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One of the early suggestions for a new feature for Autopendium :: Stuff about old cars was a classic car events calendar. Seems simple enough, and it’s certainly something I’d find useful.

So why has it taken so long to add it? Simple. We wanted to be able to do it properly, and as shown by the large number of not-very-good online classic car events calendars, that’s not easy.

1. It should be simple and easy to use. We think it is. You can see all types of classic car events; or just a specific type of event (show, auction, race meeting or tour); or events limited to a particular country (e.g. classic car events in the UK); or a combination of event-type and country (e.g. classic car auctions in the US)
   
   
2. It should be at least as comprehensive as the classic car event listings in the magazines (that’s not always true of the magazine’s own websites. Octane, for example, has a pretty good listing of events and auctions in the magazine, yet the online version doesn’t include many of the events listed in the magazine). So we’ve currently got over 200 events listed already and are adding more every day.
3. It should be possible (and easy) for people to add details of their own events. It should take no more than a minute and if you’re adding an event for a single-make club (e.g. the Volvo Owners’ Club), you can even link the club to the event, and the event will show up on the main page for that club.
4. It should just work. Want to import an event into your electronic calendar (e.g. Outlook, Apple’s iCal or online in Google Calendar)? No problem, just click on the icon to the right of the event’s title.

   What about allowing your electronic calendar to subscribe to the classic car events calendar? Again, no problem. You can even subscribe to just a particular type of event in a particular country, and your electronic calendar will be automatically updated whenever an event is added or updated. How cool is that! See the FAQ for more details.
   

So check it out, and go ahead and add an event if we’re missing one you’re organizing, involved with or just think is worth telling other people about.