Classic Motoring Events in Perth in 2018

Sunday, 28th January 2018 - Classic Cars and Coffee


Sunday, 18th February 2018 - Classic Cars and Coffee


Sunday, 18th February 2018 - Northam Vintage Swap Meet and Run


Sunday, 11th March 2018 - Classic Cars and Coffee


Sunday, 18th March 2018 - Classic Car Show


Sunday 15th April 2018 - Curtin Classic Car Spectacular


Sunday 15th April 2018 - York Motorcycle Festival


Sunday, 29th April 2018 – Classic Cars and Coffee
Due to the City to Surf run, CCC was moved to Claremont Showgrounds in the afternoon.

Sunday, 27th May 2018- Classic Cars and Coffee


Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th June 2018 - WA Hot Rod Show


Sunday, 17th June 2018 - Classic Cars and Coffee


Sunday, 29th July 2018 - Classic Cars and Coffee


Sunday, 19th August 2018 - Classic Cars and Coffee on the road


Sunday, 26th August 2018 - York Motor Show


Sunday, 9th September 2018 - Classic Cars and Coffee


Sunday 7th October 2018 - Rotary Club Car Show

The Rotary Club of Como will be holding our 7th classic car show at Wesley College, South Perth on Sunday 7 October 2018. We hope you will enter your much loved vehicle again this year and join in a fun day. Please note the date in your event diary and pass it on to your Club Secretary. Register on the website to book your space: http://comorotarycarshow.com/

13th October 2018 - French Car Display

https://www.bonjourperth.com.au/portfolio/french-cars/

Sunday, 14th October 2018 - Classic Cars and Coffee


Sunday, 21st October 2018 - Waroona Vintage Machinery Rally

http://www.waroonavintagemachineryrally.com.au/

Sunday, 28th October 2018 - German Car Day


Sunday, 28th October 2018 - Inaugural Billy Cart Festival

Mount Helena, a historic saw milling village in the picturesque Perth hills is hosting the inaugural Hills Billy Cart Festival on Sunday 28th of October. The main feature of this event is a race of Billy Carts down the Main Street supported by a host of vintage themed attractions. This is an event for all the family, for young and old. It will be a day for creating happy memories – bring the whole family along and experience pure nostalgia in this glorious, historic hills timber milling village. https://hillsbillycartfestival.com/

Sunday 11 November 2018 - Remembrance Day Scooter Run

https://www.facebook.com/events/1693222940795607/

Sunday, 11th November 2018 - Italian Car Day


Sunday, 11th November 2018 - Brockwell Memorial Museum Run


Sunday, 18th November 2018 - Classic Cars and Coffee


Sunday 18th November 2018 - West Coast Dream Machines


Sunday 18th November 2018 - GM Owners Day

The GM Owners' Day is happening again on Sunday, 18 November 2018 at Steel Blue Oval in Bassendean from 9.30am to 4pm with all proceeds once again benefiting the Association for the Advancement of Brain Injured Children (WA) Inc. Entry forms are available from the website http://www.gmownersday.com.au where you can download a or fill out the online version by selecting “Entry” on the left side. Please note that entries close 2nd November 2018. In addition, you can keep up to date by following our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/GMOwnersDayWA. We look forward to hearing from you and hope to see you on the day.

Sunday 25th November 2018 - Celebration of the Motorcar

https://celebration.org.au/

Sunday 2 December 2018 - Day of the Volkswagen

https://vwclubwa.com/join-now/51-dovw

Sunday 2 December 2018 - Moto Italiano Expo

An exotic display of Italian Automobiles from Ferrari to Ducati's, Classics to Cutting Edge Modern Super Cars & Super Bikes https://www.facebook.com/events/629870337407223/

Sunday, 30th December 2018 - Classic Cars and Coffee

The last event of the year. Viva la coffee!

Classic Cars and Coffee November 2017

November's meet up was similarly well attended and I was early for once so got to have a good look around.

Lovely Mercedes-Benz 300 coupe

Two SIVA club stalwarts - NSU Prinz III and Paul Blank's Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, recently back from Bay to Birdwood.

Porsche 911

Later model Ford Capri drives in. I must admit I've not seen another of these British Fords in Perth.

Lovely Porsche 356 speedster

Two late model British classics - Morgan Plus Four and a JBA. Both are modern cars with classic styling.

MG Magnette

Volkswagen Karmann Ghia.

It's great to see another of these magnificent 'blower' Bentley's out and about. The Bentley owners should be commended for regularly getting their cars out on the road and driving them, not squirreling them away like museum pieces.

Peter Briggs was there again with another of his MG racers.

Probably my favourite car of the day. A Jensen built Volvo sports.

Yours truly snapped artistically by Tony Wong at the end of the morning. Since coming back from Adelaide the DKW has been plagued with performance issues. Idling has especially troublesome. For five years I've never had a single issue with the carburetor, but it seems like it needs cleaning out after every drive. Speaking with other drivers about this on Sunday I am now convinced the fuel has been contaminated with ethanol, which is damaging the fuel system. Western Australia doesn't have ethanol in its fuel but some eastern states do and although I always checked while we were away to avoid using any ethanol tainted fuel, I guess some did make it into the system. It's a damned pain!

As always, you know where to get your coffee!

The next Classic Cars and Coffee will be on 31 December.

To keep up to date with events, check out the website http://classiccarsandcoffee.com/

Remembrance Day Scooter Ride 2017

It's been several years since I've taken the Troll out for a run, but on 12 November there was a scooter run in Fremantle. The 12th was my birthday and that alone was good enough reason to pull the beast out of the shed and hit the road.

Despite not having been ridden in two years the Troll fired straight up and needed little more than a quick lube here and there.

The Remembrance Run was organized by South Side Scooters and they did a great job of spreading the word across the scootering community. The event even got a write up in the local paper. https://communitynews.com.au/fremantle-gazette/news/perth-scooter-gathering-and-poppy-run-to-see-south-side-scooterists-pay-remembrance-respects/

Several SIVA members and fellow travelers attended. Ron De Pannone on his Lambretta Li, Andy Montgomery on this Vespa 150, James Long on his Honda Spacey, Tony Wong on his Lambretta LD and Greg Eastwood on his Heinkel Tourist.

Tony's lovely Lambretta LD. The oldest scooter on the run.



The Troll - solid and reliable like a Soviet tractor and just as pretty.

Greg's Heinkel Tourist is a thing of beauty

While James' Honda Spacey is.... 'uniquely styled.' But it is way more powerful and reliable than the Vespas and Lambrettas.

124 scooters attended - a fantastic turnout!

The route took us along the coast to Cottesloe, then through Mosman Park and back to Fremantle.





Getting started ready for wind resistance



One of Tony Wong's cool photos. All the stylish photos in this post are his.

Great photos from Mark Nagle.

See link to his Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pg/PhotographyByMarkNangle/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1125112197624289




The Troll ran extremely well, although I was at the back of the pack most of the run. Quite a few Lambrettas stalled along the way (probably weighed down with all the surplus mirrors). Old fuel was the common complaint.

Andy and James

Greg on the Heinkel. Gotta love the helmet.


I made it all the way back to Fremantle without incident but Greg's Heinkel stopped running about 100 metres from the end point while we were waiting for the stragglers to catch up. I stuck around for a while to help him out before I headed home. It was a great start to my birthday.

Greg pushes the Heinkel the last 100 metres. Lesson for the future - never switch off your engine!

Tony W as 'tail gun Charlie'

A brief video of the start.