WHY US
We are already an enthusiastic part of the classic car community, between us running around thirty classic cars and have experienced first hand the many benefits of club support. We now want to do our part to help preserve the hugely valuable knowledge and support they provide.
Using our extensive experience in digital services and marketing, we have developed a set of products and services specifically designed to support classic car clubs and give them the presence and tools normally only available to much larger organisations.
A NEW WORLD OF INFORMATION SHARING
With the advent of the web, social media and mobile services, the way we find and digest information has changed dramatically and the range of information available has vastly increased. People – especially younger generations – have very different and higher expectations than ever before. Increasingly, it is these generations who are becoming classic car enthusiasts and owners, and we are now at an inflection point where clubs must respond to these new demands to stay fresh and relevant for the years to come.
MEET THE TEAM

Ian Quest
Founder + Managing Director
A mechanical engineer by training, after time at Rolls-Royce working within their civil aerospace programmes in a variety of roles, Ian spent 12 years with Newton Europe helping grow the business from 4 to 180 and leading much of their work with Large Engineering programmes, including shipbuilding, rail, aerospace, subsea and automotive.
Whilst continuing to use this experience within the Automotive sector, with NSH Ian is returning to lifelong passions for both old cars and innovation. With his brother he also runs a car restoration business and occasionally gets his hands dirty again.

Ben Blomerley
Co-Founder
Creativity happens when two really disparate ideas are brought together – and who knows what might happen if we were able to harness the amazing technical ability from the classic car club scene, together with enthusiasm and new ideas from young people.
At Next Step Heritage Ben has his fingers in lots of pies from a strategic sense, from social media strategy to technical execution and business direction.

Richard Sams
Technical Co-Founder
Rich is our technical co-founder, working closely with our development team and our clients to build solutions for the challenges facing the classic car industry, with the aim of making owning and enjoying classics more fun and more accessible to everyone.
Andrew Coles
Automotive Journalist
He still has his first car, a ’79 Fiat X1/9, and recently finished a 10 year project of rebuilding it for track days and Sunday morning blasts. He occasionally competes as a co-driver in tarmac rallies, and dreams of one day owning something fitted with at least four Weber carburettors.
A recent move to London from Australia means that his X1/9 is sitting under a cover in his father’s shed back at home, but he one day hopes to ship it to the UK for continental adventures. He is on the hunt for some local wheels, but is discovering that car ownership in central London is somewhat unpractical.
At Next Step Heritage, Andrew is a journalist and photographer.
Gemma
Jayson
Chaydon
Matt
CLUB CHALLENGES
In conversations with our clients, we have heard about many issues facing clubs today and there are some common themes:
- Flat or declining memberships
- Limited interaction with forums and websites
- Losing audience to larger websites, forums and social media
- Varied levels of support to and from OEMs
- Non renewals
- High cost of creating new websites
- Limited attraction of young members
- Limited advertising revenue
- Limited funds to add new services
GET THE RIGHT SERVICES IN PLACE
We have been talking extensively to members of clubs, classic car owners & enthusiasts as well as those who have no more than a mild interest in classic cars. Understanding these different views has helped us shape plans to improve membership levels and member benefits for our Classic Car Club clients. There is a broad range of services offered by many clubs, but few are comprehensively represented in the digital domain. As well as the basic magazine, website, insurance discounts and support, there are many more new ways to communicate and support members.
Parts supply & discounts
Online subscriptions
Up to date forums
High quality easy to use clubs classifieds
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