The aim of the club is to help and support members during the build (and inevitable ongoing maintenance and modification) as well as to plan and organise events throughout the year. The Club attends all the major kit car shows throughout the year providing a stand. If you attend you'll always be warmly received. We also have stands at many other shows all around the country.
It's not just shows though, our active area secretaries and members regularly arrange run outs and longer trips, plus the annual club camping weekend. Keep an eye on the events section of the forum for news and details of upcoming events.
The Club also produces two magazines a year, exclusively for club members, filled with all manner of things club or motoring related, and members can get their own articles published in it as well if they wish.
The Club is an independent organisation, and although we have our roots as the Robin Hood Owners Club and Register (RHOCaR), we are very much a club for all makes and model of kit car, so anyone can be a "Hoody", as it's all about the state of mind, not the car you drive! Being a member of The UK Kit Car Club has many benefits above those already mentioned. Members benefit from discounted insurance with nearly all of the specialist kit car insurers, and often find that the discount is more than the club membership fee. Membership also gets you full access to the forum. You'll also find other members are willing to go well above and beyond for any other member they see is in need of help !
So whether you own a Robin Hood, a GBS Zero, a Locost, an MK, a Westfield, a Caterham, (or any of the many other types of kit car), everyone can benefit from joining, so what are you waiting for ?
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Sad to see you go Alan but how amazing that the car is going back to the original builder!
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Ladies and gentlemen, it has been a very long time since I posted anything on the Club website, and there a number of reasons for that. One being the email address I had on the system was changed a number of years ago and I overlooked changing it here! Twit!
Another reason is – my wife has never taken to the car and as we go most places together, the car has been dramatically underused for years, so I have ‘fallen off the radar’, so to speak.
I now have a tale to tell. I bought D397 FMS about 13 years ago with the intention of insuring it for my three adult children and their partners as well as myself. It took a bit of persuasion to get an insurance company to agree to so many drivers, but we got there in the end. The reason for that was because this type of sports car was something I would love to have had access to as a young man, but it was not possible back in the day. As I could afford to purchase and insure the vehicle as a retired fella, I wanted to allow my ‘kids’ the thrill of driving it around – which they have appreciated.
When I bought it, I made it my challenge to track down all previous owners right back to the original builder and gain as much insight into any modifications that may have taken place over the years. I discovered that the vehicle was built back in 1997/98 by a guy in Scotland who after a while sold it on. Strangely, it was bought by a guy who lived only about a mile and a half away from me … and during his ownership I never saw it at all. He sold it to a fella who lived about five miles away in the opposite direction, and again I never knew about it. How weird is that that it had been within a stone’s throw for many years before I purchased it?
Contact was then made with the original builder and a year or so later he popped by to see the car on his way to a classic car meet/show in the midlands. He asked then if he could have the car back, but I politely refused as I was having great fun with it. We vaguely kept in touch via messaging in Facebook, maybe once a year.
For the last three years I have been questioning myself as to why I was keeping the car as it very rarely left the drive (next door’s drive) and living continuously under a nylon cover was playing havoc with the overall condition of the vehicle and electrics!
I spotted an MG TF on a friend’s drive, and the car obviously hadn’t been used/moved for a good long time so I asked later if I could buy it, and he agreed. Now what the heck to do with hoodie? MOT due September, and this year I believe work will have to be carried out in order to sell it.
The original builder, from Scotland messaged me to ask if the car was still running well, to which I replied honestly .. Yes it is, with jobs that need attending to.
I asked if he wanted to buy the car back, and he agreed without hesitation! The car is now back in Scotland, safely with the original builder, who will now strip it down and take it back to the great condition that it deserves to be in, after approx. thirty years of use. So often, on car group pages, do people ask for their old car back as it has such sentimental value, but rarely do they succeed in tracking their old vehicle down … this story, in my book, is a success story, and both he, and I, are delighted that they have been reunited.
With regret, I am now leaving RHOCaR, but have enjoyed many different aspects of the club over the years, and wish you all every success in the future. Thank you.
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I've just had confirmation that we have been allocated a Club stand at this years show on Sunday 19th July and it is our usual Castle Square 44 (see map below).
When I posted this event I asked for people to notify me if they were attending, so far I have only 2 (Foz & AndyW). If that is all we get on the stand it will be rather embarrassing and will not look good if we want to have a stand in the future. So once again I find myself asking members to please support the Club and come along, particularly members who are within reasonable driving distance. As the Chairman said in an earlier post: "This is a brilliant show with loads of cars, music, side stalls, acts in the arena etc." and I couldn't agree more. Full details are at https://kimboltoncountryfayre.com/
I have attached a copy of the information Booklet for those who are going.
Cheers
Al
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Try howdens insurance as well, used to be aplan. Very competitive
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Hi.
Please feel free to give us a try for insurance if you wish.
Regards,
Dan.
