Thread: Hawke's Bay (NZ) 150th A&P show + Land Rover 65yr showcase

I found out about this the other day...

The Hawke's Bay (NZ) 150th Agricultural and Pastoral Society show + Land Rover 65yr showcase to be held on October 23-25.

Rural nostalgia to fore at 150th show

Included will be a purpose-built extreme 4WD course and display of pre-1960s Series One Land Rovers, to celebrate 65 years of Land Rover.
The NZ Series One Land Rover Club will manage the display during the show with the aim of bringing together 65 vehicles.
Hillseekers 4WD's Mark Warren is designing and managing the 4WD course, and said he had received a "fantastic response", with some vehicles coming from as far away as Whitianga. "As far as we know, there has been no other display like this [of Series One Land Rovers], so it's going to look fantastic. There are a lot of these wonderful machines in sheds and garages, all in differing states of use or repair," he said.
Owners will have the opportunity to show off their vehicles to the public, and also have a spin around the purpose-built 4WD course during the show.

Land Rover Showcase

Exciting display of Series One pre-1960s Land Rovers at the 150th Hawke's Bay Show
The 150thHawke’s Bay Show announced plans that have ignited the hearts of Land Rover enthusiasts nationwide, to include a purpose built extreme 4WD course and display of pre-1960s Series One Land Rovers, celebrating of 65 years of Land Rover during this year’s 150th Show.

I know there are Kiwi's on this board that still live here so who here is going to this? Is it worth organising a meeting of an AULRO NZ Chapter? Any Aussies coming this way around then that may like to call by?

I'm looking at heading up there but not sure what days. Camera will be charged up, and the old 110 will be rearing to have a crack at the course...

Originally Posted by bob10

Sounds good to me , windsock, wish I could be there, Bob

Cheers Bob, we could've had a bevie or two. There's a few good pish houses in Hawkes Bay I am told...

About time this was bumped back to the top of the pile. Happening this week... anyone going? I have just placed the camera battery on charge and we head up there in the old 110 this wednesday. A few days of fly fishing, cycling the river tracks and trails and looking at old Series one's.

Land Rover Showcase

Tough course at HB Show