10/31/2025
Please read this important announcement concerning the British Cars of New Hampshire Show of Dreams.
THE BCNH SHOW OF DREAMS
THE END OF AN ERA
The Show of Dreams Committee met on October 25, 2025 and after much discussion and reflection with the members present, made the decision to permanently end the annual British Cars of New Hampshire Show of Dreams. We understand that this will be a disappointment for many of you.
It was not a decision the committee made lightly. The reality is we lost Norma Karle, who played a key and vital role in the running of the Show of Dreams, and that the show in general has become far too demanding for all those involved with planning, organizing, setting up and breaking down the field, amongst the many other things that had to take place before a car even drove onto the show field. It is simply too much work.
The average age of the SOD team – and British Cars of New Hampshire in general - is seventy plus. As a club, we are simply aging out.
That said, as a club we can take pride in knowing the Show of Dreams has a twenty-six-year legacy of giving back to the community. That part of BCNH isn’t going to end – but whatever we may do in the future will be scaled back and still provide exceptional service to our communities in New Hampshire. In the meantime, we are taking well deserved break.
On a personal note:
When I started British Cars of New Hampshire in 1991, like most young clubs you have lofty ideas and goals. One was “wouldn’t it be great to have our own car show?” Six years later in 1997, arriving home jet-lagged after a holiday in England I hopped in my 1976 Triumph Spitfire and attended the very first Show of Dreams in Milford, NH. Norma Karle and Linda Cagan made it happen and the rest they say, is history.
Thank you to all the Show of Dream Committee members and countless volunteers over the years that made it the most anticipated British car show in the Northeast. We were never the biggest – but everyone said we were always the BEST.
Mike Sweet, founder and director, British Cars of New Hampshire
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