Idols!

Looking out of my window at 6.30am and seeing pouring rain, I thought there was no way many people would be attending the 2023 NSW All American Day. How wrong I was…

I’m an hour south of Macarthur Square Shopping Centre in Campbelltown where the annual All American Day is now held, and from what I was seeing out the window and on the radar, it was going to be a wet day. The beauty of holding the event at a major shopping centre is the ability to move the show arena into the undercover car parking area as a wet weather day condition. Whilst I didn’t take the Chev this time (its complicated), I always intended on being at the show to grab pics for a feature in Killer Rides.

I endured heavy rain from my place until about ten kilometres from the show, where it miraculously stopped raining. That meant that the show was to be held outside in the usual two-level car park at the rear of the centre. For me, that meant not having to deal with the dark undercover area for pics, so I was very happy. As I walked around snapping away and chatting to a few mates, they all told me there had been a couple of down pours during the morning, but nothing that really deterred a lot of people. In fact, one of the organisers told me they had around 500 cars entered into the event. In those weather conditions, that a phenomenal success!

The event always attracts an eclectic mix of cars (and people) and this year was no different. Being staged by the Mustang Club, you’d expect to find plenty of those, and it’s the same with GM’s more familiar brands – Chev, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Cadillac etc. They were all well represented. Mopar fans weren’t missing out either, and in fact, my car of the show was a faithfully restored ’68 Dodge Road Runner complete with 426 Hemi! It was stunning and worth way more than I could ever afford. The event brings together a good mix of traders too, who were kept busy all day pedalling their various wares. I was disappointed that I didn’t make it this year with the Chev, but if all the stars align, we’ll do our best to make the grade next year. I’ve already put the order in for sunny weather!