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20th Annual British Motorcar Gathering
All-British car show hosted by the Keystone Region MG ClubSunday, JUNE 9, 2013 | Alfred J. Fritchman Reservoir Park, 3400 Reservoir Rd., Hellertown, Pa.
STILL ONLY $10 WHEN PRE-REGISTERED BY MAY 31!
DOWNLOAD THE 2013 REGISTRATION FORM
SHOW CLASSES WILL BE DETERMINED BY CARS PRE-REGISTERED AS OF MAY 31
RAIN or SHINE
Popular vote judging | Awards and door prizes | Outstanding food and music
Wooded grounds | Large covered picnic pavilion | Kids' activities
➤Directions ➤Lodging Suggestions ➤Make a Weekend Of It!
More than 200 vintage British sports cars will be on display when the British Motorcar Gathering is staged at Hellertown Reservoir Park, just south of Bethlehem, in eastern Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
The annual show features finely restored MGs, Triumphs, Jaguars, Austin-Healeys, Morgans and Minis from every mid-Atlantic state. Classic British sports cars and sedans dating from the 1930s to present day will be displayed in a wooded setting, with separate areas for each make of car.
Those registered will choose the top three examples of each class and model of car, with more than 50 awards to be made. There will also be a "Best of Show" award for the favorite car of the day, and a "Diamond in the Rough" award, given to a car which is still on its way to complete restoration.
All makes of British cars and motorcycles, old and new, are welcome. Show classes will be determined by number of cars of each marque and model which pre-registered by May 31. At least three cars of a type must be pre-registered in order to be considered for a separate class.
The field opens at 9 a.m., with judging from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Catered food and drinks are available in a large picnic pavilion, or bring your own picnic, with events for children and music provided all day.
The British Motorcar Gathering will be held RAIN OR SHINE, with no rain date.
Show or vendor information: Contact Mike Jones at (610) 865-3419 or by email.
DIRECTIONS
➤Download printable PDF map➤Google Map
FROM INTERSTATE 78:
• Interstate 78 Exit 67 (Hellertown/Route 412 S).
• Turn LEFT off the exit ramp, following Route 412 south (Main Street) through Hellertown.
• After two miles on Route 412, look for McDonald's on the right. A strip shopping center called "The Shoppes at Hellertown" and a Bank of America branch will be on the left.
• Turn LEFT onto Polk Valley Road (also known as McAdoo Avenue) immediately after the shopping center.
• Turn RIGHT at the stop sign (0.6 mi), continuing on Polk Valley Road at the Saucon Valley school complex
• Turn RIGHT on Reservoir Road near top of the hill (0.4 mi), past the "No Outlet" sign.
• Follow British car show signs into Reservoir Park, which you'll enter on the left after crossing the small bridge.
FROM THE SOUTH (Route 412):
• Follow Route 412 N toward Hellertown.
• Look for the Giant Market shopping plaza on your left, just south of town.
• After the traffic light at the Giant Market plaza, look for the large tan and brown Family Thrift Shoppe on your left. (0.3 mi.)
• Turn RIGHT on Polk Valley Road / McAdoo Avenue, before the Bank of America branch. (If you pass McDonald's on your left, you've gone too far.
• Turn RIGHT at the stop sign (0.6 mi), continuing on Polk Valley Road at the Saucon Valley school complex
• Turn RIGHT on Reservoir Road near top of the hill (0.4 mi), past "No Outlet" sign.
• Follow British car show signs into Reservoir Park, which you'll enter on the left after crossing the small bridge.
LODGING
For those needing overnight accommodations convenient to the show, here are some suggestions.Note: The club is neither endorsing nor recommending any of these hotels. The list of hotels closest to the show is offered solely as a convenience.
• Closest hotel to show
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites/Bethlehem
Interstate 78 Exit 67 (Hellertown). (610) 838-6110.
Other franchise hotels convenient to the show, all on Interstate 78 west of Hellertown:
• Exit 57 (Lehigh St/Allentown)
Days Inn Allentown (610) 797-1234.
• Exit 54 (Hamilton Blvd/US Rt 222/Allentown)
Comfort Suites Allentown (610) 437-9100.
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites - Allentown/Dorney Park Area (610) 437-9255.
Howard Johnson's Inn & Suites - Dorney Park (610) 439-4000.
Wingate by Wyndham Allentown (610) 366-1600.
• Exit 49A (Rt 100/Trexlertown)
Sleep Inn Allentown (610) 395-6603
Staybridge Suites Allentown West (610) 841-5100.
Holiday Inn Allentown I-78 (Lehigh Valley) (610) 391-1000.
Hilton Garden Inn Allentown West (610) 398-6686.
Hampton Inn Allentown (610) 391-1500.
• Exit 49B (Rt 100/Fogelsville)
Comfort Inn Lehigh Valley West (610) 391-0344.
MAKE A WEEKEND OF IT!
Why not make our show part of a whole weekend of fun in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton area? There's a lot to do and see very close by, including the following attractions:
- America On Wheels Transportation Museum, 5 N. Front St., Allentown Tue-Sat 10am-5pm— 610-432-4200
- Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom amusement park, 4000 Dorney Park Rd., Allentown (Exit 54B, Interstate 78) — 610-395-3724
- Mack Truck Historical Museum, 2402 Lehigh Parkway South, Allentown (Mon, Wed, Fri only, 10am-4pm) – 610-351-8999
- Roadside America, 8,000-sq-ft indoor miniature village and train display, 109 Roadside Dr., Shartlesville (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm; Sat-Sun 10am-6pm) — 610-488-6241
- Sands Casino Resort, 901 Daly Ave., Bethlehem — 877-726-3777
- Martin Guitar, 510 Sycamore St., Nazareth (Museum, Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. Factory tours Mon-Fri 11am-2:30pm )— 610-759-2837
- Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley, 31 N 5th St., Allentown (Wed-Sat 11am-4pm; Sun noon-4pm)— 610-432-4333
- Liberty Bell Museum, Zion's Reformed United Church of Christ, 622 W. Hamilton St., Allentown (Mon-Sat, noon-4 pm) — 610-435-4232
- Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Coca-Cola Park, 1050 IronPigs Way, Allentown — Minor league baseball team plays at home Sat-Tue vs. the Charlotte Knights — 610-841-7447
- Lost River Caverns, 726 Durham St., Hellertown (Daily 9am-6pm) — 610-838-8767
- Shankweiler's Drive-In Theatre, 4540 Shankweiler Rd., Orefield — 610-481-0800
- Becky's Drive-In Theatre, 4548 Lehigh Dr., Walnutport — 610-767-2249
- The Crayola Experience – Children's creative visitors center, 30 Centre Square, Easton (Daily 9:30am-5pm) — 610-515-8000
- Lehigh Valley Zoo, 5150 Game Preserve Rd., Schnecksville (Daily 10am-4pm)— 610-799-4171


