Trophy and Award History

Trophy and Award History

To see previous year's winners, click on the links below:

2012 Awards

2011 Awards

2010 Awards

2009 Awards

2008 Awards

The Dickie Dover Trophy - Best in Show
Major Dover, membership number 82, was a founder member and first President of IMPS.

The Buster Smith Trophy - Best Post War
Buster (Richard) Smith, membership number 25, was a founder member of IMPS who did much to get the club started.

The Paul Sutton Trophy - Best British Over 5 CWT
Paul Sutton, membership number 72, and his wife Val were early members of IMPS. Paul was involved with Tenterden Steam Railway and he helped in the early club shows that were held there.

The Ray Ireland Trophy - Best Self Restored Award
Ray Ireland, membership number 262. This trophy was orignally presented at Waldershare Park Show but later his widow asked IMPS to present it to the Best Self Restored Vehicle in our annual show. Ray's brother Ernie is still an active member of IMPS.

The Tracklink Award - Best British Tracked Armour Award
At a committee meeting in early 1991 it was decided to set up this award.

The Graham Sykes Special Military Vehicle Insurers - Best Artillery Award

The Fighting Rover Trophy - Best Landrover

The Tired Iron Truck Services Trophy - Best U.S. Vehicle
This was donated to the Invicta Military Vehicle Preservation Society for use at its annual show, now the War and Peace Show, by Rex and Rod Cadman, membership number 593, in 1990 in recognition of the amount of American vehicles that The Tired Iron Truck's workshops were turning out for military vehicle enthusiasts which were then being exhibited at club shows.

The Dougie Preece Award - Best Presented Stall
This was inaugurated after the untimely passing of popular stallholder Dougie Preece in his memory by Rex Cadman of The War and Peace Show and Brent Pollard of The Hop Farm Country Park.

The Jake Elliott Trophy - Best Young Exhibitor

The Audrey Award - Best Ambulance

The Antonie Rijsterborgh Award - Best Jeep

The Dale Prior Memorial Award - is for any variant of the Humber 1-Ton FV1600 series that combines originality with good maintenance

This award is to mark the memory of Dale Prior and his association with the Humber 1-Ton FV1600 Series of trucks which he greatly admired. Dale was born on 1st October 1949 and like many of us grew up in the Dinky toy era. As a boy in 1956 he was impressed by seeing the real vehicles in convoys bound for the Suez Canal. Later on as a trained vehicle mechanic he was drawn to the functionality of military vehicles when he bought an Austin Champ, at the time of marrying Alison in 1973. Thereafter a series of Humbers and Land Rovers appeared and accumulated! Although he was never one for taking vehicles to shows he was an avid enthusiast of War and Peace where he liked to view the British post-war vehicles and chat with their owners. It was a great ritual tracking down those vehicle spares which seem to become scarcer as time goes on, this all seemed to add to the challenge. He often would say that he felt the Humber 1-Ton never received the attention it deserved and as a vehicle mechanic it often struck him as odd that the enthusiasm to present a vehicle for show was not always reflected in the level of servicing. Sadly Dale died suddenly on 14th March 2010. His wife Alison and son Ashley will be keeping up the tradition by attending as usual. They, together with his friends, wish keep alive Dale’s enthusiasm by presenting an annual award to the owner of the best Humber 1-Ton variant that combines originality with good servicing.

The Classic Military Vehicle Magazine Trophy - Best Heavy Vehicle

The Tor Chambers Trophy - 4x4 Heavy Vehicle Trials

The DFDS Seaways Award - Best Amphibious Vehicle

The Military Machines International Magazine Trophy - Best Wheeled Armour

Best Small Living History The Armourer Magazine Award

Best Large Living History Display The Britain At War Magazine Award

Best Bicycle

The BSA Parabike Award

Ginger Gammon Best Motorcycle

Best Canadian Vehicle

Best Axis

Best Light Vehicle

The Eric Bell Best Medium Vehicle Award

Best Tracked Armour Award

Best Post War Classic Car Award

Best Pre War Classic Car Award

Milweb Award for an Outstanding MIlitary Vehicle

The Visitors Choice - Any Vehicle or Display on Site

The Bart Vanderveen Challenge Shield - managed by MVT and IMPS and awarded at War and Peace

Model Competition Winner Awards - Winner and Runner Up

Best Trader

Best Club

Best Figure

Best AFV

Best Aircraft