Vintage car tour calls in at Conwy

Sep 25 2008 by Samantha Castle, North Wales Weekly News

THE 10th annual Car Run rolls into Conwy next week and sees a record entry of 165 veteran, vintage and classic cars taking part in a tour of the region’s walled towns.

It is organised by The Five Towns Link, a body that exists between Beaumaris, Caernarfon, Conwy, Denbigh and Chester to promote these unique walled locations.

The event starts at Chester on Sunday, September 28 and then heads off to Denbigh, via Lache, Higher Kinnerton, Hendre, Bodfari, where they will stop for coffee at the Civic Offices.

Passing through the main streets of Denbigh they then travel to Conwy via Groes, Bylchau, Betws-yn-Rhos, Dolwyd and then around the walls of Conwy.

From Conwy the vintage convoy will travel via Trefriw, Betws-y-Coed, Capel Curig, Llanberis to Caernarfon before taking on the final leg to Beaumaris where the Run will finish on the Green.

Taking part will be many famous cars representing every decade from 1910 to 1970 the oldest being a 1913 Fiat Tipo, driven by Maldwyn Jones from Holyhead, and the youngest a 1973 Triumph GT6 driven by Phil Bateman from Macclesfield.

“We are delighted with this year’s entry for the anniversary run and even more so when you take into consideration how far people are travelling to take part,” said world president of the Walled Towns Friendship Circle John Price.