Vintage car Picnic at Hanging Rock, Vic, Australia, 2012

[JDK]

As I said this time last year, every year, on the Valentine's Day weekend, the Macedon Ranges & District Motor Club hosts the 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' car show. It's a great event with thousands of interesting cars in a unique venue and really is a giant picnic. Here's this year's selection, starting (above) with a Yank Tank in front of the Rock.



While there's a fair amount of repetition of popular classics, there's enough rare and odd stuff if you keep looking. There's a French bias in this list, just because the French built so much neat machinery. After all what car show would be complete without a DS Goddess?



The Nash above is the first of many contenders of why the American machines are bigger than the British; although a Mini on the wing's hardly fair!



Good to see an old friend from London.



That famous signature logo pops up all over.



Australian icon, the early Holden.



And of course a good representation from Germany. Beetles (or Bugs) are still popular worldwide, but Australia has a good representation of the other 60s types on the road as well.



However you don't see many of these here, however common they are in Europe.



I'm not sure, but I think that may be Thunderbird 9, or maybe Thunderbird 6.5?.



Neat logo, and an English reminder. Not so exotic in the local lingo, sadly.



Winner of Best Commercial and oldest driver (at 88, for the owner) this magnificent Thornycroft, with solid tyres.



And if your parents are dedicated, no need for the young ones to miss out. However the green machines 'off-driveway' capability seemed as limited as you'd expect. Think the motor got a bit grumpy.



Just in from the Sudan, or possibly a Victorian barn...



The locals were very patient with all the visitors. This guy seemed a lot more sensible than his many admirers (they are wild animals and they can kick hard, folks). The Moggies seemed almost as rare this year.



One of the overall views. It's a great venue.



And to finish for the moment, Austin corner. Didn't Noddy drive one of these?

More pictures to come.

James

[bdk]

1965 Buick Riviera

http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z522 ... viera.aspx

I'm not sure, but I think that may be Thunderbird 9, or maybe Thunderbird 6.5?.

[JDK]

Thanks bdk. Lots of helpful people have offered what it is; however I wasn't calling it a Ford, it was a (lame) joke about the styling: International Rescue... Chiz.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbir ... _series%29

"Aggright Guv,"



"You're nicked, sunshine..."

"That's not a Thunderbird, THIS is a Thunderbird..."



And so on, and out...

[The Inspector]

Refering back to the Munchkin in the Kandy green pushmobile, if you are wheelin' a slammed fat fender 49 MERC, it's ALL about stylin' and posin'. (needs some wide whitewalls)

The RIVs headlights are under he vertical covers on either side of the grille and open clamshell style top & bottom on a vacuum motor that usually leaks or stops working (particularly after 47 years)and they 'fail' in the open position.

Any info on where the coil spring 'A' arm front end under that pale yellow 'A' bone roadster came from?

Really nice cut (about 2 inches?) on that suede black BETTLE, round cars are hard to make look right after chopping them.

Once again, thanks for this years picnic photos

[Chris Brame]

it was a (lame) joke about the styling: International Rescue... Chiz.

Don't feel bad about the Riviera - there WAS one in Thunderbirds:

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_101222-Bui ... -1963.html

[JDK]

Thanks Chris! I feel all justified now. Thanks to the internet, anything's deffo possible, if you can search for long enough.

[The Inspector]

I like the idea of a sportback Riv! Too bad GM styling went all limp noodle shortly after they designed the last series of RIV

[Scott Rose]

No Falcon XBs? Only one Ute? For shame

[JDK]

Once again, thanks for this years picnic photos

No problem! Can't help with the spring info - you can see as much as I know in the photo!

No Falcon XBs? Only one Ute? For shame

Max wasn't there, but more normal XBs probably were - I'll see if I caught any.

Good spot on the absent Utes - saved for another post...

Cheers

[Scott Rose]

Once again, thanks for this years picnic photos

No problem! Can't help with the spring info - you can see as much as I know in the photo!

No Falcon XBs? Only one Ute? For shame

Max wasn't there, but more normal XBs probably were - I'll see if I caught any.

Good spot on the absent Utes - saved for another post...

Cheers

Max got me interested in the XBs, but Eric Bana got me hooked on them.

And I've always loved El Caminos and down under is the homeland for this style