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All Ford Day

Love cars? Then you must know about the All Ford Day, hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Geelong each year at Deakin University Waurn Ponds. This event is a huge one on the calendar for car enthusiasts, even if you are a Holden supporter, these cars are seriously worth a gander. I had a chat to Graeme Munro, the Chairman of the All Ford Day Committee, to educate me on the days festivities.
“We started this as a fundraiser 24 years ago ­– a small car show out at the show grounds which then progressed to the racecourse and about the last 8 years or so its been at Deakin University,” Graeme says.
In what started out as a somewhat small fundraiser it has since grown to become a large scale event. In fact it is the largest ‘All Ford’ car show event in the country and, as the name suggests, the day is all about Ford cars, so do not go expecting anything else. What they can promise you is the cream of the crop. With 1,100 odd Fords you can expect to see models of all types and from all eras.
“The first year we had about 250 cars on display. It has now grown to around 1,100 cars and about 7,000 people,” he says. “This year we will expect about 6,000 to 7,000 people, depending on the weather.”
The Kiwanis Club have been in Geelong for 42 years and is a service club like Lyons and Rotary, only unlike the two clubs Kiwanis only have the one club in the representing the area, not four or so. They raise around $40,000 to $50,000 a year for numerous community projects and causes such as The Geelong Hospital Appeal, Heart Kids, Food Relief and Salvation Army efforts and many more.
“There are quite a few special club displays, we’ve got about 32 clubs that take part in the day that account for about 600 of the cars – the rest are all individuals. There’s some really good car displays, we’ve got the Model A club and the Model T club coming,” he adds with a smile.
“We’ve also got the ’49, ’59 Custom Car Clubs, the F.O.R.D. Club – which is a Ford owners and restorers group, Pre ’50s which are little four cylinder motors, there’s a guy bringing in an alcohol fuelled Hot Rod and hopefully there will be a guy there with a Dyno, but that’s yet to be confirmed!”
There will be 42 class trophies up for grabs with a winner or runner up for each class, there will also be six overall awards: best car, best club as well as sponsors trophies. Cars will be judged by a panel of between 30 to 40 expert judges.
You would think the day is just about cars, but there will also be great food, children’s entertainment and rides and a number of celebrity guests from both the TV and the track.
“We’ve got some celebrities along for the day, we’ve got Alan Mofitt, John Bowe, Jim Richards and Fletch from Classic Resto’s,” he says.
The All Ford day is held at Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus and is fun for people of all ages and interests and is in support of some wonderful local causes.
When&Where: Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus – February 15
By Abbey King
 

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