VACC Centennial Cavalcade has arrived

22 SEPTMBER 2018

Australia’s once in a lifetime celebration of motoring is finally here: the VACC Centennial Cavalcade and Show ’n Shine.

Such is the scale of the event it is believed nothing of this type has occurred anywhere in the world.

In celebration of 100 years of the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC), today the VACC Centennial Cavalcade will set off from Calder Park Raceway, featuring cars, commercials, trucks and motorcycles, highlighting a centenary of Australian motoring from 1918-2018.

Waved off by event ambassador and participant, Shane Jacobson, the VACC Centennial Cavalcade will depart from Calder Park in Melbourne’s north and be led up Calder Freeway by a 1918 Buick Roadster.

There are many other special vehicles in the 100-vehicle lineup. Highlights include the 1969 Aston Martin DBS Vantage used in the James Bond movie, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service; the 1947 Rover P2 Sports Saloon featured in The Dressmaker; the 1932 Chrysler Imperial owned by gangster Legs Diamond; a unique 1939 Hanomag Beetle prototype; and a 1968 Holden HK 327 GTS Monaro with Bathurst history.

Various military vehicles include a 1943 Dodge Command Car, a 1944 Mack Truck prime mover capable of carrying a heavy tank, and a 1945 Willys Jeep. There will even be a hearse.

Other notable vehicles include a 1923 Single Door Fiat Gentleman’s Roadster, 1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1, 1936 DeSoto S1 Airstream Deluxe, 1952 Austin Loadster Motorhome, 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL ‘Gullwing’, 1958 Lancia B24 Aurelia Convertible, a rare 1975 Leyland Force 7, 1986 Ferrari Testarossa, 2016 Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Coupe, and 2018 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe.

Once the Cavalcade arrives in Bendigo they will be greeted with a public reception, with the VACC Show 'n Shine beginning at midday.