to help the other committee members, in times of need.
He is most familiar for his superbly-presented and beautifully sign-written green Ford van. which is regularly seen at our shows. In the past he has also had a V8 Bristol, and now has a beautiful metallic red Alvis TF21.  Dave Parker joined us in 2019 as a General Committee Member. He will be familiar to many members from our shows and events where he has been a regular participant, with vintage and classic Dodge cars, amongst others. In 2024 he takes on fresh responsibility for organisation of a selection of our events.
More deatails to follow when available
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