Club breakfast fuels hot rodders

Gary McCormick with his 1955 Ford Popular. Cars came from as far away as New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Fielding and Kapiti. PHOTO/BEVAN CONLEY

More than 85 hot rods and their drivers gathered at Caroline's Boatshed on Sunday for their monthly petrolhead breakfast.

As a treat to mark the last gathering for the year, $500 worth of vouchers were split up for 10 lucky members.

Whanganui Road Rodders spokeswoman Gillian Hooper said local rodders were there along with motorheads from outside the city.

"It was a good morning - we had people come from as far away as New Plymouth and Kapiti."

She owns several hot rods herself and she'd be hard-pressed to tell you her favourite.

"Oh, that's a hard one - I don't think I have one," she said.

The Whanganui Road Rodders, established in 1973, meet on the first Sunday of each month.