cars on to Bermuda's roads.

The Bermuda Antique Car Association is meeting with the Transport Control Department to remove red tape keeping classic cars off the road.

The Association is calling on Government to allow them to drive their cars on Bermuda's roads one Sunday a month and on public holidays.

All the cars are over 25 years old and have always been driven on the Island.

They include models of the Hillman Minx, the Morris Minor, Volkswagen Beetles, Triumphs and a 1946 Lanchester.

The leading light behind the club, Mr. Nyal Clinton, has had a number of conversations with Government and Opposition MPs and believed he had their support.

But Transport Control Department director Mr. Donald Dane said Government needs more information before it agrees to the setting up of the association.

Mr. Dane said TCD will hold a meeting on March 17 with all the owners to discuss the situation.

He said: "In particular we will be discussing the formation of the Antique Car Association.

"This matter has gone to Government but they have asked us to get more information on the matter and report back to them in the future.'' The main problem is the law against keeping more than one car per household.

According to Mr. Dane, Government is concerned antique car owners would drive their cars while someone else would be driving their everyday vehicle, increasing traffic.

Mr. Clinton stressed that antique car owners spend a lot of time and money on their vehicles are not keen to use them for work.

Mr. Dane also stressed the cars must be over 25 years old and have been registered in Bermuda for 25 years. This will ensure the association does not just import old cars.

He said the four main committees regulating transportation and motoring on the Island had agreed to the setting up of the Association.

He said: "It is very exciting. It would be good for our young folk to see the kinds of vehicles that were on our roads 25 years ago. And it would stop the scrapping of vintage cars.''