Over 300 classic cars will be on display at Kāpiti Primary School when Gear Jammers Hot Rod and Muscle Car Club host their annual show.
The show, on Sunday, March 21, kicks off with a cruise leaving Southward Car Museum at 9.30am.
The cruise will wander through Paraparaumu to RaumatiSouth streets ending at the school's back field for a fun family day of hot rods, muscle cars, trade stalls, children's rides, rocker cover racing, a retro fashion show and more.
The club's Trev Sheehan said the club had run its annual show for about 10 years.
"The show is family orientated and designed to bring together like-minded people with a passion of classic cars, whether it be American, English or Australian.
The show will feature various club cars as well as others from Whanganui south.
Trev has had an interest in classic cars all his life.
"My father Paul had a 37 Chev.
"In fact he bought it when I was born."
When Trev turned 15 he bought two FJ Holdens and a 39 Chev Coupe "all on the one day".
"The old man came home from work and they were all in his backyard and he hit the roof."
Trev, who used to be a mechanic before becoming a firefighter, has had many cars over the years but currently has three including a 1965 Dodge Coronet, a 64 Buick LeSabre and a 1967 Pontiac Firebird 400.
A 64 Buick LeSabre. Photo / David Haxton
He first spied the Dodge sitting on the front lawn of a Waikanae Beach property.
After "three years of stalking and harassing the owner I had the paperwork 'pinks' in my possession".
The car was stripped down to a bare body leaving the paint alone before becoming the beast it is today.
But when she passed away the couple's son decided it was time to sell the car.
The starting price was $US15,000 but it was out of Trev's price range.
"Two other guys wanted it and offered him $US12,000 but I showed him pictures of my cars, what I do with them, and how I look after them, and he sold it to me for $US10,000."
A 1967 Pontiac Firebird 400. Photo / David Haxton
And the head-turning Pontiac Firebird had been sitting in a shed in Huntington Beach, California, until an Aucklander found out about it, brought it to New Zealand and sold it to a man in Otago.
"The guy left it in his garage because he couldn't afford to run it, because he had lost his job, and I bought it from him.
"It one of only 300 made with a configuration featuring a fold-down back seat. So it's a pretty rare car."
