Heinkel Scooter Project: Auto shows

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Day of the Volkswagen 2016

This year's Day of the Volkswagen was held at Wilson Park, South Beach, South Fremantle, and it was a triumph. The last couple of years DoVs had seen a bit of a decline in attendance and despite the anniversaries of the Karmann Ghia and the Golf, the days were increasingly dominated by the Kombi to the exclusion of other models (not that there is anything wrong with Kombi's).

The Wilson Park location, beside South Beach, Fremantle was a great location. It was appropriately sized for the size of the display and there was a lovely cool breeze blowing in from the sea.

There was a wide variety of machines attending, which made it a much more interesting show.

Kombi's of course were well represented

Little Creatures brewery truck

A very interesting, bare metal Porsche 356 racer. It's been a few years since I've seen any Porsches at the Day of the Volkswagen

Lots of beetles, varying from original spec to slammed and custom

Steffen's VW collection - Country Buggy, immaculate Kombi and low-light Karmann Ghia

Paul Blank's NSU Ro80 (which is for sale).

Seffen's beautiful Karmann Ghia and the modern 'Karmann Ghia' - the Audi TT coupe

This year there was a great turnout of Karmann Ghia's.

These two immaculate low-lights were restored by Jerry Heldt's Karmann Ghia Company of Australia.

More of Jerry's work

Vintage paraphenalia

A very nice Type 3 Notchback. A very under rated car

Camper vans

VW Type 2 ute

More beetles

This early model Oval has been with the same owners since the 1960s

It's had a hard life but has now been restored to excellent condition.

Purvis Eureka

Type 3 Fastback. Some might say a 'poor mans Karmann Ghia.' Quite lovely.

A very fine day for a car show

Manz Buggy and Passat

The car park was filled with VWs that did not make it to the show - including ours. The Volkswagen Club of WA did a great job!

Monday, March 21, 2011

Classic Car Show, Whiteman Park 2011

Trams, buses, trucks, cars, motorcycles, scooters and even tractors. They were all there at the Vintage and Classic Car Day at Whiteman Park on 21st March 2011. Dozens of clubs were represented and it was amazing to see so many vintage and classic machines out on display, including some real rarities. We took far too many photos to put on a single posting so I'll have to break this post up. Let's start with a quick tour around Europe.

Sweden

The sole representative vintage Saab (amongst the many new models) was this 1958 Saab 96 Monte Carlo.

The early Saabs were powered by a two cylinder two-stroke engine that owed its inspiration to the DKW. http://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2011/01/dkw-germanys-post-war-wonder-car.html With the same kind of power and endurance of the DKW 3=6, Saabs performed extremely well in rally competitions throughout the 1960s. This model features a V 4 Ford Taunus four stroke engine.

Viva le France!

A fabulous Bugatti Type 57TT. This car enjoyed a successful racing career in the 30s & 40s and the elderly owner regaled us with tales of his racing misdemeanors. It was certainly a popular exhibit with a host of people lining for photos. Donations were also sought for the preservation of the vintage racing circuit at Caversham. If you'd like to know more about this, click on the link http://www.vsccwa.com.au/cms/index.php?page=caversham-preservation

Beautiful Citroen Traction-Avants

A very cute Renault 4CV. Love the little horse head bonnet mascots

Certainly not the most elegant French vehicle - the 1962 Renault 8

Deutschland Uber Alles

A Messerschmitt KR200. Good to see one out and about. That makes at least 3 in Perth by my reckoning. It was a very popular car, especially with kids.

A lovely and sleek Mercedes

The gorgeous curvy lines of a Borgward Isabella. Personally I'm a big fan. I believe there are two in Perth.

Everything including the kitchen sink. The VW club were out in force.

Another gorgeous VW Split

VW 1600

The surprise of the day - Willie S' 1938 DKW F7. I really didn't expect to see a DKW in Perth but as I found out DKW did export some cars to Australia in the pre-war years. Most were shipped to Adelaide in South Australia, where there was a large German community and from there sold around the country. All cars were shipped unfinished, as chassis and engine only, as protectionist legislation in Australia made it extremely expensive to import completed vehicles. Australian coach builders then built the bodies, but unlike their German counterparts, the Australian bodies were all steel on wood frame, which makes them unique for DKW. This body was built by Boltons in Perth. Body styles in Australia included two door and four door sedans, convertibles, paneled delivery vans and the ever popular ute.

Willie fired up the 688cc engine of the F7 for us. It was amazing how quiet it was.

A French Amilcar

Rule Britannia

1926 Bentley

A Standard is run out from the Museum collection

A British Talbot and a French Delage

Rolls Royce

A Riley and Standard

The Austin-Healey club put on a good show

Shelly's favourite

Austin's attempt to break into the US market, the 57 Austin Metro. It was a little too small to be be successful. In the US it was released as the Nash Metro.