A New Dating Advisory Committee (See Read More for UPDATEs)

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Almost two years ago the Dating Panel of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain was dismissed because of internal differences, see our previous article on that matter. As a consequence in the previous London to Brighton Run several participants took part with undated or wrongly dated cars or ran as an ‘invited entry’. Through a press release (click) the VCC now tells us that -after several false starts- a new Dating Advisory Committee has been installed. They have formed a team of marque specialists who will in the future decide the precise date of a car. Although in itself a good development we feel that, because there is no contact with former members of the Dating Panel, a great deal of expertise has been lost and will take ages to build up again. Also the Museum experts, who were part of the former dating Panel are no longer included in the new DAC. We think that’s a shame and welcome your views on the matter. Mail us! (photo Rutger Booy, for illustration purposes only)

We asked Malcolm Jeal, former member and chairman of the Dating Panel, to express his opinion of the VCC press release. He wrote: “Thank you for bringing to my attention the Veteran Car Club's recent Press release concerning the 'dating of veteran and Edwardian cars' by a new Dating Advisory Committee. I note that it contains no mention…

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