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Rare cars at south-west's largest festival of transport

The Gloucestershire Steam & Vintage Extravaganza makes a welcome return to Cotswold Airport (previously known as Kemble Airfield) this year from Friday 6th - Sunday 8th August 2010, taking the show in to its 36th year.

The show was originally conceived for steam enthusiasts, but the range of exhibits has grown year on year. It now boasts a huge array of vintage transport, including buses, coaches, motorcycles, military vehicles, classic cars, tractors, aircraft, commercial vehicles, traction engines and historic caravans. A live action arena, interactive demonstrations, rare breeds, shire horses, trade stands and a vintage fun fair along with hundreds of curiosity stalls ranging from Victorian memorabilia, antique sewing and knitting machines to model dolls houses, petrol pumps, vintage garden tools and 1940s – 1950’s home wares makes this three day extravaganza one of the UK's best value family outdoor shows.

Widely regarded as a show within a show, each year the event attracts more and more classic cars. So popular is the car section that in 2009 over 600 classic and veteran cars attended and this year promises a similar number. For many visitors, the car section brings back many evocative memories of cars once owned or ridden in.

This year, the section is covering vehicles ranging from the dawn of the motoring age through to collectables up until the 1980’s. The oldest of the group consists of vintage and pre-war models, where you will see such icons as the Bullnose Morris, Model "T" Ford, Austin Seven and the mighty Bentley sports cars.

There will also be a showcase of classics from the end of WW2 to 1972, a period in history when vehicles became affordable to the masses with marques represented like the Morris Minor, Ford, Triumph, MG, Mini, Vauxhall and Austin. There are also lesser known makes and models such as Panhard, Riley, Singer or Austin Atlantic. The post 1972 collectors’ cars section will have an array of models almost certain to become classics of the future such as Jaguar, Rover and Lotus.

Proving an instant hit with visitors at the 2009 show, the American car collection will also make a return this year showcasing models from the 1920’s through to the 1970s, featuring classics such as the pink finned Cadillac and Thunderbirds.

A free vintage bus service will be operating to and from Kemble railway station throughout the show to connect with selected First Great Western Trains. A courtesy bus will also shuttle guests to the Bristol Aero collection. Formed in 1990, this collection records 95 years of Bristol aviation and space heritage. Based in a large wartime hangar, the collection includes aircraft, helicopters, missiles and engines. For details of the bus schedule, please refer to the website www.steamextravaganza.com. Buses will depart from outside the main show entrance.

Admission Information:

Discounted tickets are available to buy online, please visit www.steamextravaganza.com



Discounted tickets are also available from Local Tourist Information Centres including: Stroud, Cirencester, Chippenham, Swindon, Malmesbury, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Cotswolds and Tetbury.



Prices on the Gate:

Adult: Friday: £7, Saturday or Sunday: £10, Weekender: £15

Concessions: Friday: £6, Saturday or Sunday: £9, Weekender: £13

Juniors: Friday: £4, Saturday or Sunday: £5, Weekender: £8

Under 5’s free of charge



Friday family ticket: £18 (2 adults & 2 children)

Saturday or Sunday family ticket: £25 (2 adults & 2 children)



Gates open: Friday – Sunday, 10.00am Public enquiries contact: 01453 890891

All profits donated to the Cobalt Appeal Fund, Diabetes UK & The County Air Ambulance.