Recent Restorations Christened
11th July 2010

Completing a restoration is the essence of our movement. The Veteran Section recognised two such restorations at a lunch gathering of members on Sunday, a 1903 De Dion and a 1908 Star.

Pat Kerr National 1 and 2 Cylinder Tour
11th to 16th April 2010

48 vehicles entered this event centered in the Swan Valley. 35 of those entered were 100 years old or older.16 cars crossed the Nullarbor from the eastern states. The rally took in many cultural and historic sights of interest based around the Swan Valley.They also visited a winery and Hillarys Boat Harbour.

Armadale Run
7th February 2010

22 Veteran cars and one Veteran motorcycle participated in this year’s annual 32nd re-enactment which left from Forrest Place mid morning to arrive at the Elizabethan Village Inn for lunch.

Avon Valley Run
6th, 7th and 8th October 2009

9 Veteran cars participated in this 3 day run in the Avon Valley while based in Northam.
The first day was spent exploring the town’s highlights ie historic Morby Cottage and a local man’s car and aircraft collection. The following day the group drove to York . Some hours were spent browsing in the town before returning to Northam via Grass Valley to inspect an excellent private car collection. Day 3 saw the group visit the historic Katrine Homestead to view a vast private car and memorabilia collection then onto Toodyay for lunch before returning to Northam.

2009 National Veteran Rally, Naracoorte SA
3rd to 8th May 2009

3 WA Veteran car owners trailed their vehicles over to attend the rally. In addition a WA member entered a SA vehicle and another VCC member attending in a modern, took video footage of the event. This hub rally covered in excess of 100kms daily, visiting the unique historic and environmental sights of the district and a winery. 153cars and motorcycles entered the event from all states of Australia.

Celebration of the Centenary of Motor Racing in WA

27th/28th March 2009.

16 Veteran Section cars ran in WA’s Centenary of the first recorded four wheel motor race at Cruickshank Arena, Boulder. The event coincided with the Kalgoorlie/Boulder Community Fair. The VCC display was awarded the prize for the best show display.

Armadale Run February 3rd 2009
The first organized run of motor vehicles in Western Australia took place in February 1904. In the original event 4 vehicles took part. This year, the 105th anniversary, 27 cars participated. For the past 30 years the Veteran Section has organized this re-enactment event of pre 1918 cars that travel a similar route to the original from Perth to Armadale where they stop for lunch before making the return trip home.

Rewound Rally May 18th 2008

This event celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first rally in WA of Veteran and Vintage vehicles which resulted in the establishment of the VCC in 1958. The event was called Rewound because the original route was run this year in the reverse direction. It culminated in a static display of 103 cars and motor cycles, for several hours, in Forrest Place, Perth where they were viewed by an enthusiastic crowd.

Dardanup Weekend June 14th/15th 2008
8 Veteran Section cars attended a weekend based at Evedon Park Resort in the Ferguson Valley. Saturday’s run on minor, scenic, level roads took us to a picturesque winery for lunch. On Sunday the destination was a visit to the Dardanup Heritage Park to view interesting static machinery and demonstrations.

Moora Show Run 20th/21st September 2008
In recent years this has become an annual event. This year 6 Veteran cars were trailed to Moora for accommodation at the motel. On Saturday these cars provided a static display for spectators inside the show grounds. Sunday the group visited the Western Wildflower Park just north of Moora before trailing the cars home in the afternoon.