A Bombers Old Style Weekend 2010 Sweden
Sweden, not just Volvos and flat pack furniture.
For the past few years every time I have seen the photos from the Old Style Weeked held annually by the A-Bombers Hot Rod & Motorcycle club I have always thpught that looks like a whole hell of a lot of fun but the distance thing always made it out of reach.
However, while I'm currently living in London, and with Sweden being a cheap and short (1.5 hours) flight away, well I just couldn't let the opportunity go. So I packed my bags and headed to Gothenburg which is about an hours drive south of Uddevalla where the event is held.
20th ASRF Street Rod Nationals - Geelong 2011
With the dedication and support from the majority of the people that brought you the 1999 and 2003 ASRF nationals at Geelong, along with the full support from the Victorian divisional council of the ASRF and local clubs, Geelong Street Rodders and strong support from the City of Greater Geelong, Geelong Otway Tourism and the Geelong Agricultural & Pastoral Society, will work together to ensure the success of this event.
As in previous Street Rod Nationals at Geelong the philosophy of the committee is that the Nationals are put on for the members of the ASRF, to get together and have a good time.
18th John's Rod and Custom Picnic
From http://www.kustoms.com.au
Saturday 30th - Sunday 31st October 2010 "New Venue"
As you probably have already heard through the grapevine, we had to look for a better and larger venue to hold the 18th Rod & Custom PICNIC, but unfortunately Melbourne has proven to be venue poor when it comes to large automotive events so we had to search further afield!
BRIGHT ROD RUN 2010 - 5th 6th 7th November 2010
ENTRIES CLOSE 17th OCTOBER 2010
Only pre 1965 vehicles that meet ASRF classification eligible. Pre ‘48 must be Rodded, Post ’48 must be restored or modified. Blatantly unroadworthy and temporary permit vehicles not eligible.
The Department of Infrastructure has recently begun rejecting Import approval applications for the importation of modified pre 1989 vehicles.
Many innocent individuals have been caught by this sudden change in policy, and have vehicles in transit or stranded in foreign or domestic ports.
The Department has belatedly placed an Alert notice on their website, and have issued a new version of the Vehicle Standards Bulletin (VSB) that relates to importation.
The Import Alert can be viewed here.
The revised Information Brochure (VSB10) can be downloaded here
Post your thoughts on this by commenting below and don't forget to share this with your other online mates. This is a very real threat to our lifestyle and the Government needs to be made aware that we will not stand for it!
Hopped-Up Photo Exhibition
One of the first articles I posted here on rodandcustom.com.au was a small introduction and a web link to the fine art photography of David Biene and his amazing book Hopped-Up.
Extract from the website:
"Hopped-Up is a portrait of the European scene of the Hot Rodding culture. David  uses fine art photography and sophisticated face-to-face interviews to present all the different facets of this subculture and some of its protagonists. This book is about real people, about personalities. It is about true enthusiasm and passion, about sweat and fun, about friendship and individuality. And it is about style and photography.