Spectators will have a chance to enjoy watching a convoy of motoring history pass by as the Dunedin to Brighton All Veteran Vehicle Rally returns.
Co-organiser Nevin Gough is encouraging people to follow the journey by finding a spot on the route and cheering the drivers on.
"One thing that makes it really special for us is the crowds that get in behind it and sit in their deck chairs and wave."
He suggests people check the map of the route (seen on this page) to see if it runs past their home or find a nearby spot to enjoy the rally.
"He bought it and put about six weeks’ hard work into it."
The large tourer is painted canary yellow, a departure from its original colour.
His father had decided yellow was "a bit of a nicer colour" than what would have originally been more sombre tones.
"It was a bit like a Model T, you could get them in grey and black, or grey and black."
"Twenty-five was a four-door tourer and I think 24 was like a two-door roadster."
The Buick motor works were based in Flint, Michigan, and this model was first imported by A Russell & Co, of Invercargill.
The Buick remains mostly original inside and out, complete with kerosene-fuelled sidelights.
"You just open the lens up and there is your wick."
The headlamps were fuelled by acetylene stored in a cylinder on the driver’s side runner.
By flipping the headlights up, the flame from the wick could serve as a simple element.
"They would flip it up and put their pot on there, and cook up some spuds or something on the side of the road."
On Saturday, the rally will set off from the Octagon at 11am, arriving at Brighton Domain about noon, where people can admire the lovingly preserved cars.
Some of the larger vehicles will continue for an additional drive to Taieri Mouth before doubling back to the domain.
"They get to stretch their legs."
