Dressed for the Rock and Hop cruise during the 2021 event is Helen Maxwell, of Invercargill.
More than $130,000 was raised through the Caroline Bay Rock and Hop event last month. Hospice South Canterbury events and marketing manager Jeanna Munro said the figure was a nice reward for all the hard work that went into the four day event. The event raised $105,000 when it was last held in 2019. Organisers cancelled the event in 2020 due to Covid. “When we live here we can take for granted the area in which we live and in particular the asset we have in Caroline Bay. It was really satisfying hearing the comments from visitors about what a great venue it is and the fantastic outlook.”
I like that old-time rock n roll
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Each car has taken about a year to restore, with Stewart having to source two of the same model at times so one car could be used for parts. Stewart’s J40 is based on an Austin A40 and was made by Welsh miners who had lung disease and could no longer work underground. It was a way of keeping them employed, Stewart said. An unmistakable Zephyr goes by a model number because Ford did not sanction it, he said. “I had it properly panel beaten.”
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Hunter Parkin, 3, sits in an early 1960s pedal car, next to collector Grant Stewart and his toy Vanwall racing car. The scooter in the background is a pedal Vespa.