{"id":714,"date":"2019-05-13T09:10:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T09:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/?p=714"},"modified":"2024-09-12T10:24:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T09:24:50","slug":"wallingford-vehicle-rally-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/wallingford-vehicle-rally-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Wallingford Vehicle Rally 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sleepy picture postcard Oxfordshire town of Wallingford is everything you\u2019d expect of small town England. It\u2019s a pretty little place in which the residents seem to beam with pride, and rightly so. Oxfordshire is not a bad place to live. It\u2019s not, however, the sort of place you\u2019d expect to find one of the finest car events of the year, yet every May that\u2019s exactly what Wallingford plays host to, and it gets better every time.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Wallingford,<\/p>\n

The Wallingford Vehicle Rally sees hundreds of cars take to the town\u2019s streets to form a parade of automotive goodness the likes of which are seldom seen. And what steals it for us is the fact there is no theme, no brand affinity, instead it\u2019s a celebration of classic cars of all shapes, sizes and eras, and that means there is something for everyone. There aren\u2019t many events you can go to where you\u2019ll find a Ferrari 250GTE parked in the same field as Ford Fiesta. But that\u2019s what happens here, and it\u2019s great. If you like cars, there will be something for you here. It\u2019s such a wonderfully eclectic mix. And variety, as they say, is the spice of life. <\/span><\/p>\n

The rally itself meanders through the town at 10:30 am before arriving at The Kinecroft where everyone parks up to settle into a day of vehicular immersion. Of course, it\u2019s not just cars. The beauty of the Wallingford Vehicle Rally is that it\u2019s a true family event. There are stalls and games for the kids, more eateries than you can shake a stick at, traders selling car-related toys and parts and so much more. It\u2019s the perfect little event for all the family. It\u2019s not a car show with a bouncy castle that claims, on that basis, to be for families. Real time and effort has been put into making this fun for everyone, passion for cars or not. And what’s more, for the public attending on the day, the cost is zero. No high-priced admission, just come along and have a look. The only polite request is that you donate a few quid to one of the collection buckets, through which the organisers have raised over \u00a3100k from past events.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Wallingford,<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll let the pictures do the rest of the talking. If you like what you see and you want to be involved next year, head over to <\/span>the website<\/span><\/a>. Though be warned, to get your car into the parade is a ticket-only affair, and this year they were all sold within 23 minutes! That\u2019s how popular this little event is.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t