Car-lovers are invited to pull their old beauties out of the garage and cruise along to this month’s Classic & Vintage Vehicle Show and Rally on August 24 in Tauranga for a good cause.

The Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club has hosted the annual fundraiser for the Bay of Plenty/Waikato Cancer Society at its Cliff Rd clubrooms since 2017.

The Tauranga event is one of many put on throughout New Zealand on August 24 by the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand to raise funds for the NZ Cancer Society.

BOP VCC members Trevor and Raewyn Hughes have co-ordinated the Tauranga event for the past three years, and say their main goal is to raise as much money as they can.

This yellow 1927 Ford Race-A-Bout from Waiuku is coming to the Classic & Vintage Vehicle Show in Tauranga on August 24.

“We want as many people as possible to bring their vintage or classic vehicles along and enter the display and/or rally,” said Trevor. “We also invite the community to come along and view the car show.”

All vehicle owners are welcome, and don’t have to be part of a car club. “A classic car is any car older than 30 years, so all pre-1995 vehicles are eligible,” said Raewyn.

The gates to the club, at 29 Cliff Rd, Tauranga, open at 8am on August 24 for cars to assemble.

Entry is $10 per car. Vehicles need to be assembled by 9.45am.

Members of the public are invited to the show from 10am until midday. Entry is by gold coin donation.

“New for this year is that we’ve sectioned off part of the Cliff Rd carpark for public car parking,” said Raewyn.

Big drawcards for this year include a replica of the Goodbye Pork Pie Mini, owned by Kevin Hollamby, of Rotorua.

Kevin Hollamby’s replica of the Goodbye Pork Pie Mini will feature at the show.

“We’ll have a yellow 1927 Ford Race-A-Bout coming from Waiuku, plus a 1928 Model T Speedster,“ Raewyn said.

“We’ve tried to get a whole heap of yellow cars to join the day, in the spirit of raising funds for the local Cancer Society, but we welcome all classic and vintage vehicles.”

A 1913 Ford Model T Tourer, owned by BOP VCC club captain Kaaren Smylie, will be on-site, as will many other impressive and memorable sets of wheels.

Raewyn said the show was a family-friendly event. “There will be tea, coffee, scones, sandwiches and savouries available for purchase, plus a sausage sizzle, coffee cart and popcorn.”

For those who want to be part of the afternoon rally of vintage, classic or everyday cars – which has a range of prizes to be won – there’s a 12.30pm briefing.

This year’s rally is themed Town & Country, and will take participants on a drive through both types of landscapes for 90 minutes to finish at an undisclosed location for afternoon tea and prize draws.

Rally entry is $10 per car for the driver and navigator, with afternoon tea included. Extra passengers cost $5 each for the afternoon tea.

“We have more than $2000 worth of prizes to be drawn. We will have at least eight draws – so there will be plenty of winners,” Raewyn said.

All takings will be donated to the Bay of Plenty/Waikato Cancer Society to fund further research and development.

Find out more at Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club.