Now this '59 Buick caught my eye straight away. The paint is much livelier than it looks in this photo. It has a HEAP of metallic in it and really glows in the sun.

It's pretty stock apart from the DeSoto grille. It took out Top Kustom.

A very nice and very tough '52 Chev Ute. There's some pretty serious rubber hiding behind those rear fenders.

Engine was a TPI small block.

Just in front, but about a million miles away in automotive terms from the Chev was this cool Model A pickup.

It had some nice "patina".

This a very nice FJ Ute that has a few tricks up it's sleeve. The fenders are moulded to the bonnet, so I imagine it has a flip front. I couldn't see where the seam was though, so it's a very nice job.

It's good to see an FJ that sits nice and low with some good wheels on it for a change.

Chopped Tudors are cool. I really liked the combination of colour, wheels and stance on this one.

I think I'll have to get one for a family car one day.

Here's some pretty crazy custom work on the rear of an XM Falcon.

Now this was very new and very RED!

Looks like pretty good use of recycling too!

Now some people complain about small block Chevs being boring and common... blah, blah, blah...

I reckon if they look like this, there's nothing wrong with them.

Like I said, not a speck of dust anywhere!

Black with a red tuck & roll interior. You can't really go wrong with that.

Here's Darren's LOCO 52 Chev. A lot of work has gone into this old 4 door to get it looking this cool.

Darren is a signwriter by trade and did his own striping. Very nice.

Yes, this actually is a Mercury Ute. Obviously aimed at the well heeled farmer.

Apparently it is on a longer wheelbase than the Ford of the same year and most likely had a few extra creature comforts.

Here's some of that Hot Rod material just waiting to be saved I was talking about.

Has it got potential or WHAT!

Do you reckon it needs those wheelie bars? Well I had to know, so I asked the owner. He said he'd "...worn out a few sets of wheels..."

Small block Chev out the front, 6 point cage on the inside and some serious rubber out the back add up to 10.2 second quarter miles! Yikes!

This is probably the lowest '57 Chev in the world. I imagine it's on hydraulics of some description.

The Bel Air trim is actually aftermarket with little bowties instead of the standard grooves.

Look! I've found the Restoration Tree! Drive a Hot Rod past it and it turns into a bog stock resto!

Now I wonder if it works backwards if you reverse past it. Hmmm... where's the keys to that roadster pickup???

This Merc belonged to Christine, the late wife of Ben Gatt. It took home an award, so I hope it cheers Ben up a little.

Some very nice touches on this car.

Now this guy should start his own club. Requirements are, your name has to be Mario Collalillo and your car has to be very cool with a great set of flames.

Love your work Mario.

And finally, just a few pics of a couple of Harleys that showed up.

About 20 bikes showed up in all, a lot left when it started to drizzle a bit though.

What I really liked about it was the paint treatment. It was a modern interpretation of a traditional scallop job. There were lots of layers and even some pinstriping.

Pretty clever stuff.