The Fraser Car Club meet at Mercer on Sunday 18 September for a venture around the Waikato.
To say that the drive from Auckland to Mercer was wet is an understatement. The roof on the Fraser was put on and the heavy rain made visibility zilch at one point, so we pulled over and waited until that passed. Thankfully those travelling from Tauranga were a little late arriving at Mercer too, so our late arrival wasn't such an issue.
Six Frasers and an Audi took off along some superb scenic roads, towards Gordontown where we stopped for lunch at a place called Woodlands. We decided to keep our roof on due to the mud/cow dung and general stuff that it was adorned with, good call that was when the rain came down during our lunch break.
A few of us could have happily sat in the cafe for the rest of the afternoon, but there was more in store. We went to visit some very special cars.
1924 Cadillac – Seven seater
1926? Bignan Sport
C Type Jaguar Replica – Peter Bruin
1919 Lancia – A couple of people were lucky enough to go for a spin
1950s Sports Car build – Alfa Romeo based
A very cool motorbike – MV Agusta
The workshop is complete with a massive engine
Two Frasers headed back to Auckland, the roof was off and it was motoring as it should be in a 7.
A huge thank you to Blue who organsied such a special tour, and to Danny who welcomed the Fraser Car Club into his workshop and shared a huge wealth of knowledge and a special automobile collection.
