2019 Classic Motoring Events in Perth

Sunday 20 January 2019 - Classic Cars and Coffee


Sunday 17 February 2019 - Classic Cars and Coffee


Sunday 24 March 2019 - Shannons Classic Car Show

A very successful show with over 1000 vehicles attending from 70 motoring clubs. See link for photos: http://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2019/05/shannons-classic-car-show-2019.html

Sunday 31 March 2019 - Classic Cars and Coffee

https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2019/05/classic-cars-and-coffee-28-march-2019.html

Sunday 31 March 2019 - Everything Chrysler Day


Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th April 2019 - York Motorcycle Festival


Sunday 28 April 2019 - Classic Cars and Coffee


Saturday 18 May 2019 - Arthur Grady Day, WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle. 10am-3pm

http://museum.wa.gov.au/museums/wa-maritime-museum/collectors-weekend-arthur-grady-display-and-classic-car-show
Event report and photos from the day https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2019/07/arthur-grady-day-2019.html

Sunday 19th May 2019 - British Car Day

https://www.facebook.com/Gingin-British-Car-Day-152994854768082/?tn-str=k*F

Sunday 26 May 2019 - Classic Cars and Coffee

Photos from the May CCC - https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2019/05/classic-cars-and-coffee-26-may-2019.html

Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th June 2019 - Hot Rod and Street Machine Spectacular

https://www.facebook.com/Hot-Rod-Street-Machine-Spectacular-284040097311/

Sunday 16 June 2019 - Classic Cars and Coffee

Photos from the June CCC - https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2019/06/classic-cars-and-coffee-16th-june-2019.html

Sunday 21st July 2019 - Classic Cars and Coffee.

Photos from the July CCC https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2019/07/classic-cars-and-coffee-21st-july-2019.html

Thursday 8th-Sunday 11th August 2019 - Targa West Classics on the Park

This year is the 15th Anniversary of Targa West. https://www.targawest.com.au/classicsonthepark/

Sunday 25th August 2019 - Classic Cars and Coffee


Sunday 1st September 2019 - York Motor Show


Sunday 22nd September 2019 - Classic Cars and Coffee

https://www.facebook.com/events/2093197844319430/

Sunday 22nd September 2019 - Waroona Vintage Machinery Day


Sunday 29th September 2019 - Distinguished Gentleman's Ride

Annual charity ride for prostate cancer and men's health. https://www.gentlemansride.com

Sunday 6th October 2019 - Rotary Club of Como Classic Car Show

Wesley College grounds, South Perth. Keep an eye open for updates.
http://comorotarycarshow.com/

Sunday 27th October 2019 - German Car Day

Meet at 8:30am in the Queens Park Gardens Car Park, followed by a drive to York where we will all have the chance to display our vehicles, meet other club members and enjoy a family friendly day out. Destination Venue: Details coming soon… Facebook Event Link: German Car Day 2019 Facebook Event

Sunday 27th October 2019 - Cockburn Rotary Spring Fair, BMC-Leyland Day

All BMC and Leyland vehicles are welcome to attend the celebration of 60 years of the Mini.
Keep an eye on Facebook for updates (Facebook page hasn't been set up yet).

Friday 12th October 2019 - CMC Quiz Night.

This year hosted by the Mercedes-Benz Club. Venue: Filipino Australian Club of Perth Hall, 1 Catherine Street, Bedford WA. Start time is at 7pm, BYO alcohol and favourite nibbles. A platter will be provided for each table and soft drinks and light refreshments will be available for purchase on the night. Tickets: $18 per person; tables of 8 – Book via TryBooking “CMC Quiz Night 2019”
Further information, contact Angus Stewart on 0402 228 903

Sunday 10th November 2019 - Remembrance Run


Sunday 10th November 2019 - Brockwell Classic Car Run

The Brockwell Run is being revamped with a new format and drive to a new destination. The run starts at Whiteman Park and goes to York. Get behind it.

Sunday 17th November 2019 - Classic Cars and Coffee

Photos from the November Classic Cars and Coffee - https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2019/11/classic-cars-and-coffee-november-2019.html

Sunday 24th November 2019 - Celebration of the Motorcar

Perth's prestige motoring event. https://www.wheelsforhope.org.au/celebration-of-the-motorcar-2019/
Photos from the event: https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2019/11/celebration-of-motorcar-24-november-2019.html

Sunday 1st December 2019 - Day of the Volkswagen

Details to follow - check the Facebook page for updates - https://www.facebook.com/events/259490221669995/

Sunday 29th December 2019 - Classic Cars and Coffee

The last Classic Cars and Coffee of the year is always a big one.

