Angelhurst Village Car Show

The 2018 Angelhurst Village Car Show was on again, and for the third year in a row, Damian was invited along... however this would be the first year for Retro Rock-It!  (In 2017 Booger Mobile went along for the ride...)

It was dark when they were getting ready to leave...

This is what tired, early morning Damo looks like!!

Tricia looked thrilled to be up so early, too!!

Nice sunrise though!!

Snappy 120km trip down to Tamborine...

There are a mixture of pictures here - some taken by Tricia in the front seat, some taken by Jordan in the back seat...

Up and over the Gateway...

Past some old houses...

And new ones...

All the way to Angelhurst Village.

Damian wandering around...

All set up waiting for the cars to arrive!!

The Angelhurst Village Car Show is a privately run car show by invitation only, where such cars as Ferrari, Rolls Royce, Bentley, Mercedes, Porsche and others are thick on the ground...

Damian collecting the entry fee...  taking turns again, with BRAKE charity.

Tricia keeping an eye on proceedings...

Damian and Tricia...

Some artistic shots of Retro Rock-It...

Tricia enjoying a hot chocolate while Damian continues collecting...

Believe it or not, this is a Lamborghini!!

Tricia writing out a few extra receipts while the cars kept coming...

This 1933 Rolls Royce was spectacular inside and out!!

In amongst it all, Jordan found a praying mantis with its wings out...

With a family gathering to attend, it was time to pack up early (after most cars had arrived, but before judging was completed) and head off... past some garden art...

And the same house from earlier!

Then back up the highway...

Many thanks to Terry Hurst for having Damian and Retro Rock-It along to fundraise again this year...  The amazing total of $1600 was raised on the day, with potentially a few more dollars to come in after club cheques are banked!

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New Battery... again!

Retro Rock-It's battery had died...  It was less than 12 months old, having been replaced by Damian when he bought the car!

In unrelated news, the artwork on the bonnet is seriously fading!

The battery was removed, and taken back to the shop.

After a week of testing, the battery people determined that even though they managed to resurrect the battery, it wasn't pumping out the number of Cold Cranking Amps (CCA) that it was meant to be, so it was replaced with a fresh, new battery!!

In with the new battery...

And it's back together again!!

Task one completed...  Retro Rock-It was driveable again, just in time for the first fundraising event in June!!

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2017 esCarpade Thank You Event

Damian and his family were invited to attend the 2017 esCarpade thank you event - Adam and his family were also invited, but were unavailable.

Damian and Tricia's boys love to show they are now taller than mum!

But still not as tall as Damian!!

On the train heading into town...

At least some people don't have their faces buried in their phones...

Damian with Tony from 808 (Purple People Eater)…

The teenagers chatting away...

Jake, the Qld Fundraising Coordinator chatting with Geoff from Cat in the Hat.

Susan, Camp Quality's esCarpade coordinator extraordinaire, showing Deb how big it is!

Awards!

Selfie time...

Damian with Retro Rock-It's award...

2017 total raised - $8340.01!!

Thanks to all the supporters from 2017 - Damian hopes to have you back on board next year!!

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Corvette Club Christmas Lunch

You can tell a lot about the quality of a car by the company it keeps...

So Retro Rock-It must be a goodie!!

Damian and the lovely Tricia had been invited to the Corvette Club of Queensland Christmas lunch, and of course, they said yes!

Damian being inconspicuous...

Santa's sleigh got a bit of an upgrade here!

Santa on his throne...

Damian being presented with a token of the Corvette Club's appreciation for supporting their annual concourse, first with Booger Mobile, and now with Retro Rock-It.  The Corvette Club have been long time supporters of Camp Quality, and Damian appreciates the ability to fundraise at their events.

Lining up in the hot sun trying to get a group photo...

And also a bit of a group video was taken (hence the hand waving).  This is a still image of the video capture process, take 312345423145235 or there abouts!

All in all, it was wonderful to spend a social afternoon with the Corvette Club of Queensland, and Damian looks forward to continuing to have their support in 2018.

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Camp Quality Christmas Party

Damian loaded up the family into Retro Rock-It and headed across to Bribie Island for the annual Camp Quality South Qld Christmas Party.

Arriving, Damian found that the Legomobile had already arrived - two cars on display this year!

The boys and girls in blue turned up, and Damian showed just how much room there is inside the caged section - not much!!

Damian getting ready to perform MC duties.

The beautiful Tricia on an empty beach - this picture must have been taken before the crowds arrived!

As always, the Wallum Action Group made a donation - this year, it was a magnificent $15000!

Ending the day with a visit from Santa - Damian proves he is the biggest of all the kids there!!

Another great day was had by all the families and volunteers who attended.  Thanks of course to the tireless work of the various Lion's and Lionesses Clubs who put the day on each year to bring smiles to the faces of Camp Quality kids and their families.

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