Celebration of the Motorcar is an invitation only display of prestige and classic vehicles in Perth. The first Celebration was held in 1993; the show fell into abeyance for several years before returning in 2012. Since its restart it was held in the stately grounds of the Cottesloe Civic Centre, except last year when the show wasn't held. This year the show moved to a new location, JH Abrahams Reserve, on the Crawley foreshore near the University of Western Australia.
My Tatraplan was invited to attend. As we had commitments on the Saturday night, I dropped the car off on Saturday afternoon. About half the exhibition vehicles were already in place by 4pm.
The Tatra was parked with a small group of unusual vehicles, most notably the rare Australian-built Giacattolo, one of only 15 ever made.
The new location offered a lot more shade than Cottelsoe Civic Centre - and it damned well needed it. Unfortunately we had an unseasonably hot day of 40 celcius with the threat of thunderstorms and hail in the afternoon. This kept many people away.
English cars lined up along the riverfront. Despite the intense heat, a breeze blowing up the river had a cooling effect.
1934 Singer Le Mans roadster
All class - the Bentley Le Mans
Quite rare everywhere, the Bristol 405
A pair of Bentleys.
1970 Marcos. A British-built sportscar with a wood framed fibreglass body.
1934 MG Sports
Mercedes row
Some "supercar"
New Aston Martins
No, not French - Dodge Viper
1970s Italians - Lancia Stratos and De Tomaso Pantera
Ferrari F40.
Lamborghini 400 GT
1967 Nardi 750S (Fiat based sportscar)
Porsche 356
Rolls Royce
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
Cadillac row
The stunning 1934 Cadillac Aerodynamic, which has just completed a comprehensive restoration
The Cadillac crew lined up for a photo
The show was cut short by half an hour as the boiling tropical heat led to thunderstorms in the afternoon. Fortunately we all managed to get away before the heavens came belting down about 4pm.
