Yea Cruise Night returned last Saturday night for the start of its 2024/25 season. 

And what a great night! Weather was perfect and a lot of people and awesome cars spent the evening in Yea. 

Already looking forward to November. 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

I got to the September Cars and Coffee in Broadford a little late this month so I thought I’d wander around and get a few detail pics of the cars in attendance. 

Not a huge crowd but still a great turnout of vehicles on the day. 

Hopefully the improving weather will see some big crowds leading into summer. 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

Last weekend in Nagambie, Victoria was the annual Cranksters Cruise hosted by the Cranksters Rod and Custom Club. 

A great day on the Sunday I attended catching up with friends, fine weather and plenty of nice cars on display. 

Thanks to all involved for another fantastic event. 

Plymouth Dale Photos

One thing I’ve been doing car shows for a while is photographing not only the cars but the people attending. 

More specifically, the jackets, shirts, hats and hoodies of those people. So many club and related logos to see and interesting to photograph and document at each show. 

Here’s a selection from the recent Victorian Hot Rod Show at the Melbourne Showgrounds. 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

A few more detail pics from the recent VHRA Victorian Hot Rod Show. So much to see, but a few things caught my eye while I was walking around the venue. 

Plymouth Dale Photos

At the recent VHRA Victorian Hot Rod Show at the Melbourne Showgrounds, there was plenty to see on display inside, but the car park outside was just as impressive with a great bunch of street driven vehicles on display. 

Here’s a few of my favorites from the day. 

Plymouth Dale Photos 

The Victorian Hot Rod Show made a welcome return over the past weekend in its new home at the Melbourne Showgrounds. 

The last VHRA show was at its old home at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton 2020 just before Covid, so plenty of people were glad to see it return. 

The weather was really perfect for winter and there were plenty of crowds admiring the mix of show and street cars on display. 

As the name suggests it’s primarily a hot rod show but there were quite a few customs and muscle cars on display too. 

Hopefully this gets bigger and better for next year. 

Plymouth Dale Photos 

Another flashback from the archives as unfortunately I’ve not been able to get to many shows or gatherings lately. 

This time let’s go back to a sunny November in 2021 at Kazza’s Diner in Alexandra, Victoria. 

After moving to nearby Yea earlier in 2021, I was rapt to go to this local get together. 

A great turnout of mostly local cars, many of the owners I’ve since met and become friends with. 

Hope Kazza does another one of these one day!! 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

Another winter flashback from my archives! 

This time it’s the Patterson Cheney Legends Day from 2021. 

A bumper crop of classic GMH vehicles turned out on a warm day if I remember correctly for a magnificent display. 

Cars from every era of Holden were on display with some beautiful line ups to capture. 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

I’ve always really loved the styling of 55/56 Fords. 

Whether it’s legit USA models from 1955/56 or their Aussie Customline and Mainline derivatives sold up until ‘59 in various forms, I think the design and styling is one of the best of the 50s. 

The side stainless trim is instantly recognizable and combined with the new wraparound windscreen and the trademark round taillights it’s a design that’s definitely stood the test of time. 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

Still in the depths of a very cold winter where I am so car shows are a bit of a challenge at the moment. 

So..back into the archives for what I recall as being a very hot day in January 2021 for the Kingpin Lygon Street Catchup. 

A smaller turnout due to the HOT weather but still some awesome cars showed up as they do at all Kingpin events. 

It’s been a while since I’ve got to one unfortunately so I need to change that in the near future. 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

Vale Neil Joiner

I was saddened to hear of the passing of Trafalgar Holden Museums main man, Neil Joiner. 

I have family that have volunteered at THM for years and had involvement with the setting up of the museum. 

Through this connection I met Neil and spent some time photographing and visiting the museum on many occasions. 

He was a wonderful man and very passionate about preserving the entire history of Holden from the beginning. 

The museum grew and with the demise of Holden in Australia, the Route 69 cruise was born celebrating 69 years of holden vehicle manufacturing. I attended a few of these where some of these pics are from. 

I also had the pleasure of photographing Neil when Frankie J Holden and Wilbur Wilde were at THM. Frankie loaned his FJ for display and it was a great opportunity to get some pics. 

I offer my condolences to Neil’s family and also his THM and Trafalgar “family” who I’m sure will be shocked and saddened by his passing. 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

Obviously over the winter months, a lot of the regular car shows have a break so photo opportunities are less prevalent. 

That prompted me to dig into the archives. 

Here’s a few pics from the All American Day in Gembrook from 5 years ago. 

This show was great as there was so many flashy American vehicles from the 50s and 60s. My favorite era to photograph. 

There’s just so many amazing details and a joy to find them and photograph them  

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

Last Sunday I attended the 27th annual Alexandra Truck Ute and Rod Show in Alexandra, Victoria. 

An absolutely huge event for the town and shire as well as the trucking industry/community. Estimated 15,000-18,000 people and over 300 trucks in attendance, the day was a ripper. 

The weather was cold relatively kind so it didn’t dampen the mood too much. 

It’s not only a truck show, but more like a carnival with local traders all open, food stalls, market stalls, kids rides and show bags, live music and the fantastic woodchop competition. It really has a great atmosphere. 

I’ll definitely be there again next year. 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

One of the great things about working at Deluxe Rod Shop is getting to see just how much work goes into building the cars they do. 

An amazing amount of thought and skill in every aspect of the build culminating in an eventual unveiling at some of Australia’s premier events. 

This was the case last weekend at the Hot Rod & Custom Auto Expo at Rosehill in Sydney. 

Leigh’s childhood dream, this 1935 Ford Roadster Pickup, hand built at Deluxe Rod Shop made its debut and was a standout. 

I was lucky enough to be involved in the build with some fabrication and machining of some parts, but as with all these builds, it’s such a huge team effort, orchestrated by Steven Alldrick, owner of Deluxe. His vision for the end result at all stages of these builds is astonishing. 

Here’s a few of my pics of the final product in Sydney. 

Plymouth Dale Photos.