Well, what a great day! Thousands turned up to the little seaside town of Kiama, home of the biggest blowhole in the world, to see hundreds of righteous hotrods with a small smattering of old Holdens and Falcons, and even a couple of non American cars turned up. The weather was about as perfect as you could hope for: not too sunny with plenty of cloud and no rain. and no flies. Great fifties tunes were playing (not too loudly) and there was food on offer and some other goodies in a few stores I didn't get to check out, although, I must confess I did check out the pizza, and it was very nice.
But today was all about the vehicles...and the Romans. For those that don't know, the Romans are a hot rod club formed in NSW in 1960, so they are celebrating their 64th year! What an amazing achievement!
Here are just some of the cars that we saw on the day.
Kicking myself I didn't spend more time in the company of this grand old girl, and I didn't get a front snap, either. But this was a beautifully restored Chrysler Imperial coupe from 1956 (I believe)
Just check out that stunning dash! Who doesn't love chrome? This car was lavished with it. Hard for me to pick a favourite, but this one would be right up there.
Thunderbird for GO! (that is, for sale) This one looked very nice.
Had to trim this pic as someone's big schnozz got right in the way.
Stunning looking rod. Just check out the beautiful interior!
Here was another one with a very stylish interior. Some sort of two tone leather.
Sittin' back watching the people go by and lovin' it!
Just beautiful!
Not many sleds there, but this one was a standout.
An absolute peach!
A few Chevy pickups from the 60's but surprisingly next to nothing representing Ford.
The ever photogenic XA GT Coupe. If I'd just seen this car and walked away I would have had a satisfying day.
Tastefully two tined and looked very effective.
Anyone else go weak at the knees when they see a Camaro? Oh SS!
A Scottish guy called Jack owns this. Jack who?
Lil' buttkickin' Morris looking great.
GT 40 was surprisingly sedately sounding when it cruised in. I never understood why they would put a wheel well in the front of the car for the spare tyre. Must make it hard to see. Good to see the owner opted to leave it out.
Gotta love these old girls. Must cost the owner a lot of money in new number plates, tho. See it under there crushed to oblivion.
It's well known fact I am a Ford fan, but you'll never hear me say anything derogatory about a gorgeous old '54 Chevy!
Like a beauty parade without the headlights!
A nicely understated 34 Ford.
Yes, that's my wife, the obsessed Cronulla Sharks fan! Deep in contemplation here, probably thinking why don't we own something like this beautiful hotrod instead of that POS I'm trying to fix. She'd have a point. Go the sharks! (Had to say that)
Sorry guys, I wasn't allowed to get a close up of the mural on this WB ute. I got dragged off quickly to the next car. This was the best I could do.
Coffin shaped trailer. Not my cup of tea, but did overhear some woman saying she'd happily get driven to the cemetery in that.
Wee wee, as in very French...Frenched headlights...get it?
This pickup was bloody beautiful. The shine on the paint was something else, and the dull day didn't do it justice. Check out the interior!
A very tastefully done interior incorporating modern styling cues, like modern gauges, seating and door panels. A high quality build. But just keep looking, dudes, and check out that tub!
Like, what is that floor made of? I don't think they were individual strips, and I don't even know if it is wood, but it looked like you could just do a big bellyflop on that and slide all the way to the mural headfirst.
How do you know this show was not in the Bunnings car park? Answer: just one dog all day.
Wendy's favourite car. I think we came back to this three times. I told her we'd have to go otherwise they'd call the cops. "Calling all cars, look out for the car shark!" Gotta say I loved it to. The owner's weren't very talkative, but it was hard to talk with a face full of burger. You have to concentrate when there is beetroot somewhere in that roll. I get it.
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