NORWICH – A group of antique vehicles, all of them more than 100-years-old, drove through Norwich on Thursday, stopping at the Northeast Classic Car Museum for a tour and lunch.

The club, Friends of Ancient Road Transportation, began in 1980 and is based in Huntington Station, New York.

Club member and 1911 Packard driver Bob Williams said, “This particular group is very seasoned brass car collectors. They’ve been in the hobby many, many years.”

“The most important thing is the people. These people are just fun to be with, they are not trying to impress anybody. You don’t need the shiniest, fanciest car, you just need to have a good time,” said Williams.

The club does have requirements, one of them being no model can be made after 1915. The Northeast Classic Car Museum parking lot seemed more like an exhibit yesterday with 27 register club cars parked outside.

Many of the vehicles represented a vintage era. Before 1914 all cars were right hand drive, with the United States switching to left sided cars in 1914. Prior to 1911 cars also had no front doors.