Classic Motoring Events in Perth 2014

Brookton Old Time Motor Show - Saturday 22 March 2014

http://www.otms.org.au/

Tin Dog Motor Show and Swap Meet, Dowerin - 22 March 2014


Vintage Motorcycle Club of WA Swap Meet -Sunday 30 March 2014

http://www.vmccwa.com/swapmeet.htm
Here are photos from the day - http://www.heinkelscooter.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/vmccwa-swap-meet-2014.html

Classic Car Show, Whiteman Park - Sunday 27 April 2014

The premier classic car event in Perth. http://www.whitemanpark.com.au/events/eventListing.aspx
Photos from the day - http://www.heinkelscooter.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/classic-car-show-whiteman-park-2014.html

Arthur Grady Ride, Fremantle - Saturday 10 May 2014 @ 10am

http://www.fremantlestory.com.au/your-story/event-festivals/arthur-grady-day.html
Photos from the day - http://www.heinkelscooter.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/arthur-grady-ride-fremantle-2014.html

German Car Day - Sunday 21 September 2014


French Car Day - Sunday 21 September 2014

http://www.frenchandfantastic.com.au/forum/viewforum.php?f=19&sid=f291564c9b95c3eba07b2ec378be6ccf

Rotary Club of Como Car Day - Sunday 5 October 2014

Looking forward to another good show. http://comorotarycarshow.com/

Italian Car Day - Sunday 2 November 2014

http://rotary-northbridge.org/rotary-italian-car-day/

Brockwell Run, Fremantle to the Motor Museum - Sunday 9 November 2014

This year's event will be held on 9 November and will start from Fremantle Park (a new location). The South Beach location formerly used presented traffic congestion problems and the city of Fremantle has kindly allocated Fremantle Park for this year's run which has better access and egress. Fremantle Park is situated in Ellen Street, which runs parallel with High Street.

Day of the Volkswagen - Sunday 30 November 2014

http://vwclubwa.com/

2012 Annual Steaming Day

"A great day to meet friends and the slightly eccentric." The Machinery Preservation Society of WA put on a display at their Midland Workseffort hop on Sunday 27 August which bought the trainspotters out in force. Of course I popped along to join them.

The 'Steaming Day' was advertised widely amongst vintage car and motorcycle clubs. The Austin Motor Vehicle Club of WA put on a good display outside the workshop. http://carclubs.shannons.com.au/austinmotorclubwa/

It was a beautiful day so I opted to ride the Ariel. I've recently replaced the old temporary mirrors I had mounted when I first licensed the bike. The Leader originally came with two rectangular mirrors that were mounted at the top edge of the leg shield. These have now become virtually unobtainable so I fitted some clip-ons. They did the job - just - but were extremely touchy, requiring constant adjustment and sometimes falling off as I rode. I've bought several replacements over the years but none ever seemed to fit right. Last weekend, after several hours of fiddling, I finally manage to get one of the sets to fit. Although they don't look remotely correct, they work really well, which is after all more important.

I slipped the Leader into the Austin display. Well, it is English.

Morris Cowley

Austin 7 Baby

1935 Wolsely Fourteen

Inside the Workshop

1904 Clayton and Shuttleworth steam traction engine. This magnificent machine is owned and restored by the Machinery Preservation Society.

This is the reason I came. For decades this machine sat on the road verge outside the Veteran Car Club, slowly rusting away. I've always had a fascination for steam traction engines and I used to daydream about restoring it one day. I can remember writing a school assignment about it when I was thirteen. God, I was a nerd! The Preservation Society eventually bought the engine and spent ten years restoring it.


A steam roller

An unrestored steam traction engine

They had this miniature traction engine running.

Blowing steam

There were a wide variety of pumping engines and other machinery. I admire those people who take the time and effort to preserve old machinery like this. Industrial machinery isn't sexy or stylish or exciting, nor are they useful like cars or bikes. Often they take up space - lots of space. If it weren't for dedicated people like the society, most of this stuff would be scrapped; lost forever. It's admirable. And eccentric.

A Wankel rotary marine engine

The stream launch Thunder Child

1956 Velocette LE "noddy bike"

A display by the Historical Cycle Club of Western Australia. https://historicalcycleclub.com.au

I found out that push-bikes used to be licensed in Western Australia.

1908 Imperial Rover

Perth Veteran Car Rally 2011

Here is a selection of photos from the 2011 Perth to Armadale Veteran Car rally. The rally commenced with a display of vehicles in the Murray street Mall, Perth. On the drive into the city we passed a De Dion Bouton laid up on the side of the road only a couple of kilometres from our house in Fremantle. Obviously no rally for that DDB this year. There were a few less cars this year; many familiar faces and a couple of new vehicles on the scene.

A 1913 Austin

This American made Schlacht was in last years run.

The 1906 De Dion Bouton was the oldest machine in the rally. http://www.dedionboutonclub.co.uk/

The De Dion's amazingly tiny single cylinder engine.

When the car was found it was scattered in pieces across several rural properties. Very little actually remained except some parts of the chassis and the engine. This foot plate is one of the few original components.

1908 Rover.



Antique fuel can - nice touch

Willys Overlander. These were a very popular car in Australia, in its day.

A Swift and the Overlander

Swift and the Trumbull

The name sounded German but is in fact an American car. http://www.american-automobiles.com/Cycle-Cars/Trumbull-Cyclecar.html This was a newcomer to the rally.

A 1911 Albion. http://albion-trust.org.uk/
Brush - a marque I've never heard of. The Brush Automobile Company built cars in Detroit Michigan from 1907 to 1913. http://brushownersclub.webs.com/history.htm





A French Delage. Quite unusual in Australia. http://www.delage-world.co.uk/delage.htm

1913 Napier

"Any colour as long as it's black.." A couple of Ford Model Ts







A couple more motorcycles this year - the 1919 Harley-Davidson and 1911 Triumph

This is a beautifully restored and quite unusual Scott. It's an old fashioned design from the Edwardian period that the company continued to manufacture up until 1921. It is one of only two running in the world. The owner had bought it from the original restorer in England. The restorer had spent years locating and manufacturing parts to get it into this condition, rode it once and then decided to sell it. The new owner imported it into Australia. This was its first ride out and the owner said it was 'challenging' to ride.



Beautifully patinated bike.