RRCV to host the Range Rover 40th Anniversary
Friday 12th to Sunday 14th November, 2010
The Range Rover Club of Victoria have taken on the challenge to host the 40th Anniversary of this wonderful marque. Clubs from around Australia will be invited. It is anticipated that a number of trips will be run from major cities in Australia ending in Melbourne for the big event.
The celebration is being strongly supported by Land Rover Australia, over the weekend the following activities are planned:
- Friday night cocktail party
- Saturday display day at Como Park featuring many of the Range Rover models released over the past 40 years. We hope to attract owners of some historically significant vehicles including some from the Land Rover Museum in the UK. Modified Range Rovers are also welcome.
- Saturday night will be the main event with a gala dinner hosted somewhere in Melbourne. We are working through a couple of suggestions for guest speakers and live music will also be a big feature.
- On the Sunday we plan to run a couple of drive days to areas just outside of Melbourne. Possible locations are the Yarra Valley or Portsea.
Ken Jarrett has agreed to take on the role of coordinating the event but he is going to need a lot of help. The following roles need to be filled
- Public Relations/Marketing coordinator
- Website Manager
- Book keeper
- Trip coordinator
- 2 x General Committee positions to assist with various tasks.
Initial interest from the other clubs has been strong, we expect a large contingent to travel in from New South Wales and South Australia. Land Rover Australia are also on board to lend their support. I have been contacted by a gentleman who owns a number of historic Rangies, who has a network of other owners who are keen to bring their vehicles along. I believe between them all we will have a collection of early 70’s Range Rovers in every colour that was available!
Suggestions are most welcome and if you happen to know of an interesting Range Rover hidden away in Australia somewhere let us know so we can ensure it is dusted off to celebrate such a significant milestone.
Tim Trainor.