Classic Cars and Coffee - Sunday 31st December 2023

As expected, the New Year's Eve Classic Cars and Coffee was a huge event. I chose to ride my 1954 DKW motorcycle so I could avoid the long queues of cars trying to get in. As I rode along Stirling Highway towards UWA there was a stream of classic cars driving on towards Fremantle - obviously having seen the queues and decided to give it a miss.

Slipping through the traffic 

Japanese classics

Moto Guzzi Eldorado. These are magnificent bikes.

Very handsome Velocette

The great grandson of my DKW RT250 - MZ ETZ250 from East Germany. 

A very old Brough Superior outfit

Another Moto Guzzi Eldorado. This too is an ex-police bike from Los Angeles.

Monkey bikes

Show winner for the modern dreck award - Rolls Royce piece-of-shit. They really are an eyesore.

DeTomaso GT4

Classic 1980s motoring and extremely rare in this condition - Datsun 120Y

Very unusual - Gwyne 8. 

Morris 8

Cadillac Eldorado

And an Oldsmobile in the rear

Quite an unusual Volvo

1953 Cadillac

Japanese sportscar royalty - Datsun 240Z

Holden EJs, EHs and FCs

1966 Renault Alpine A110

Bubblecar row - Isetta, Messerschmitt and Heinkel

Trojan (UK) built Heinkel Kabine

Messerschmitt KR201

This was the most interesting display of the day

About to set off

Budget motoring of the 1930s - Austin 7.

Recreated Messerschmitt Tiger

Morgan Plus 8 

Chevrolet Corvette. The pioneer of fibreglas bodywork.

And with that we finished 2023.

Vintage Scott Bonnar Reel Mower

I have recently been clearing out the home of my aunty, who has been forced into a care home. It's a very sad business. As I've been going through her papers (she was a hoarder) I occasionally come across interesting old papers. Here's a 1968 Scott Bonnar reel mower owner's instructions. I can remember these old machines and I used one many years ago when I worked part-time as a lawnmowing contractor. Some of these old machines are indeed collectors items these days.