Join Gisborne’s Daffodil Rally: Support the cancer society with your car

Gisborne Vintage Car Club veterans Rod Clague (left) and Graeme Revell invite all vehicle owners - not just those with vintage vehicles - to take part in the club's Daffodil Rally for Cancer tomorrow. Revell's 1946 Chevrolet A pick-up will be one of the vehicles on display at The Warehouse from 10am. The rally to Tolaga Bay starts at 1pm. Photo / Wynsley Wrigley

Vintage cars, classic cars, modern cars, motorbikes, scooters and old but roadworthy bombs are all welcome to “rally” to Tolaga Bay tomorrow.

Don’t be put off by the name of Gisborne Vintage Car Club ... 50-year club member Rod Clague says all vehicle owners are invited to the club’s annual Daffodil Rally for Cancer.

Club members will display their vintage (pre-December 1931) vehicles and vehicles from later years at The Warehouse from 10am before departing for Tolaga Bay at 1pm.

“But any vehicle can come along for the drive,” Clague said. “By joining in, drivers show their support for the Gisborne-East Coast Cancer Society - that’s the purpose.”

Clague said participants could make “an afternoon of it” by having a cup of tea and enjoying Tolaga Bay.

A fine day is forecast for Gisborne and the East Coast.

Graeme Revell, like Clague a member of the club for over 50 years, said the name of the club could be confusing when inviting people to take part in the drive.

“But all vehicles are welcome.”

He owns a “post-vintage” 1946 Chevrolet pick-up.

Motorbikes and scooters were also welcome, Clague said.

In the past, the Gisborne event has attracted up to 70 or 80 vehicles.

The club has been supporting the Cancer Society for nine years.

The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand, represented by 36 branches, decided at an AGM to support a charity.

The original charity, chosen for a period of three years, was the Cancer Society and its popularity struck a chord and has never waned, Clague said.

The Cancer Society has remained the charity of the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand.

Across the country, Vintage Car Club members have raised as much as $80,000 in one year.

The national body had set a target of $100,000 nationwide this year, said Clague.

Entry fee for vehicles is $10. Signing an entry form on the day will provide public liability insurance for the drive in case of a mishap.

August 25 is the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand’s “National Day”. More information is available at www.vcc.org.nz