Celebrate Birthdays & Occasions

You don't need an excuse to drive a stylish classic car hire, but if you do have a birthday, anniversary or occasion to celebrate then a classic car definitely creates a memorable day. Whether you're a petrol head or just after a really memorable way to celebrate a special occasion, classic car hire fits the bill.

Our recommendations on places to stay, visit and eat mean that you can really turn your day or weekend into a complete experience. We can also arrange luxury picnic hampers if you'd prefer to just find a view and relax.

Our range of cars suit all interests. You can potter along Cotswold lanes in our relaxing 1957 Morris Minor Traveller 1000 with a picnic on the back seat. Or drop the top on one of three convertibles – Jaguar XJS, Jaguar E Type or Alfa Romeo Spider – and enjoy the country breeze. Or just sit back and luxuriate in our Jensen Interceptor grand tourer. Alternatively, celebrate with friends in our luxurious Jaguar XJ6 long wheelbase saloon.

When you choose classic car hire from Great Escape for a special occasion you’ve got complete flexibility. Either choose a date (we’ve got an online availability calendar – click here), then book securely online, or choose what you want to spend and buy an online gift voucher package.

Our market-leading hire package gives you 24 hours use for every day you hire and unlimited mileage – so they can get the most out of the experience. We also include carbon offsetting, insurance, breakdown cover, parking for your own car (while you use ours) and even a framed A4 print of the car as a souvenir.

Please use these links to find out more about our cars, check prices, check availability, buy a gift voucher or book a hire date securely online.

Classic Cars

Alfa Romeo Spider

Made famous by Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate and built by one of the most evocative names in motoring, the Alfa Romeo Spider is the choice for romantics or petrolheads. Combining beautiful burgundy metallic paintwork with a tan Alcantara interior, the 5-speed manual gearbox Alfa is easy to drive and hugely enjoyable.

Jaguar XJS V12 Convertible

Our Jaguar XJS is fitted with every conceivable luxury extra, including heated seats, cruise control, power hood and air conditioning, all of which help make this one of the most relaxing cars we’ve ever driven. Slot the automatic gearbox into drive and waft down the roads. Like the Alfa it’s very easy to drive.

Jensen Interceptor Coupe

The Jensen Interceptor was the car of choice for jet-set seventies go-getters. It’s 7.2 litre V8 engine is powerful but docile and this car just cruises along amidst a sea of admiring glances.

Morris Minor Traveller

Enjoy a quieter pace of life with the Morris Minor Traveller. You can’t help but relax and smile in this time-warp classic. It’s perfect for trundling along Cotswold lanes. Stop for lunch, fling open the back doors, sit on the back with a picnic and admire the view.

Jaguar XJ6 Long Wheelbase Saloon

Celebrate with friends in our luxurious 1974 Jaguar XJ6 saloon. Enjoy smooth, silent progress en route to a great night out - or a day in the countryside.

Jaguar E Type V12 Convertible

The Jaguar E Type is the most popular classic car of all time, regularly topping polls, and the V12 convertible is the ultimate version. Cotswolds or the Cote D’Azure, every trip in our EType is a special occasion.

30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, Birthday

We've got a car to suit all ages of big birthday. And whichever car you choose, we'll work with you to make sure you keep the surprise a real surprise and whoever you're giving the gift to gets the most out of a classic car hire experience.

To help keep the surprise secret we'll post the gift voucher pack to you in a plain brown envelope. And when they come to pick up the car we can also arrange to hide the car from view right until the the very last moment. Whatever you want to do, we'll work hard to help you realise it - in fact we enjoy a bit of subterfuge for fun. We've hidden friends and relatives for big 'jump out' surprises and we've delivered cars to hotels in the dead of night. So if you've got an idea for a big surprise, put us to the test.

Wedding Anniversary

Paper, cotton, leather, silk, steel, whatever wedding anniversary you're celebrating - or want to help someone celebrate - we'll help. Our cars are very popular for weddings so it make sense that they'll also work for wedding anniversaries. We hire cars for lots of anniversaries and with our unique recommendations on places to stay, visit and eat we can help you make a complete occasion with classic car hire.

Almost every wedding anniversary has an appropriate theme. We've included this wedding anniversary guide to help you make classic car hire fit the theme.

1st First wedding anniversary is paper, on which we provide the gift voucher

2nd Second wedding anniversary is cotton, like the napkins with our picnic hampers

3rd Third wedding anniversary is leather, like the seats on our cars

4th Fourth wedding anniversary is books - we provide at least two with each car

5th Fifth wedding anniversary is wood, like the dashboards on our Jaguars

6th Sixth wedding anniversary is iron, like the lump under the bonnet on our Jensen

7th Seventh wedding anniversary is wool, like the sheep you'll find in the Cotswolds (on our doorstep)

8th Eighth wedding anniversary is bronze, which has us stumped (we're afraid)

9th Ninth wedding anniversary is copper (same as bronze!)

10th Tenth wedding anniversary is tin (our cars hate tin worm)

11th Eleventh wedding anniversary is steel, and our cars wouldn't exist without it

12th Twelfth wedding anniversary is silk, as soft as the sheets in our recommended B&Bs

13th Thirteenth wedding anniversary is lace - sorry, we're stumped again

14th Fourteenth wedding anniversary is ivory - none of this PC-free stuff here

15th Fifteenth wedding anniversary is crystal - um, we'll get back to you...

20th Twentieth wedding anniversary is china - like the cups in our picnic hamper

25th Twenty fifth wedding anniversary is silver - like the trim on our classics

30th Thirty wedding anniversary is pearl - sorry, you've got us again

35th Thirty five wedding anniversary is coral - oh dear

40th Forty wedding anniversary is ruby - hmmm

45th Forty five wedding anniversary is sapphire - getting stuck here

50th Fifty wedding anniversary is golden - like the oil in our classics

55th Fifty five wedding anniversary is emerald - like the interior on our Jaguar

60th Sixty wedding anniversary is diamond - we're stuck again

65th Sixty five wedding anniversary is blue sapphire - any ideas?

70th Seventy wedding anniversary is platinum - oops

75th Seventy five wedding anniversary is diamond and gold - er, our cars are old?

80th Eighty wedding anniversary is oak - err...

If you can think of wedding anniversary links with our classic cars, please email us at weddings@greatescapecars.co.uk - a bottle of champagne for the ones we use.