I was lucky enough to have a little road trip last week to Adelaide via the Great Ocean Road and while in South Australia I made sure I stopped in at the National Motor Museum in Birdwood. 

It’s been a long time since I had been there so I was looking forward to checking out the displays. 

It’s a fantastic place with many iconic vehicles on display. 

Of particular interest was the Holden Heroes retrospective which showcased many important Holden vehicles over the years 1948-2017. 

If you’re ever in Adelaide, I recommend putting a few hours aside and visiting this great museum in Birdwood. 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

Highball Cars and Coffee again moved to beautiful Erindale at Taggerty for Highball Goes Country 2024. 

After a successful similar event in 2022, this time around there seemed to be a lot more vehicles in attendance. 

The crowd is definitely skewed towards later model European and Japanese/JDM vehicles, but the mix was definitely eclectic and there was something for everyone. 

Proceeds went to Buxton CFA so hopefully the large crowd put in and the CFA can make good use of those funds. 

Weather wasn’t perfect but it cleared up and everyone seemed to be having a great time. 

This is a good one to get to if you get the opportunity. 

The entry through the driveway and the spectacular autumn trees is worth going for and a fantastic place for some beautiful pics of your car. 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

My final installment from the Easter weekend at Narrandera Rod Run. 

The Show ‘n’ Shine on Easter Sunday is a huge event open to everyone with a special interest vehicle. 

Of course plenty of official entrant’s attend but there’s also a lot of local vehicles that make a day of it. 

Food stalls, kids rides, market stalls, a pinup competition and the official class winners at the end of the day guaranteed a great day. And the weather was warm and dry. 

A perfect end to Narrandera 2024. 

Hopefully I’ll be back next year for the 40th anniversary Rod Run. 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

One of the highlights of the Narrandera Rod Run is the Saturday cruising on East Street. 

Titled “Cruisin’ no Boozin” the Main Street is closed off to general traffic from 4pm and is an entrants only area for the evening. 

Entrants then cruise the street and cut laps, much to the delight of the thousands of spectators that line the street. 

It’s a great night and definitely one worth experiencing if you ever get the opportunity. 

More to come…

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

More from the Narrandera Rod Run!

It’s such a big event, the photo opportunities don’t stop. 

These pics were from the second observation run around town on Saturday morning as the participants set off. 

I picked a nice spot outside the golf club and snapped away as they took off. 

More pictures to come…

More pics from the Narrandera Rod Run 2024!

These shots are from the Good Friday evening at the Narrandera Golf Club, the temporary centre of proceedings for full entrants over the weekend. 

Breakfasts and dinners are served and live entertainment is enjoyed by the hundreds of people who have paid for full entry. 

And of course the car park is full of classics, all the time!! 

More pics to come…

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

So many pics and 4 days of events at the Narrandera Rod Run means I’ll be posting a few more on CarTorque. 

These are some shots of the Observation Run to Whitton, NSW on Good Friday. 

We left early to get a good spot to shoot the entrants as they arrived. 

A nice little country town that was pretty much taken over by some beautiful cars for a few hours on Friday. 

More to come…

Easter is Narrandera Rod Run time!! 

Once again I cruised the Plymouth the 4 hour drive to Narrandera NSW and experienced a fantastic weekend at the 39th annual installment of this event. 

The Rod Run is such a huge part Narrandera and a massive economic boost to not only the town but the whole region. 

I took lots of pics so here’s a snapshot of my first evening there. Thursday night. 

More pics to come!! 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

Last weekend I attended Chryslers on the Murray in Albury/Wodonga for the first time. Seemed like I had something else on when COTM was on. Not this year! 

And what an amazing weekend. With 930 registered entrants it was always going to be big, but wow! What an incredible array of vehicles on display and cruising around the area. 

Open to all Chrysler and AMC built vehicles the standard and variety was amazing. 

Credit must go to the organisers who have clearly got this event down to a fine art after 30 previous events. 

Feature vehicle this year was VE, VF and VG Valiants who all assembled for a photo op at nearby Ettamogah Pub. 

The biggest MoPar show in the southern hemisphere!! 

I’ll be back next year!

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

It’s been a busy few weeks for me with a few things on but I managed a quick stop in at Seymour last Monday on the Labour Day holiday. 

It was the annual Seymour Show ‘n’ Shine. I’ve been to this a few times and it’s always a great day. 

Car Show, Swap Meet, Market, Kids Rides and Activities, Auction, Raffle Draw, Community Group/Services displays, Live Music, Food Vans and more....

Another highlight is the auction they hold on the day. 

Hosted by the Lion's Club of Seymour Goulburn and Seymour District Car Club at Kings Park, Seymour. 

Unfortunately the recent run of hot weather seems to have kept numbers down a bit this year but still a great day and excellent turnout. 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

It was a hot night for the 2023/24 season finale of Yea Cruise Night but that didn’t deter the hundreds of cars that came to town. 

Featured vehicles in the Petchell Street road closure were from the Bushrodders Rod and Custom Club and the Yea Water Tigers Swimming Club provided the sausages and drinks with their fund raising bbq on the plantation. 

Yea Cruise Night and Yea Community House, who share organization of the event, would like to thank everyone who attended in 2023/24 and are grateful to the many people who helped with sponsorship and support during the course of the season.

Looking forward to hosting the 24/25 season. 

Last Sunday, Broadford Cars and Coffee celebrated their third birthday and a big crowd turned out on a spectacular summer’s morning to mark the occasion.

I arrived a little later than usual so I lucked out on a great car park and went for a wander.

It’s impossible to photograph everything, especially when you’re late so when that happens, I set a personal challenge to be a bit more creative.

Sunday's personal challenge was one shot of an interesting detail of every car I walked past. 

It’s actually quite fun. Some cars are laden with interesting details. Some are not, but there in lies the challenge. 

Anyway, here’s a few of my favorites from the weekend.

Plymouth Dale Photos 

Last Sunday I attended the first “official” Merton Show’n’ Shine at the Merton Racetrack in country Victoria. 

A beautiful setting for a great day with market stall, car boot sale and a fantastic eclectic selection of vehicles on display. Lots of nice cars, motorcycles and tractors! 

Credit to Leonie for the organization of this event. Thankfully the weather was perfect and everyone seemed to be having a great day. 

I’ll be back next time!! 

Plymouth Dale Photos

Last Saturday was the second last Yea Cruise Night for the 2023/24 Season and it was a belter!

Some poor weather and forecasts in previous months gave way to a beautiful warm summers day and boy did the crowds come out in force! 

UGFM Radio Murrindindi provided the music with an outside broadcast, the local Yea Bowls Club held a fundraising bbq and all the local businesses did a roaring trade on the night. 

One more for the season so if you haven’t been, March is you last chance until October, 2024. 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

Last Saturday I went back to Mansfield for the second week in a row. This time for the Mansfield OzCarFest. 

A three day event celebrating Australian built vehicles. Mostly Holdens and Fords as you’d expect with a few Mopars in between. 

The weather was hot so that might have kept a few people away but it was a good turnout nonetheless. 

Plenty of people were having a good time with many interstate visitors. 

Plymouth Dale Photos.