Robert Wallace (left), with his 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air and
Bill Bazley with his 1957 Ford Customline, which will take
part in today's Lawrence Show 'n' Shine. Photo by Rachel
Taylor.
Lawrence will be reflected in the mirror-like shine of
car wax today, as the inaugural Classic Car Show 'n' Shine
event at Simpson Park gets under way.
Two of the show's organisers, Robert Wallace and Bill Bazley,
say although the event is mainly a celebration of "beautiful"
old cars, it is open to motorbikes, new cars and "anything
shiny."
Mr Wallace said the show was a fundraising event for the
Lawrence Lions Club, with money going to Educare (preschool).
"The main prize is the people's choice prize, but there will
be a mystery judge at the show who will award different
prizes for different catagories.
"There are 15 trophies in total."
There are a lot of classic cars in the Lawrence area already,
and more coming in all the time, Mr Wallace said.
"I'd say there were about 50 classic cars just in Lawrence
alone."
Falling into the "anything shiny" category is the Lawrence
Vintage Machinery Club, which will be putting on a display.
The Lawrence Volunteer Fire Service will hold a demonstration
at 2pm, when it will stage a mock car accident and show how
it frees people trapped in cars.
There will be a car-boot sale, a merry-go-round for the
children and a licensed bar operating for the adults.
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