Another fantastic time was had by all at the Hot Rod and Custom Auto Expo in Sydney for 2025. Always a quality turnout of Australias best cars. 

Once again I was involved with Deluxe Rod Shop as we unveiled Phil Stelling’s beautiful 35 Ford Deluxe 3 Window Coupe which picked up several awards on Sunday. 

Looking forward to doing it all again in 2026! 

Plymouth Dale Photos 

Saturday, March 8th was the last Yea Cruise Night for the 2024/25 season. And a great night it was…

Great weather is always a bonus and although a tad hot in the afternoon, the evening was perfect and plenty of people came to Yea to enjoy the night. 

As organizer of YCN, I’d like to thank our partners Yea Community House (Carlie and Natalie), my wife Amanda and my co-organizer Jim for all being part of the small team that host the event 6 times per year. 

The March event coincided with International Women’s Day and we made it a special “Ladies Night” with priority parking for ladies vehicles. 

Our goodie bags were also awarded to 3 lucky ladies on the night. And fittingly, the Yea Country Women’s Association provided the sausage sizzle bbq and raffle on the night. 

It was a great end to a wonderful season. 

We resume when daylight savings time returns in October. Second Saturday of the month. 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

Penultimate Yea Cruise Night for the 2024/25 season was a big one. Hundreds of awesome vehicles and absolutely perfect weather conditions proved to be a winning formula. 

Our local swimming club, the Yea Tigers provided the sausage sizzle and several car clubs were in attendance. The Studebaker Car Club had a big display with around 20 vehicles and there was also the Rich River Rod and Custom Club down from Echuca as well as the 49-59 Customline Club of Victoria. 

One more for our season on Saturday, March 8th. See you there! 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

Last weekend was the Australia Day weekend and once again, Botanic Park in Mansfield was the venue for Horsepower in the High Country.

Organised by the great folks at Delatite Drivers Car Club in conjunction with Mansfield Autism Statewide Services as a fundraiser for their programs and services. 

A fantastic family event with live music, food vans and a bunch of awesome vehicles on display. 

As you’d expect on this weekend, the weather was hot but that didn’t deter the crowds of participants and spectators streaming in all day. 

Congratulations to Cameron McGann and Judy Dixon for all your hard work, as well the numerous volunteers who have helped out before, during and after the event. Your dedication is second to none. 

Looking forward to coming back in 2026!! 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

A fantastic night with a great mix of vehicles tonight at the January Yea Cruise Night. 

Plenty of variety and the weather held off just enough for a very enjoyable evening. 

Plymouth Dale Photos 

Last Saturday, the Studebaker Car Club of Australia brought their annual Show n Shine to Yea and what a great day it was!

Perfect weather and a great turnout of interesting vehicles on display. 

Thanks to the Studebaker Club for the opportunity to photograph your day and also for bringing your event to Yea. Hopefully we see you again in the future. 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

I was fortunate enough to have my camera at work the other day when the Hardass 1000 tour thundered past. 

Got a few thumbs up as they passed me on the side of the road in Yea. 

Plymouth Dale Photos. 

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.