The yellow-clad Bruntlett/Hayward family
Sleek lines and smooth curves dominated vehicle shapes at Sunday’s vintage car Daffodil Rally for Cancer event.
Some of the behind-the-scenes sloggers, from left, committee member Bryan Cossey, club treasurer Gillian Hayton, and club captain/event organiser Chris Hawkings. Photo: Viv Posselt
It was the New Zealand Vintage Car Club’s national day and hundreds of vehicles around the country joined the rally to raise money for their respective Cancer Societies.
The Waikato branch of the Vintage Car Club ran its event. It attracted owners from all around the region, including Matamata, Morrinsville, Te Aroha, Ngāruawāhia, Te Awamutu, Hamilton and Cambridge, who ended up at Cambridge’s VCC clubrooms in Maclean St. A number of vehicles owned by non-club members were also there for the enjoyment of enthusiasts.
Last year’s event raised $80,000 nationwide for the New Zealand Cancer Society and the Waikato branch raised around $6000.
Rear ends of all shapes and sizes were on display at the Maclean St clubgrounds. Photo: Viv Posselt
Cambridge’s John Mead with his well-decorated 1938 Series 11 Morris 8 was there to support the event. Photo: Viv Posselt
Hamilton’s Chris and Sindy Hanes, pictured with travelling companions Lulu and Maisie, beside the 1930 Grade 8 Hudson coupe they’ve enjoyed for three decades. The car is just one of two in the country – the other is in Dunedin. Photo: Viv Posselt
Te Awamutu’s Brodie and Lindie Howe were at the event for the first time. Brodie has taken almost two years bringing their 1968 SS Camaro back to sleek perfection. Photo: Viv Posselt
Te Aroha’s Warren Carey was there with his 1938 Morris 8 convertible. He belongs Morris 8 clubs in Te Aroha and Cambridge. Photo: Viv Posselt
The yellow-clad Bruntlett/Hayward family with their 1915 Saxon roadster ‘Freya’, this time with Pikachu in the driver’s seat. They are, from left, Carey-Ann Ward, Hamilton’s Joe Bruntlett, and Tracey and Wayne Hayward – all except Joe are from Ngāruawāhia. The photo-story tells of Joe and son-in-law Wayne’s years spent restoring the rare roadster, which first came into Joe’s hands in 13 boxes of pieces sent from Detroit’s Saxon Motor Car Company. Photo: Viv Posselt
