Wintersun Coolangatta 2008

Wintersun Festival 21st Birthday Celebrations.This event is staged at Coolangatta on the Queensland Australia Gold Coast.It is a 2 week
event with an emphasis on the 50's era with Rock & Roll bands and dancing,Rockabilly bands and in the latter part of the event the car show on the final Saturday and Sunday.

This year there were over 1000 cars in attendance.It is a mixture of hot rods,customs,classics street machines and some restored vehicles with the emphasis on early American vehicles.

The main waterfront esplanade is closed down for the two days and vehicles exhibited there as well as in adjoining street and in the large park a couple of streets behind the foreshore.

The weather was very kind to us and the previous weeks torrential rain moved away for the week and stayed fine for the main part of through to the final hours of Sunday.

The crowds were great and with the variety of music,market stalls and vendors selling their wares it was a fantastic event again.
We will be back in 2009.(Been going now for 17 years I think)

The first few photos show the position on the beach and the general area.The rest are just a few shots of cars.With over 1000 cars this is only a small selection I could get in between the crowds milling about.

 

And there's more

 

And finally

 

21st birthday celebration? Seems to me thats longer than 17 years!!

Im stuck in a bum-fuck nowhere town in central Qld right now, realy wanted to get down there though. Maybe next year.....

 

My pics

 

more to come

 

SHARK! SHARK!!

 

FJ Holden (ignore the wheels) this is the model that the EFIJY Holden concept car was based on














Aussie Oldsmobile sloper (shame about the colours)


Interesting A model 3w

 

My Fav






Jimbob's old pickup with fenders, I like it

 

Ah the 80s!












THE END

 

That lite blue pickups belonged to Hamber Jimbob...looks like the new owner's fitted glass guards to it. I like it better as a hiboy !!

Nice pix, thx for sharing....

Rat

 

Cool pics,
Allot of cars from vic geez thats a long drive 2000ks?(3200ml)
I wanted to go but at only 800 ks away it would have cost $550 in fuel alone in the 54.

 

Thanks for sharing the event with us.

That is quite the cross section of rides!

All neat,mind you.

 

that flatbed rpu is badass!

 

Great pics, I wish I made it there this year, I want to see that '41 Plymouth in the flesh.

 

I really love that green little roadster. Great shots. I love seeing events from Down Under, especially Queensland. My most favorite coastline in the world. Thanks so much for sharing.

 

It looks like a great turnout! Thanks for all the pics.

RGV

 

Found a Rat Rod forum site.