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Enterprise Car Club (formerly City Car Club) is a British car club operator. Established as CityCarClub in 2000, it was acquired by the American company Enterprise Rent-A-Car in 2015, and renamed Enterprise Car Club in 2016. [1] [2] It now has 1,400 vehicles in the UK. [3]
The 500 Club, as it was then known, was founded in 1946. [2] The club promoted racing in 500 c.c. single-seater racing cars, later known as Formula Three. Motor Sport reported in 1947: "The 500 Club's Patron is Earl Howe, its President S.C.H. Davis, and its Vice-Presidents Messrs. Findon, Mays and Pomeroy-which speaks for itself.
[4] [5] At that time, nine motor clubs with a total of 1,500 members banded together to form the AAA. Those individual motor clubs included the Chicago Automobile Club, Automobile Club of America, Automobile Club of New Jersey, and others. [6] The Automobile Club of Buffalo joined in 1903. [7] Winthrop E. Scarritt was its first president. [4]
The Cyclecar Club was formed in 1912, running races for the small and light motorbike powered vehicles at Brooklands as well as rallies and sporting trials. Among the founder members of the club were H.R. Godfrey and Archie Frazer-Nash. [1] In 1919, with cyclecars on the decline, the name of the club changed to the Junior Car Club (JCC).
Clubhouse at 89 Pall Mall, London 1901 Mors 10 H.P. rear-entrance tonneau owned by the RAC is a regular contender at the London to Brighton veteran car run; here at Crawley in 2006. It was founded on 10 August 1897, with the name Automobile Club of Great Britain (which was later changed to Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland). [2]
Clubs include the British Racing and Sports Car Club (BRSCC), British Automobile Racing Club (BARC), Classic Sports Car Club (CSCC), 750 Motor Club (750MC) and Monoposto Racing Club (MRC) amongst others. Each club holds a range of meetings throughout the year, with each meeting consisting of races in several different categories.
Constellation Automotive Group is a used vehicle marketplace. It was founded in the United Kingdom in 1946, as Southern Counties Car Auctions, and was a publicly traded company, BCA Marketplace, when acquired and taken private by TDR Capital in November 2019.
The British Radio Car Association (or BRCA) is an organisation that promotes the construction and racing of all types of radio controlled cars in the United Kingdom.Founded in 1971 by Ted Longshaw [1] and Keith Plested, who was also the founder of PB Racing, a manufacturer of RC cars; [2] [3] [4] they coordinate BRCA affiliated clubs in the UK, and offer insurance for any accidents that might ...