Bellarine Historic Vehicle Club revs up

MEMBERS from the Bellarine Historic Vehicle Club will converge on Geelong Waterfront’s Customs Lawn next weekend for the group’s car display.

The April 6 event will showcase vintage, veteran and classic vehicles from a range of different eras.

Club president Jan Clissold said the club was hoping to get about 10 vehicles to the event, and encouraged the community to head along.

“It’s to show them [attendees] cars that a lot of members are collecting and to advertise the car club movement and our own club,” she said.

“It’s also a good way of showing the club to people around the area and let people know what vehicles are around from the olden days.”

Formed in 2015, the Bellarine Historic Vehicle Club includes members ranging in age from 14 to 94, with vehicles of all makes and models.

Ms Clissold said one of the beauties about being a smaller club was the variety of machines they had.

“We’re not a big club, we’re not a one car club, we’re any style of car, any club car doesn’t have to be an old Holden; we’re not that type of club.”

At the coming event, owners of the vehicles will be on hand to answer any questions and talk visitors through the displays.

Ms Clissold said she hoped people heading along will feel pleasure and enjoy reminiscing on what was around when some of them were children.

“[I] enjoy watching other people walk around our cars and talk about our cars and make enquires about the club itself.”

The car display was originally planned for December 1 but had to be postponed due to wet weather with event organisers hoping for better conditions this time.

The event will run from 10am until 2pm and is free to attend.