To celebrate our 40th Anniversary, we're hosting a car show. Come along and see our club cars, and support the club! 

Where:
26 Karepiro Drive, Whangaparaoa

When:
Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th August
9am - 4pm
Adults $10 Kids FREE

Hosted by the Auckland Hot Rod Club Inc.

Where:
Meet at Manukai Yacht & Motor Boat Club
85 Kiwi Esplanade, Mangere Bridge

When:
Sunday 28th August 
Registration 9:30am - 10:30am
​Cost $10 per hand

​This month we’re headed to the Salty Dog in Snells Beach, rain
or shine, meeting at Sharks at 11 to leave at 11.30. So a nice little
cruise and a feed and a natter, perfect for a winters day. And
as always we’ll need numbers on club night for catering
purposes.

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Sunday June 19 is this month’s club run on rain or shine, if the weather is inclement, i.e. persisting down, daily drivers will be allowed. Meeting at Sharks (Victor Eaves Park for the newbies), at 11 to leave at 11.30. And our destination is The Settlers Country Manor in Waimauku. A bit of a cruise and a chance to get together.! We’ll need a show of hands to get numbers for catering purposes at club night, alternatively text or email Grant.

Open to all classics, hot rods, exotics and JDM vehicles.

Where:
Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland. Use the Maurice Road Entrance

When:
Starting Sunday 30th Jan and continuing throughout the year on the Last Sunday of the month

Hosted by NAPA Auto Parts Dragway & Pukekohe Hot Rod Club

Where:
Indian Hall, Ward Street, Pukekohe

When:
Saturday May 14th -15th 2022
Sat 9am - 10pm
Sun 9am - 4pm
​Admission $10

Hosted by NAPA Auto Parts Dragway & Pukekohe Hot Rod Club

Where:
Indian Hall, Ward Street, Pukekohe

When:
Saturday May 14th 2022
Gates Open 7am 
Buyers $5 Entry
Swappers $15 Entry

Sunday May 15 we’re headed for Pukekohe Hot Rod Club’s Hot Rod and Horsepower Show. Meeting at Sharks at 9.30 to leave at 10, morning tea when we get down there, have a wander through the show followed by lunch and a beer on the way home.

​A Jaguar featuring in the Wellsford Warkworth Vintage Car Club Daffodil Rally later this month will always hold a special place in the heart of Warkworth resident Frances Ross.
The Mark 2 Jag, built in 1968, was bought by Frances’ late husband, Robin, to further his long-standing interest in classic cars during his retirement.
He stripped the car down and was about to get it repainted, from the original cream colour to a vibrant red, when he was suddenly and unexpectedly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and told he had just six weeks to live.
Frances says the prognosis was shattering, especially as Robin, then 75, appeared fit and healthy.
“He was the sort of man who could have erected a fence without any trouble. All that seemed to be bothering him was a pain in the shoulder, which we thought was simply an old rugby injury coming to the surface again,” Frances says.
Sadly, it was far more serious. Robin’s health rapidly deteriorated, but despite the doctors’ dire predictions he managed to cling on to life for another six months.
Frances, 75, says it was during these difficult months that members of the Wellsford Warkworth Vintage Car Club rallied around to help Robin rebuild his car.
The classic saloon went on to win the Wellsford Warkworth club’s award for Best Reconstructed Car of 2012, and in March the following year Robin and Frances entered it in a club rally, “Are we there yet?”, and won.
The following month Robin died.
Frances says the car serves as a reminder of all the support she received from club members during her husband’s last days.
“And I still get that support. That’s why I still have confidence to drive the car in rallies, because I know if I get into trouble, the men of the club will be there to help me straight away.”
She has the car serviced at two local garages and insists they remedy problems straight away, rather than leaving it until the next Warrant of Fitness.
“I have complete faith in the car and the boys’ workmanship so there’s every reason for me to keep driving it,” she says.
The Wellsford Warkworth Vintage Car Club Daffodil Rally takes place on Sunday, August 25. Cars will leave Smales Farm, Takapuna, at 11.15am, and start to arrive at Warkworth Wharf around noon.
Visitors will be invited to vote for their favourite cars and prizes will be awarded to winners.
Money raised during the event will support the Cancer Society in its efforts to reduce the incidence and impact of cancer.