Australian Street Rodding — November 2017

above: Small block Chevy running gear,

a dropped and drilled I beam axle, Cragar

wheels and an improved A grille feature in

this ’28 Model A roadster pickup. It’s mounted

on a Deuce chassis and sports orange and

black trim with a custom hard top. story & photos: al o’toole

the Queensland branch of the asrF host the Downunder Beachfest

for pre-1983 cars and bikes during the June long weekend and put

on cruises, show and shines, a poker run, a street party, live bands

and driving events around the city of Caloundra.

early arrivals registered from the Wednesday and took part in a

lunch-time cruise through the hinterland before the event really

started to ramp up on the thursday. entrants were encouraged to

meet at the nearby Big Kart track for a session of racing before

various cruises led participants back to the centre of town for a

thursday evening street party featuring live music, dancing and a

showing of the classic lm, american Grafti.

on the Friday a poker run followed registrations and took

rodders on a relaxed tour through the hinterland to the palmwoods

hotel for lunch. the remainder of the Friday was left wide open so

visitors could settle in for the weekend, catch up with friends and

enjoy the many great attractions around the sunshine Coast.

saturday was by far the biggest day of the event with over 700

entries overowing the allocated parking areas in the streets

Cool cars congregate in Caloundra...

DOWNUNDER

BEACHFEST

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