In the 18 years of running the much-anticipated meet and greet, Byford Classic Car Club (BCCC) founder and life member Norm Fowler said last Sunday marked the first time the event had been hit by rain.
“In spite of the rain, we had a day that you’d call very successful,” Mr Fowler said.
“We had 114 members turn up as well as the visitors so we had well over 200 turn up.”
Mr Fowler said enthusiasts at the event had the bonnets of their classic cars up for everyone to see.
“But when it started to rain, people put their bonnets down,” he said.
“We did have a t-bird convertible without a top, so that had umbrellas all over it.”
“(The driver) drove off when it started sprinkling rain.”
Mr Fowler said he was pleased with the amount of money raised despite the weather conditions and people being away for the long weekend.
“We’ve raised not much less than what we did the year before with a full carpark.”
Through the entry donations and raffles, BCCC raised $2000 for the MACA200 ride for a reason.
In an RAC Horizons podcast dated July 22, Perth based classic car enthusiast Simon McGrath said sociability was one of the main things about the classic car movement.
“You’ve got a common purpose,” Mr McGrath said.
“You might be trying to restore something which means talking to people about how to do things, tracking down parts, scrounging through junk yards and people’s garages to try and find bits to make something whole again.
“That’s a highly social thing to be doing and it’s also intellectually stimulating.
“So, it gives a lot of people purpose.”
Photographs – Richard Polden.