Arthur Grady Day 2019

Arthur Grady Day used to be a major event in the Fremantle Heritage Festival. The event was initiated to celebrate the first circumnavigation of Australia by motorcycle by local bike shop owner, Arthur Grady in 1924. Grady set off from the Fremantle town hall on a 1924 Douglas motorcycle and completed the trip in about four months. Originally it was a motorcycle only event. In its first year, around 2013, it featured a small display of pre-1930 vintage motorcycles. The following year the Vintage Motorcycle Club got behind it and organized a much larger display with all eras of motorcycles welcome to attend. A feature of the event was a ride through Fremantle led by the pre-1930 motorbikes. It expanded again the following year with a much larger ride planned, however, the ride was cancelled due to traffic issues. I attended these early events and my photos can be found here:
2012 - https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2012/06/arthur-grady-rideout-2012.html
2013 - https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2013/06/arthur-grady-ride-2013.html
2014 - https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2014/05/arthur-grady-ride-fremantle-2014.html 
2016 - https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2016/04/arthur-grady-day-fremantle-heritage.html


From there the event went through a rapid expansion to become a major heritage event incorporate vintage cars, trucks, buses, stationary engines, prams, bicycles and even steam engines. For several years it was a highlight event, however, after its energetic organizer, Alex Marshall, left Fremantle City Council and the venue, Kings Square, was closed for renovations, the event fell into decline.

For the past two years the event has been held in the forecourt of the Fremantle Maritime Museum. This is a relatively small space but the event has slowly been clawing back interest from the classic motoring community. This year five clubs attended to put on displays, including the Vintage Motorcycle Club of WA, Bus Preservation Society, Military Vehicle Chapter of the Veteran Car Club, Special Interest Vehicle Association and WA Hot Rods.

The buses arrive. The Bus Society fielded three buses which, due to the limited space available in the museum forecourt, were forced to do some amazing driving to get into position.

The buses took centre stage in front of the museum.

1951 Guy Arab III https://www.bpswa.org/guy-arab-101.html

1952 AEC Regal IV https://www.bpswa.org/aec-regal-iv-kalamunda-17.html

A replica of Arthur Grady's Douglas.

Another Douglas (with typical English lubrication... leaking)

Fremantle is an active and busy port. Three container ships came through during the show.

The motorbike display. There was a wide variety of bikes attending and the VMCCWA put on a sausage sizzle.

Classic Germans - the BMW R3 and NSU

A wonderful newcomer on the Perth scene is this prewar BMW R3. I believe the bike came from Poland.

The Maritime Museum is located on the dockside in the Fremantle port, a short distance from the centre of town. It's a ten to fifteen minute walk, but there is a tourist tram that runs on a circuit around the main tourist sites.

There was a fine display by the Military vehicle enthusiasts. The WA Army Museum is actually located in Fremantle, a ten minute drive from here.

1944 Kubelwagen and Austin military ambulance

Bicycle could have done with a polish.

1940s Ford (I think?)

The hot rods.

Studebaker Lark

1966 Renault Alpine A110 and my 1959 DKW F94

1959 DKW F94

No Messerschmitts at the show so I bought my Messerschitt sewing machine.



John Schefhout of eBikers with an electric assist tricycle. I had a ride and was amazed at the power and torque these electric bikes have. eBikers shop is located at Bather's Beach in Fremantle. https://www.ebikers.com.au

Time to hit the road

The Austin ambulance squeezes out through the lines.

Despite the event having relatively little promotion and the modest turnout of vehicles (I say modest, but the turnout occupied all available space), there was quite a lot of public interest. I thought I might have been able to slip away into Freo to have something nice for lunch but instead was talking to people for almost five hours straight. Additionally, while it was chilly in the morning, the day warmed up nicely and it was a very pleasant day to be out in the sunshine. All up a very fine day for all.


The Bus Preservation Society has a large collection of over 100 vintage buses, many of these are in need of restoration, so please check out their website, their collection at Whiteman Park and consider making a donation. https://www.bpswa.org

Link to the Fremantle Maritime Museum website: http://museum.wa.gov.au/museums/maritime/