Chryslers on the Murray, Albury/Wodonga Australia - March 16-18, 2012
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:45 am
Hi Everyone,
Thought I would share some car show moments with you all, last weekend I attended Chryslers on the Murray here in Oz, The show is held in Albury/Wodonga which is on the border of Victoria and New South Wales and is reportedly the biggest Chrysler based show outside of the USA.
As this was the first show that my SF would attend after finishing my restoration in Feb this year, I spent hours detailing in the week leading up to the show incl the whole under carriage, engine bay, trunk, paint, stainless....the lot! ....She was shinning like a new pin.
I loaded up all the luggage on Friday morning, the family all climbed aboard and as I pulled out of the garage the rain started to fall...only a light shower but rain none the less...Grrrr.
We met up with fellow Mopar enthusiasts at a location set by our car club and it was here that I met Rick Ehrenberg (Mopar action magazine) Rick was over here from the USA to run a story on the show, what a great guy and so much Chrysler knowledge!
We all set off for Albury driving up the Hume Highway and not long up the road the moisture in the air had increased from a light shower to set in rain, much to the disappointment of many, two and a half hours later we stopped for lunch in a country town by the name of Benalla, great pub lunch and back on the road, we still had an hour or so of driving to reach the destination and by this time the wipers are getting a full nonstop work out! (Found out later that the region had received two inches of rain in short time frame).
Once we had made it to the destination we checked in at the motor inn, relaxed a little and later dried the car off before going out for dinner, I was up very early the following morning (before the birds) working by torch light to polish all over and wipe clean under the car as best as possible before the judging, all went well and the day was warm and clear blue skies, such a contrast to the previous day.
Later in the afternoon on Saturday when all of the judging was complete, many cars took part in a super cruise to a great old woolshed now set up as a pub, there were Mopars as far as the eye could see, it was great to be a part of it.
The next day (Sunday) was show and shine day and the sun did shine for us again! Blue skies and warm temperatures made for a great show day, 673 entrants of both Aussie made and USA Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, and Desoto cars of all shapes and sizes, although it was still quite wet under foot, it didn’t dampen the spirit of the show.
I was very happy by the end of the day; my SF picked up an award for Best Presented 1945-1960 car and landed a trophy for finishing in the top 5 of the show, great reward for all the work that went into the restoration.
Monday was again a beautiful day weather wise for our journey home, we loaded up early, fuelled up and hit the highway again, this is the longest trip that the car has done since I got her back on the road and she didn’t miss a beat, such a beautiful car to cruise in, as far as economy goes, I got 16.5 mpg for the trip, thought that was pretty good considering the weight that she was loaded up with! Anyhow great time was had by all, even the car! Keep your eyes open for the coming issues of Mopar action magazine as there will no doubt be a write up about the show, maybe even a pic of my car??
Until next time, safe cruzin!
Thought I would share some car show moments with you all, last weekend I attended Chryslers on the Murray here in Oz, The show is held in Albury/Wodonga which is on the border of Victoria and New South Wales and is reportedly the biggest Chrysler based show outside of the USA.
As this was the first show that my SF would attend after finishing my restoration in Feb this year, I spent hours detailing in the week leading up to the show incl the whole under carriage, engine bay, trunk, paint, stainless....the lot! ....She was shinning like a new pin.
I loaded up all the luggage on Friday morning, the family all climbed aboard and as I pulled out of the garage the rain started to fall...only a light shower but rain none the less...Grrrr.
We met up with fellow Mopar enthusiasts at a location set by our car club and it was here that I met Rick Ehrenberg (Mopar action magazine) Rick was over here from the USA to run a story on the show, what a great guy and so much Chrysler knowledge!
We all set off for Albury driving up the Hume Highway and not long up the road the moisture in the air had increased from a light shower to set in rain, much to the disappointment of many, two and a half hours later we stopped for lunch in a country town by the name of Benalla, great pub lunch and back on the road, we still had an hour or so of driving to reach the destination and by this time the wipers are getting a full nonstop work out! (Found out later that the region had received two inches of rain in short time frame).
Once we had made it to the destination we checked in at the motor inn, relaxed a little and later dried the car off before going out for dinner, I was up very early the following morning (before the birds) working by torch light to polish all over and wipe clean under the car as best as possible before the judging, all went well and the day was warm and clear blue skies, such a contrast to the previous day.
Later in the afternoon on Saturday when all of the judging was complete, many cars took part in a super cruise to a great old woolshed now set up as a pub, there were Mopars as far as the eye could see, it was great to be a part of it.
The next day (Sunday) was show and shine day and the sun did shine for us again! Blue skies and warm temperatures made for a great show day, 673 entrants of both Aussie made and USA Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, and Desoto cars of all shapes and sizes, although it was still quite wet under foot, it didn’t dampen the spirit of the show.
I was very happy by the end of the day; my SF picked up an award for Best Presented 1945-1960 car and landed a trophy for finishing in the top 5 of the show, great reward for all the work that went into the restoration.
Monday was again a beautiful day weather wise for our journey home, we loaded up early, fuelled up and hit the highway again, this is the longest trip that the car has done since I got her back on the road and she didn’t miss a beat, such a beautiful car to cruise in, as far as economy goes, I got 16.5 mpg for the trip, thought that was pretty good considering the weight that she was loaded up with! Anyhow great time was had by all, even the car! Keep your eyes open for the coming issues of Mopar action magazine as there will no doubt be a write up about the show, maybe even a pic of my car??
Until next time, safe cruzin!