COFFS Harbour’s finest vintage cars and motorcycles will be on display when the 2023 Coffs Harbour Car Show is held on Sunday, 15 October at the Coffs Ex-Services Club.

The Coffs Harbour Car Show is a combined show by the C.ex Sports, Touring and Classic Car Club, the Coffs Harbour Veteran, Vintage and Classic Car Club, and the Coffs Harbour and District Motorcycle Restorers Club.

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Between them, the members of these three clubs own hundreds of cars and motorbikes ranging from luxurious modern classics to quirky historic curiosities, and their owners will be proud to give them that little extra bit of loving attention and put them on display for the public’s pleasure.

The Coffs Harbour Car Show will be held in the northern car park of the Coffs Ex-Services Club, with the show opening at 9am with admission free.

2 Air-FM will be in attendance to provide musical entertainment as well as topical interviews and a barbecue, and the full suite of hospitality services will be available through the Coffs Ex-Services Club.

Many of the cars and bikes have full road registration, and are driven or ridden regularly; some have the appropriate conditional historic registration and some will not be road cars at all.

C.ex Sports, Touring and Classic Car Club president Ian Ward said it was a pleasure for members to display their vehicles for the public.

“Part of the pleasure of owning these vehicles is getting them out where they can bring pleasure, where they can kindle memories or remind people of other times and places,” he said.

Coffs Harbour Veteran, Vintage and Classic Car Club president Geoff Maunder said the cars would bring back memories of a bygone era.

“Over the years many, many brands have simply disappeared from our roads and our lives,” he said.

“Seeing our cars will be for some a trip down memory lane, for others a glimpse of something they have never known. “For whatever reason, people love seeing old cars, and that response is part of the charm and the challenge of owning these vehicles.”

Coffs Harbour and District Motorcycle Restorers Club member Nigel Loche said they hoped to represent the essence of the motorcycle.

“In some ways the essence of the motorcycle has remained set for decades, in other ways tremendous progress has been made and the bikes our members will present will reflect that,” he said.

By Aiden BURGESS