Kustom Kulture Australia

Sunday saw the second Lone Star Open Day, and true to form it was another corker. Featuring a stack of cool rides, workshop demos and project talks it had a little something for everyone. Throw in a sausage sizzle and a coffee van and everyone was well sorted.

A highlight was the chance to check out many projects from different ozrodders members. Turns was there with his Model A Roadster featuring hand-made body from the doors back. Royden fired up his angry Dodge which made enough noise to loosen your fillings. Rod brought his Fargo tribute which started life as a Mitsubishi L300 van and is now a ute with a mid mounted LS3 and legally registered as an ICV.

The Open Day is also a chance to catch up with old mates from near and far, as well as putting faces to names. To give you an idea, there were guys from Castlemaine, Pakenham, Nowra, Shoalhaven Heads, Ballarat, and Wellington – just in town to come to the Open Day.

I’ve got some pics below. If you missed it, kick yourself and make a better effort to come along next year and check it out.

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The first NSW Motor Enthusiasts’ Conference was today, and by all reports it has gone down a treat. The idea of the day was to get together representatives from all forms of modified car fields, as well as the NSW Minister for Roads & Ports, as well as reps from the RMS (formally the RTA), and discuss some key issues.

On top of that, it was also an opportunity for all of us with old and modified cars to show how many of us there are in the community. And, despite what a few sensational current affairs programmes might have you think (I refuse to call them journalists), modified cars are not single handily responsible for the global economic crisis, the Japanese Tsunami, famine in Africa and whatever other social ills modern society may be suffering at this present point in time.

The Conference itself was only open to limited numbers of people, so it was pretty much key delegates on behalf of various different clubs and organisations like the ASRF. However they did a fantastic job of broadcasting the entire thing via PA for everyone to be able to listen along and hear exactly what was happening.

The carpark was absolutely chockas full of all types of cars, and there was some awesome variety in there as well. When was the last time you saw an E-Type Jag alongside an EH wagon, across from a bunch of hot rods? Or a tough as XC Falcon Pro Streeter sauntering past a restored 1925 truck? There was definitely something for everyone, and it was great to see much variety but also support for the event.

Now I didn’t hang around to listen to the Conference, but all reports seem to indicate that the day went off fantastically and there have been some tangible outcomes in terms of rules about regoing modified cars. I definitely see it as a massive step in the right direction for all parties in working together in a more cohesive way. Here’s hoping they continue this into the future, and maybe look at doing this kind of Conference as an annual event?

Here’s a few pics, more on the Kustom Kulture Australia facebook page.

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