The 1987 Trans-Atlantic Reliability Tour was a trip to talk about for years to come. Not only did months of planning go into it, but Tour Director Millard W. Newman made many trips to England, Scotland and wales to arrange the complex reservations. The Trans-Atlantic Tour group was not a club in its own right, but operated under the sponsorship of the Veteran Motor Car Club of America, and in England the National Breakdown and Recovery Club proved to be a resident sponsor.

Twenty-nine automobiles 1914 and older were entered in the tour. The participants came from 16 states and were driving 14 different marques. Rolls-Royce was the predominant car with 7 entries. The oldest cars were both 1904’s, one a Fiat and the other a Panhard. The group met at the New York Hilton Hotel on the afternoon of July 3rd. We went to the registration area where Susan Young was handing out tour packs. Susan, as always, had everything well organized and distributed maps, banners and tickets with a smile. There was an organizational cocktail party at 6:00pm where we received final instructions for boarding the QEII and loading our cars.