Sun Shines on Show Being invited to stage the annual PCV Show & Shine as part of the 2011 RACV Motorclassica was a tremendous coup which raised the profile of the marque and the club amongst thousands of motoring enthusiasts. It also caused the Social Committee sleepless nights about the one thing beyond our control – the weather. Previous S & S events were held in the cosy confines of Federation Square with most cars under cover, but that option wasn’t available at Motorclassica. Thankfully, the weather gods again showed their predilection for Ferry’s finest and turned on a sunny day in a week of wet gloom. The Sunday “Picnic with the Classics” format of which PCV was a part was a new event introduced for the 2011 Motorclassica. Judging by the thousands who turned out to admire the Porsches, Jaguars, Alfas, Mercedes, Mercurys, Lincolns, Fords, Fiats, and even Volvos (yes there is a Volvo owners club), the organisers should be well satisfied.
PCV members provided by far the largest contingent, with over 30 cars lined up and gleaming in the sunshine by 9.00. Among the notable member cars on show were Turbos from most registers including Colin Moss’s factory Flatnose 930 SE, Russell Sturzaker’s rare Carerra GT, Paul Duggan’s extremely popular VW “I’m no longer a Combi Van I’m a 911 powered twin cab ute” and Will Darvall’s much photographed 550 Spyder. The motoring public arrived in force by mid morning, prompting many interesting and sometimes surprising conversations with PCV members. One youngster was certain he was looking at a Ferrari until the owner commented that he had actually driven his car to the show.
Our expert team of judges Michael Bailey, Will Darvall, Ray Baty, John Cahill, Alex Van Ravenswaaij and Rowen Burnett started their rounds at 10.00, checking each car carefully for cleanliness, originality, overall condition and who would offer the largest bribe. To make this year’s competition even tougher, those entrants who were successful in winning their register entry for the previous two years were elevated to Master Class and scrutinised to a more rigorous standard than those in the Classic Class (registers). By early afternoon, the winners were decided and prizes were awarded as shown below. Congratulations to the worthy winners who all set a very high bench mark for car preparation and presentation. (Polishing the inside of tail pipes is a good guide to who is serious). Thanks also to all who gave up their Sunday to organise and take part in what was an enjoyable and relaxed day in the sun. We hope the PCV contingent will be even bigger and better at next year’s Motoclassica where we will again hold our annual Show and Shine event. Finally, the club wishes to acknowledge the generous support of Porsche Cars Australia, Porsche Centre Melbourne and Meguiar’s automotive products for supporting the event and providing give-aways.
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