Posts relating to early (Pre 1985) Hotrodding History in Australia, including Hotrod and Custom Shows plus early Drag Racing, Speedway, Hillclimbs etc.
HOT ROD FRED wrote:My first Nats.Great memories there.Doesn't seem like 33 years ago.Thanks for posting
Thanks for posting these.
My first Nationals too; although only as an observer; we went down in an old Holden from memory. I had started on the '34 Chev Coupe project in early '76 I think. Great memories.
The weather was foul on the way down on Good Friday. Dawned fine and Narranderra was a picture with fresh clear air and all the autumn colours etc; it was an amazing spectacle for us.
Oldcol wrote:
just good times and havin' heaps of fun......
Great pics , thanks Fredeuce.
This was discussed over a few convivial ales at Port Fairy and the general consensus was although we still enjoy runs , they're a far cry from back then , the exception to the rule was the Vic State Run in Ballarat '08 hosted by the Fuellers , it was grass roots rodding.... with a couple of show cars out there in the dust going for it .
I recall at one of the Mildura Nats seeing Daryl Scholes arrive in the California T absolutely covered in mud ( trailers werent invented then ) 5 days later he held aloft the Top Car Award.
yep to many people r to scared to get out and get there cars dusty u would,nt c to many big dollar cars out there lets get back to the good old days were runs were fun with your car doing driving skills i think we r going soft all alot wont to do is park there car and talk shit all day bendigo tryed to put on such a event and didnt get the support those that went had a ball i think there r to many static shows we r getting like the u.s.a