Curiously, Borough 19 expanded considerably when nearby New Addington lost its ambulance service.  The local Red Cross Society wanted to raise money to purchase its own vehicle and so Mrs Stoneham, who was the Red Cross commandant at the time, organised a fund raising event in the New Addington Community Centre especially to promote Borough 19 Motor Club.  The event was followed by a dance, but then, more importantly, a rally.  The proceeds raised were sufficient for Stoneham's garage to provide the Special Body Unit needed for the replacement ambulance.

As a result of the promotion customers and colleagues at the West Wickham (1936) Garage and Squires Timber joined the Club. Meetings were held at the Eden Park Hotel as were meetings of Eden Park 100 Motor Club. This latter club collapsed and most of its members joined Borough 19 as did several members of the Bromley Motor Club, which was soon to suffer a similar fate. Borough 19 Motor Club then became affiliated to the Royal Automobile Club.

The first speed event was an Autocross at Stanstead Farm, near Caterham, Surrey at Whitsun 1964 later followed by a Road Rally. When a local policeman joined with his Hillman Imp the Club got its own badge because his wife and a friend embroidered by hand six cloth badges depicting the Club name inside a black tyre with a heavy tread. Over the years the logo has become a little distorted as the tyre appears now as a black circle.

Ex rally driver Neil Benfield was a guiding light at Borough 19 Motor Club for many years and through his steerage B19 built an enthusiastic, loyal membership of motoring enthusiasts.   Unfortunately, we lost Neil to cancer in December 2006 but his legacy lives on through the Neil Benfield memorial sprint held at Lydden Hill each year.