The New Year's Eve Classic Cars and Coffee is always the biggest event in the CC & C calendar and this year was no exception. The organizers made allowance by opening up an additional car park, which did allow the crush to be dispersed somewhat.
Given the inevitable congestion I decided to ride. It was the right decision. The Ariel ran really well and I was able to slip right in and park without any hassles.
A magnificent 1925 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost
Austin Healey Sprite
Renault 750. John's very early Renault 750 feartures in this episode of In My Garage
Mercedes-Benz
1964 Jensen Interceptor
Soviet ZAZ 965
The iconic Jaguar E-Type and a Lotus kit-car
Volkswagen Type 4 transporter and Ford Bronco
1937 Dodge D5
Australians' of a certain age will remember 'The Sullivans', a 1980s television soap opera set in Melbourne during the Second World War. The cast are posing in this publicity photo with a Dodge D5.
1958 Plymouth Belvedere
Fiat 125. This car formed the basis of the Soviet Lada
There were a couple of Datsun 125Y's in attendance. My wife still has a soft spot for the 125Y, it being her first car. They were once as a common as muck, but now it's impossible to find one. Good to see one on the road.
Ferrari
Another magnificent Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, paired with a Bentley.
A elite pairing
Citroen 5CV model. Two CV's were on display to commemorate the first circumnavigation of Australia by motorcar by two missionaries in 1925. The story is reminiscent of the trip by Arthur Grady of Fremantle, which also occurred in the same year - see here: https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2025/05/arthur-grady-day-may-2025.html
For more on this historic trip, see here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-18/bubsie-citroen-circumnavigation-1925-retraced-in-2025/105257744
Lotus
Mercedes-Benz cabriolet for sale
1967 Triumph GT6 for sale
1951 Allard K2 roadster project for sale
KBG members
Morgan Three-wheeler
Austin 7
This 1926 Dodge just returned from competing in Perkolilli https://www.motoringpast.com.au/red-dust-revival
A real rarity, a BSA 3-wheeler. https://www.bsafwdc.org/
The frame and much of the chassis is wood. The engine is very unusual. BSA chose not to use one of their motorcycle engines (which would seem to be a no-brainer power-plant decision), instead choosing a French Hotchkiss rotary aero-engine. The normal Hotchkiss engine would have had 5 cylinders arranged around the central crankshaft, but BSA lopped off three cylinders turning it into a V 2-cylinder. This proved to be a problematic engine that was unbalanced and rarely ran in tune. The owner has had to make many carburetor and fuel-line modifications to get this engine to run reliably. Needless to say, the BSA 3-wheeler was not a success.
Cadillac Aerodynamic
A pair of MG YTs
A view from UWA
2026 dates. NOTE: participation fees have increased by $5 for both cars and bikes.
