Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01502 · Session 4

Save Ecurie Ecosse cars

Closed Submitted 23 Oct 2013 Culture & Sport
Signatures
0
184 online signatures with a country
Comments
35
Considered
2 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to provide funding for one or more of the vehicles which form the Ecurie Ecosse collection. It is hoped that the National Museum of Scotland will seek to acquire these as part of its transport collections.

What the petitioner did first

I have e-mailed members of the National Museum but as yet they have failed to respond.
I have been interviewed by The Daily Record Newspaper in Glasgow who carried a two page article on this matter in there motoring supplement on 25th. October a reduced version of which can be found at
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/must-save-racing-heritage-urges-2530397
I have also e-mailed Gil Paterson M.S.P. who replied thanking me for 'information in regards to these famous cars important to Scotland'. Mr Paterson was not sure how he could help but promised 'will enquire to see who I can approach with a view to lend my support in the most effective way'.
I have also created a facebook page Save Ecurie Ecosse and it is proving to be popular.
I have had many e-mails offering help, legal, financial and moral support agreeing that this is a worthy cause.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 14 Jan 2014
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 18 Mar 2014
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

184 online signatures
  1. Scotland120 65.2%
  2. United Kingdom40 21.7%
  3. England10 5.4%
  4. Australia2 1.1%
  5. Canada2 1.1%
  6. Bahrain1 0.5%
  7. Bangladesh1 0.5%
  8. Spain1 0.5%
  9. Austria1 0.5%
  10. Netherlands1 0.5%
  11. 5 other countries5 2.7%

Comments

35 comments, oldest first
  1. James Gibbon 18 Nov 2013
    First class cause
  2. Marion Hopkins 18 Nov 2013
    these cars are part of British motoring history & should be saved to stay in Britian
  3. alice mullen shanks 18 Nov 2013
    These cars are part of our history they need to stay in the UK.
  4. Jane Smith 18 Nov 2013
    Hope you get the support it deserves
  5. Raymond Goodman 18 Nov 2013
    We have a first class transport Museum and this would make a fantastic centrepiece!! The most famous Race car Transporter in the world and it belongs in Scotland. Lets rejoice the things we are good at rather than throwing money away at the things we arent...
  6. Dorothy Girvan 18 Nov 2013
    This collection must be kept in Britain, preferably Scotland
  7. Peter Girvan 18 Nov 2013
    Part of Scotland's great Motorsport heritage
  8. Steve Johnston 19 Nov 2013
    This collection is so much a part of Scotlands motorsport history. If this cant be kept in Scotland, then at the very least it must be kept in the UK.
    It would be sickening to see this iconic collection broken up or going abroad.

    Please, please, please keep these cars together in Scotland.
  9. Dee Williams 19 Nov 2013
    Save it!
  10. Shonah Gibbon 19 Nov 2013
    These cars are too precious to loose
  11. www.borderreivers.co 19 Nov 2013
    This is home for these cars need we add more
  12. Ian Paterson 19 Nov 2013
    As an iconic symbol of Scotland's contribution to the Motorsport industry this needs to stay in it's homeland.
  13. robin smith 19 Nov 2013
    ok, who owns this collection of motly race cars, could it be a Scotsman who wishes to cash in on their value
  14. alan gow 22 Nov 2013
    This collection must stay in Scotland.
  15. Alan Gray 25 Nov 2013
    Thanks for highlighting this Shonah. An important part of our nation's motoring heritage which deserves to be saved for future generations of Scots and tourists to see here.
  16. Graeme McIsaac 25 Nov 2013
    Please keep Scottish treasures in Scotland.
  17. Paul Carlyle 25 Nov 2013
    It would be great to keep it in Scotland.
  18. avril allan 26 Nov 2013
    we have lost so much of our heritage and it is so very important to keep these cars for history
  19. PETER WILLIAM BALL 27 Nov 2013
    GOOD LUCK !!
  20. derek bray 27 Nov 2013
    Please all sign up for this NOW lets try and keep them here
  21. Paul Jackson 27 Nov 2013
    it Must stay in Scotland Good Luck!
  22. Christopher Shirley 27 Nov 2013
    Come on everyone this collection of Scottish history needs saving. What a great piece of history that should remain in the UK
  23. David Howie 28 Nov 2013
    A better use of oil money than independence.
  24. Gregor Graham 28 Nov 2013
    The Collection is part of Scottish Motorsport history and should stay here.
  25. Eric Dymock 28 Nov 2013
    Save Jimmy Stewart's C-type first.
  26. gordon brockie, 28 Nov 2013
    this collection is part of scotlands motoring history when the minows took on the big boys and beat them at there own game, some of the cars have been sold in the past and gone from us, surely this collection should stay here to inspire future motor sport enterprise.
  27. Jimmy McInnes 29 Nov 2013
    As Chairman of the Veterans of Scottish M vehiclesotor Sport Association I feel that loss of these to Scotland woulod be a sad loss of part of our history
  28. Jimmy McInnes 29 Nov 2013
    As Chairman of the Veterans of Scottish Motor Sport Association I'm sure I speak for all our 250 members that these vehicles shoukld remain in Scotland
  29. Mike Mayfield 29 Nov 2013
    The range of cars, together with the team transporter, represent an irreplaceable able piece of Motorsport history, and must be retained in the UK as part of Scottish heritage.
  30. dolina douglas 29 Nov 2013
    My father in the 50's worked part time for ecurie ecosse as a mechanic
  31. Joyce C Farquhar 29 Nov 2013
    Please save at least SOME (if not ALL) of this fabulous collection.
  32. Sandy Black 29 Nov 2013
    The Ecurie Ecosse team cars are such an important part of our motor sport heritage , to have at least some of them to remain in Scotland is vital .indeed of national importance .
  33. Paul Lawrence 29 Nov 2013
    Please save this iconic collection.
  34. Keith g Brown 29 Nov 2013
    I hope we can save some of this priceless national history for the country, especially given the weekend it is
  35. Katrina Castles 30 Nov 2013
    Location is Stonehaven, Scotland
    - not Macao!!!