Sunday 2 September 2018

Goodguys Rat Day at Wanda Beach

Sunday 2nd September - 2018

The Goodguys Rod & Custom Club held their 18th Annual Rat Rod Day on Father's Day at a new venue [for them], at Wanda Beach in my home town of Cronulla.


My '57 Chevy sandwiched between two T-bucket 
hot rods with a gloomy Pacific Ocean in the background

In recent years hundreds of hot rods, rat rods, customs, street machines, VWs and bikes have cruised in for their traditional Father's Day event. With a wide variety of cars turning up, you never know what you are going to see.



My '57 Chevy picked up the 'Top Shiny'
Award on the day

For the first weekend of Spring this morning, under overcast skies, light rain showers and cool south-easterly wind blowing in off the Pacific Ocean, I braved the elements to turn up and show my ‘57 Chevy 2-door pillarless Bel-Air Sedan at the annual Goodguys Rat Day Car show at Wanda Beach in Cronulla.


A classic no airbag statement...
Airbags were introduced as standard equipment in 1997

I was pleasantly surprised that my Classic ‘57 Chevy won the trophy for the ‘Top Shiny’ category out of all the other Hot Rod participants that were entered.


My '57 Chevy picked up the 'Top Shiny'
Award on the day

And why the name Goodguys? No, they are not sponsored by the electrical goods retailer of the same name. Founded 35-years by Gary Meadors who was from Cave Creek, in Phoneix, Arizona [very close to where I have my place in Phoenix] thought that all of the club's car owners were just good guys - simply out having fun with their cars and not doing any harm in society. Hence the name - Goodguys.


Needless to say I am a very “Happy Chappy”.

Cheers
Warbo

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