Victorian Hot Rod Show including Model Show

The 44th Victorian Hot Rod Show
Royal Exhibition Building

Friday January 23 12noon-10pm
Saturday January 24 10am-10pm
Sunday January 25 10am-10pm
Monday January 26 10am-6pm


Admission Prices



Adult - $20


Children Under 12 years of age - $10


Family Ticket (2 x Adult, Unlimited Children Under 12 years of age)
- $40

Prices inc. GST


This year the Model Compettion will again be run upstairs over the entire 4 days of this show, so even if you can only come in once make sure you bring some models for the display or just stop by and say G'day. Last year we ran 3 Categories - HOT RODS, CUSTOMS, JUNIOR & THE REST. The Hot Rods and Custom category Top Judged 4 recieved a Plague and a prize (1st - DVD player, 2nd - Health Grill, 3rd - MP3 Player) and there was a Trophy for Junior and Best of the Rest.

So come along and be part of a great show both 1:1 and 1:25th!!

Is everybody ready?

No because we still don't have a barricade ready for the hoards of tools the can't read the "DO NOT TOUCH" signs!!!

OK, so what do we need to do?      I have half a dozen brake discs here that would make perfect bases, sone round tube with flange welded to bottom so it can be bolted to the discs, eyelets welded to the top and some rope or chain and we're away.      Yeah, I know, everyting is easier said than done.

Yep that's sounds like what we need to do! we really need to get these things made asap, they would come in handy at the Kustom Nats to! When can i get these discs? then I just need to find someone to weld 'em up after I source the materials................

When are you home?

I'm almost always home!! you can drop by or give me a holla and I will swing by your place!

Enjoy the Hot Rod show we may not have one this year.
Ours has been held in conjunction with the Motor Show in the past and the Motor Show has been cancelled for 09 so alternatives are being looked at for the Hot rod show but it is not looking good.
I know the guy that trimmed that 55 chev and it is a sweet ride everything is electronic you should see the wiring for it.

Set up is tonight, and if your coming along over the weekend feel free to join us at the model show upstairs! see you there

Here's some pics from the show!!

For those that have never been to this event it's held in the only world Heritage listed building in Australia and it's a stunning location.


The Model Show is held upstairs each year,


and here's the view from behind our display !!


ummmm nice bike!!!

Outside the front doors is a large array of cars that almost changes every hour!!

And inside there's plenty to see..........here's just some of whats there,

....and still more,
















..this used to be owned by Carps as a daily driver!!


...and just in case you didn't see the bike the first time

Thanks for those Paul, yeah glad you put that second pic of the bike up, couldn't see it properly for some reason , although still not clear
Any more model pics?

Tubman wrote:Any more model pics?

Ummm which ones?.....................There's Models and then there's Model Cars!!

either way I'm there most of tomorrow so I will get lots more pics.

Well me and the daughter will be in there tomorrow morning around 10.00 in the XR. Looking forward to it as I haven't driven the car for a few months.

Paul wrote:

Tubman wrote:Any more model pics?

Ummm which ones?.....................There's Models and then there's Model Cars!!

either way I'm there most of tomorrow so I will get lots more pics.

Oh look, I'm easy, which ever takes your fancy, just make sure the missus isn't to close by if your taking pics of the non car ones, costs a fortune to send flowers to hospitals these days

Nice shots Paul - I took some too but not sure how well they worked indoors and haven't checked them out yet. Will put some up if they are any good.

Personal favourites were the '69 Impala, 59 Buick and red '57 Chev - all very, very nice. Disappointed that the black Buick from Kustom Nats wasn't there.

Wouldn't mind a rear shot of the bike, maybe one of the chopper too

Well done guys. Deserving winners I'd say. Looks like you finally found a judge who knows what a kustom is too...

A big thanks to everyone who made this show happen over the weekend, many hours were spent attending the display and setting up on Thursday night, and dismantling this evening. Cheers Guys!!

It was nice to receive this from the event organisers!!

The awards and prizes they have for the model show are awesome, so a big thanks to the VHRA for running a great event.

Love it. Carps wins the kustom prize with his box stock 300C

Well done everyone.

As usual I found the free outdoors show was much better than the indoors one. But then I always prefer my cars driven.

Was a great weekend.. so much eye candy... there was also heaps of hot cars to look at.. thanks to those few who helped.. you know we couldnt of done it without you guys being there..