…and the misunderstood spit-roast. Words by Paul Hollingworth. I had originally planned to host our run to the North East Victoria Silo Art Trail on Cup Day 2021, but my sister decided that was the day she was going to…
Words by Paul Hollingworth. Christmas comes but once a year, and so does Mary. Which is quite impressive given her age! For something new, this Christmas we held our gathering on a Saturday afternoon rather than a Sunday and it…
Words & images by Chris Q. On the weekend of the 26th, 27th and 28th November a group of 18 attended the Echuca Weekend Away, in Echuca of course. After much deliberation and planning, we set off (albeit in different…
Words & images by Chris Q. Sunday 7th of November saw the first Motafrenz event post the last lockdown, a regional drive to Ballarat’s 1800’s living history museum – better known as Sovereign Hill. After a short drive from the…
Words and images by Paul Hollingworth. In September 2007, I took my newly acquired classic car, Doris, on a Motafrenz trip to Castlemaine. Here is the story from the day which first appeared in Cruise Control, 14(05), 12-13. Doris is…
Words and images by Francis Rule. My old Mercedes is a w123 230E sedan – affectionately referred to by most people these days as the “Moroccan Taxi” model. If you go for a wander around Northern Africa or to parts…
Written By James Heaney A Rare Beauty “Bernadette” I first saw “Bernadette”, a stunning 1975 BMW 528 E12 in metallic brown with matching chrome and her alloy shoes sparkling at the European car showroom at Port Melbourne, Australia in the early nineties….
Words and images by Chris Quirke. Year, Make, Model, Variant: 2014 Holden Commodore SSV Sedan. Special features: I had an aftermarket paddle shift option fitted to this vehicle. Anything weird, odd or different about this vehicle: Probably the driver, He’s a bit…
Slimline plates are now available for CPS vehicles. They can be purchased at anytime, either single or both plates.Note that slimline plates are only available from Classic and historic vehicles (Standard H plate). Please see below for the for the…
Year, Make, Model, Variant: 1962, Morris Major Elite (“Horace” the Morris) Anything weird, odd or different about this vehicle: When I purchased Horace, he had bullet hole stickers on his bonnet. As narrated to me by the former owner, a previous owner…