Bren
26th October 2008, 22:19
There were big happenings in Feilding today with the town celebrating the 100th of the main trunk line. So me and the missus headed up along with Kelvin (the bro in law) and his 2 boys Dylan and Callum aged 7 and 6. We got there at just after 11am after taking the long way round from taki and getting lost somewhere behind Bulls (this redneck dont know Manawatu).
The weather was shoddy to say the least with cold scattered showers. Found a park one block away fom the railway station and proceded to go to the siding only for the boys to get scared with all the whistles etc.The wife kindly took them back to the car where they stayed for the next hour or so whilst my bro in law and myself marvelled at the Iron behemoths. There were some nice pieces there. J Series and K series mainly along with my personal favorite of the steam era a Stramliner. I believe the make was a Dreyfuss Hudson and her name was Gloria. Built in 1939 near the end of the Art Deco era...She is a marvelous sight to behold.
Anyway after finishing gawking at the trains we headed for mansfield to have our lunch and then went to have a perv at the old cars...there were a few that I really gave the thumbs up to. They were the Cord, and the Packard, along with the steam car and the two Chrysler 77's. Oldest cat there dated 1906....102 years and still running strong...There were 3 motorbikes as well in the festivities...one was a 1920s something, one was an old harley w/ a sidecar, and the other was no more than a pushbike with a small motor on it....
Anyway finally came the parade of the Vintage and Veteran cars, The main streets of the town were crowded while car after car drove through...(The first modern car to take a wrong turn got a wave and a clap etc, but then it started to get a bit old with stoopid assholes ruining it with their jap pieces of shit...)
Anyway had a blast, and I am sure I will be there again (if only in spirit) to help them celebrate 200 years...
Pics to come...
The weather was shoddy to say the least with cold scattered showers. Found a park one block away fom the railway station and proceded to go to the siding only for the boys to get scared with all the whistles etc.The wife kindly took them back to the car where they stayed for the next hour or so whilst my bro in law and myself marvelled at the Iron behemoths. There were some nice pieces there. J Series and K series mainly along with my personal favorite of the steam era a Stramliner. I believe the make was a Dreyfuss Hudson and her name was Gloria. Built in 1939 near the end of the Art Deco era...She is a marvelous sight to behold.
Anyway after finishing gawking at the trains we headed for mansfield to have our lunch and then went to have a perv at the old cars...there were a few that I really gave the thumbs up to. They were the Cord, and the Packard, along with the steam car and the two Chrysler 77's. Oldest cat there dated 1906....102 years and still running strong...There were 3 motorbikes as well in the festivities...one was a 1920s something, one was an old harley w/ a sidecar, and the other was no more than a pushbike with a small motor on it....
Anyway finally came the parade of the Vintage and Veteran cars, The main streets of the town were crowded while car after car drove through...(The first modern car to take a wrong turn got a wave and a clap etc, but then it started to get a bit old with stoopid assholes ruining it with their jap pieces of shit...)
Anyway had a blast, and I am sure I will be there again (if only in spirit) to help them celebrate 200 years...
Pics to come...