Classic Car Tours International

Classic Car Tours International was formed in 2001 by Brian Thorley, a Francophile, with a passion for classic cars and modern sportscars.

A management consultant for over 30 years, his love of France, sports cars and classic cars goes back even longer; his first sports car, for instance, was a Swallow Doretti when he was still an undergraduate at Manchester University and in 1971 he bought his first Lotus Elan.

Brian’s other passion is France where he lives most of the year in the Dordogne region in south-west France.

He formed Classic Car Tours International in 2001 whilst living in Cumbria’s Lake District and regularly participated in classic car tours and rallies in the UK, as well as in France and Europe.

In 2001 he launched Classic Car Tours International,(CCTI), with their first European escorted car tour for classic cars and modern sports cars visiting both Spain and France.