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The historic city of Ballarat was the host town for the 10th Chevrolet Convention put on the 55,56,57 Chev car club of Vic. Previously held in Bendigo, the biennial convention caters for all Chevrolet models from hot rods through to your later model bowtie branded wheels. Read More →
A small but impressive array of vehicles gathered today at the Mossfiel Reserve in Hoppers Crossing for the Werribee District Collectible Vehicle Club show n shine. This annual event always attracts a wide variety of motoring memorabilia covering many genres from your tough street rods, Aussie and American muscle cars through to an eclectic assortment of vintage European and home grown rides just to name a few. The laid back approach to today’s event was just the tonic for a Sunday stroll around our favourite vocation while catch up with old friends and meeting new ones with likeminded interests. It is always a guarantee at these locally run shows and any excuse to get the pride and joy out too!
With fantastic weather, a bucking bronco, a handful of trade stands and Fletch from Classic Restos, the show was complete and catered well for the perusing admirers. Trophy time saw the judges hard work done and all that remained was a casual cruise home and a check of the calendar for what’s on next! If you’re not sure what’s coming up next weekend or in the future, why not drop me an email and I can add you to my “what’s on this weekend mailing list” where you will be kept up to date each week with what shows and swap meets can be found in Victoria.
Keep on cruising,
Cheers,
Greg
Today I decided to venture off to a show I knew little about and as this show was only in its second year of running, it is understandable. A great local event located at Bunnings Warehouse in Caroline Springs, West side of Melbourne, this car and bike show brought out the quality of rides normally reserved for much bigger events. The variety of vehicles on show covered many genres giving punters a great in vision into what the automotive scene is about.
With all proceeds going to Westfad, a joint venture between the Deer Park and Sunshine Lions clubs to be distributed to the needy, car and bike enthusiasts alike are more than happy to throw their weight behind such a charity if it’s an excuse to get their pride and joy out for the day! The high temperature couldn’t keep them away and the reserved section of the parking lot quickly filled up.
This is to become an annual event and, with the continued support of Bunnings and fantastic organising skills of Westfad, Bunnings may have to give up more of their carpark for future events! So if you’re looking to feel good about helping charity while needing an excuse to get your pride and joy out, mark this one down in your calendar and we’ll see you there next year!
Keep on cruising!
Cheers,
Greg
Have you ever looked at a car show listing and thought” never heard of it”, looked at its location and thought “never had one there before”? Well these thoughts crossed my mind as I viewed the listing for the inaugural Susie Harris Memorial Fund classic car show located in the exclusive suburb ofBrightonand wondered what variety of automotive history would turn up? You could not have expected a more eclectic range of vehicles to be on display as their marques covered most of the globe including one fromRussia! The age of these collectable motorized works of art started at around 1912 and spanned through to present day super cars. There was one glaring omission though and that was no Ford was on show, not that they weren’t welcome! Who knows why? Next year’s fund raising event should see the grounds atSt Leonard’s College filled with all marques while helping a very worthy cause, changing the course of Motor Neurone Disease.
Keep this one penned in your calendar and we’ll see you there next year!
Keep on cruzin’
WARNING! This post may take time to upload but its worth it! Apologies for the watermarks.
Well, the Ultimate Burnout Challenge was on yesterday at Avalon Raceway and it certainly didn’t disappoint! $30,000 cash and prizes saw one of the most competitive fields on show, guaranteeing to give the punters their moneys worth. The weather was perfect for such an event with the right amount of breeze to move the smoke off the burnout pad but not enough to not challenge the entrants when it came to knowing which part of the pad they were on! Some must have been using their Sat Navs to negotiate their way around because the level of skill on show as they threw their blown and injected machines around could only be described as precision driving at its best.
Plenty of tires were destroyed, many rims and some engines too! These blokes (and girls) aren’t afraid to give it all they’ve got and it’s a testimony to the engine and drive line builders as the majority of highly worked donks, trannies and diffs stood up to the brutal punishment and came back for more!
This type of action is growing in popularity as more and more car fanatics see it as a great day out with everything a car fanatic could want; big dollar cars, big horsepower engines and bullet proof drive lines tested to their limit, its loud as hell with the aroma of alcohol fuel and burnt rubber filling the nostrils, pit access to watch ‘em work and plenty of trade stands to boot! They even included a show n shine for those who like to see the pristine machines of this craft.
A big congratulations must go to Steve Loader, Kylie Howard, Clint and Robyn Ogilvie and the rest of the UBC team for putting on a professional, safe and hassle free event and if you think you’ve got what it takes to win the big bucks, we’ll see you there next year for more engine screaming, tire frying action!
Keep on crusin’
The inaugural indoor/ outdoor car and bike show put on by the team at Show Cars of Melbourne held at the Westgate sports center was the place to be today! The quality of rides on display was on par with many well established indoor car shows guaranteeing its success for many years to come.
The diversity of automotive art on show covered all genres from tough American and Australian iron, hot rods, classics, late model rides and even some beautifully restored European classics to boot. Not to be left out, Harley riders brought along their classics and customs with a few other brands thrown in for variety. The punters came in their droves throughout the day taking in all on show including the trade stands. The judges would have had their work cut out for them when it came to deciding who wins what! Keep this one in mind next year as a great all weather show and we’ll see you there!
Keep on cruzin’
The Geelong All Holden Day put on by the FX- HZ Holden car club ofGeelongis fast becoming the foremost Holden based show to take your Aussie ride to as could be testified today. With other Holden brand shows regretfully being cancelled or postponed, this one continues on each year despite having to deal with a Victorian summer. Today was no exception with the elements threatening to put a dampener on the proceedings yet highly detailed cars were still driven through the driving rain and grime to take part in this event. While the varieties of classic to modern Holdens take center stage, there is plenty of other action to be found around the Geelong Showgrounds with trade stands, a demonstration from the SES where they conveniently cut up a Ford much to the delight of the Holden biased crowd and food stands to satisfy that other hunger. With plenty of room to expand, this show could well become the quintesensual Holden based show along the Eastern seaboard. Mark it in your calendar, dust off that classic Aussie icon in the garage and see you there next year!
Keep on cruzin’
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