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Valla,
'07.
Given that many of the participants spend at least a week holidaying
at Valla, it is obvious that there is a strong holiday atmosphere
amongst the entrants, The Drag-ens club members don't get the same
opportunity to relax as do others, because they are busy doing a
great job of organising and managing, while keeping things in
perspective, and enjoying the run.
For those of us who were unable to spend a week or more there, there
were wild mobile phone messages from Valla, with rumors about the
presence of road surfacing machinery at the park, which conjured up
visions of a dust-free cruising track. Could it be, after all these
years?
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Barry Duncan idles his early A roadster up the
riverside drive that snakes around Valla Park.
Darren Cahill and family are seen here cruising
in his Dad's '32 Chevy roadster; Rod would like to sell the
roadster, and the price is right.
This Ford powered T-bucket features a non-Ford
'screen, making it stand out from the rest of the T-buckets.
Scott Burchell's BBC powered, and customised, '36
roadster leads Frank Norris' stock '36 Fordor sedan into
Nambucca.
This was not staged - the bevy of beauties
included two women handing out voting slips to Sharon Athans
and friend.
Non-Ford rods were in abundance, and this blown
Pontiac coupe stood out.
Four little hot rods, all in a row
Garry Ward brought this '37 roadster to the party
last year, and dressed it in a new coat of bodywork and paint for
this event. Even the crew had new sombreros. |
Rick Pacey's '27 roadster always looks attractive, but the pretty ladies add to its appeal.
A red hot, blown SBF is great on the highway, but
cruising slowly through the park also suits Tom Dennerley's
coupe.
This '28 A roadster pickup has many interesting
features, not the least of which is the bra on the windscreen post.
It looks like a 36 B cup.
Shane Scott's powder blue '28 roadster on deuce
rails looks great in any location.
Another fabulous rookie, the Phil Reeks
'32 allows us to use 'hammered' and 'wood' in the same sentence.
This car ran hard all day at the Nats in Goulburn,
but took things easy at laid back Valla.
Superchargers were everywhere, squeezing
more horsepower out of all manner of high performance motors.
Tom Dennerley's huffed and impeccibly detailed
small block Ford, in his fine Ford 3-window.
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Des Thomas leads a minor jam of cruisers around
by the river.
Ben Love's '30 coupe took Top Rookie. Note the P
plate on the grille shell of his fabulous fiberglass '31 coupe.
A lady chauffeurs Josh Wood
around the park, in the remnants of a great day.
Ian Hickey was there again in '07, and the red
paint on his Geelong manufactured '35 was bright enough to hurt your
eyes.
The shop in the background is either painted in
colours sympathetic to the Tudor, or it is white, and the green hue
is a reflection off the A.
Matt McDonald's
hiboy Model A closed cab pickup shows its wares.
An original '32 roadster, powered by a side-valve
that is anything but original, is a wonderful combination.
Ian "Elvis" Davis had his'32 hiboy
there, providing clients with a chance to check out the high quality
of his 'glass bodies.
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