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Vintage car owners will be revving their engines and heading for Matakana on Sunday August 25 for the annual Daffodil Day rally to raise funds for the Cancer Society.
An estimated 100 meticulously restored vehicles, from elegant pre-war models to iconic muscle cars of the 1960s and 70s, will be on display in the carpark beside Matakana School, from around midday onwards.
The event is a joint initiative of the Wellsford/Warkworth branch of the Vintage Car Cub and the Waitemata and North Shore branches.
Among the cars will be a newly-restored 1955 Mk I Consul convertible, believed to be the only Mk I Consul convertible on the road in NZ. Owner Neil Cremer, of Martins Bay, bought the car for $5000 in 1995 and has been slowly working on its restoration ever since. He says it was a bit of “a basket case” when he got it but now it drives “beautifully”. It only returned to the road a few weeks ago.
Leigh’s Steve Paddison will be arriving in his luxury Zodiac Mk II Zephyr convertible, which was restored in Australia by the then-owner of Rare Spares. Paddison bought the car in Paihia around four years ago.
His brother Les will have his Mk I Zephyr convertible on show, which has the lowest mileage of any Mk I convertible on the road in NZ or the UK. It features original seats, upholstery and hood, and has just 37,000 miles on the clock.
Entry to the show is free, but donations will be welcome.
Last year’s event raised $3000.
