Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust

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The Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust is a registered charity (SC034066) with the primary aims and objectives to: · Promote the restoration, preservation and use of historic passenger carrying and commercial vehicles. · Become a centre of excellence for vehicle restoration, showcasing the talent of its members and affiliates. · Advance education for public benefit, providing a ‘working museum' for the display of such vehicles, a first-class attraction, highly rated and valued by its visitors. · Be active in the local community with its varied outreach activities. The Trust has leased Bridgeton Bus Garage from Glasgow City Council since 2003. The garage was built for Glasgow Corporation Transport opening in 1965. It was closed in 1976 and was later used as a local authority internal transport depot. Whilst 1960s architecture is usually functional rather than decorative, the building deserves to be retained as a fine example of the building style of that period. The garage is now well established as a heritage centre for buses and commercial vehicles. There are over 120 buses, coaches, commercial vehicles and fire appliances in the collection. Vehicles are usually owned by individuals or small groups and range from hulks rescued from scrap yards and awaiting restoration to fully restored and active examples. Vehicles from the collection participate in events within the city and beyond, often allowing the public the opportunity to travel on the them. Since 2005, the Trust has operated a project called Back on the Road which aims to assist those with drug or alcohol addiction problems by providing work experience which will prepare them for a return to employment and society in general. The garage is open to the public on various dates in the year. Moving forward, our 2018-2023 business plan can be viewed via www.gvvt.org. If you require further information then the easiest way to contact is by e-mail to [email protected].