Veteran car rally roars into town

By Jemma Jones

Apr 23, 2024

Revved up: The Victorian Veteran Car Rally chugged into Rushworth on Saturday morning, treating motor enthusiasts to a display of 29 vehicles, all pre-dating 1919. Photo by Kyabram Free Press

You could not drive anywhere last weekend without running into at least one slow-chugging, colourful and widely fascinating classic car.

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Kyabram motor enthusiasts were treated to a piece of history with the Victorian Veteran Car Rally taking over the Kyabram area over the weekend in a spectacle of historic mechanically propelled vehicles.

The 29 vehicles, all pre-dating 1919, were displayed across the region, hitting multiple tourist locations and soaking up northern Victoria’s rich history.

Organiser David Boyd said the event was a complete success, and attendees and spectators were impressed with the trip.

“It was fantastic; everybody had a thoroughly good time, and everybody’s been passing very positive comments about it all — so it was very enjoyable,” Mr Boyd said.

The rally of 65 people across 29 classic cars travelled more than 322 kilometres, hitting all hotspots across Kyabram, Tatura, Rochester, Rushworth, Colbinabbin, Girgarre, Murchison and Tongala.

Mr Boyd said the participants were incredibly “impressed” with the Rochester Historical and Pioneer Society and the Tatura Irrigation and Wartime Camps Museum.

“There were things in the museums about areas that people were unaware of. They didn’t know the history of the world around Victoria and the history of the Middle Ages, it was fascinating.

“A lot of work went into the trip, but when you see everyone having such an enjoyable time and appreciating what you’re putting up, it makes everything worthwhile,” he said.