British Car Meeting - Stavelot 2024

British Car Meeting is organized in Stavelot once every two years. It is dedicated to old and new British cars, and is located at the Abbey of Stavelot. That's close to the circuit of Spa-Francorchamps; the circuit museum is located there. 

I went there on the two days it happened: by myself on the Saturday, with my girlfriend on the Sunday. The visit could be done in an hour or two but it was a pleasant place to spend the day, have a drink, lunch, and many more drinks in the afternoon.

We mostly remained at the Caterham stand set up by House of Speed where three cars were on display :

-A white 170S with red stripes

-A yellow SV 340

-A burgundy Super Seven 1600, the last iteration with the Sigma engine.

We did chat with the team, as well as people interested in the cars or just curious. Weather was better on the Sunday but the stand got a bit less attention than the day before. 

There were multiple marching bands, with or without bagpipes, tours aboard double decker buses, and so on.

Other car brands had hardly anything British left about them or the cars on display : BMW Mini, Jaguar, MG, Lotus, Range Rover.

The numerous clubs and exposed cars were a better sight, and also an opportunity to meet old friends from the Classic Mini world.