Sporting Car Club of SA Classic and Modern Run

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I woke up on Sunday morning to a pretty random text from my aunt. She was going to catch up over coffee with an old childhood friend. He was planning on going to a run up to Anderson Hill Winery with the SA Sporting and Classic Car Club of which he is a member. He invited her along for the ride and knowing I was an enthusiast I got a plus one.


Ash picked up my aunt and I in his 1951 Rover 75 'Cyclops' (named for the single central headlight. The immaculate Rover definitely isn't my usual cup of tea when it comes to cars, but I was pretty surprised by its peppiness driving up Greenhill road. That's when Ash revealed the reason for his love of the car- the engine swap. Whilst I promised I wouldn't tell the secret of this car, lets just say there's something pretty speccy, and distinctly not-Rover under the hood.

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Engine swap aside, the Rover was still pretty cool. Restomodded with power steering, AC, a 6-speed manual, disk brakes, and LEDs, it handled better than most younger cars. The suicide doors were very tough too.
 

Ash, a lifelong enthusiast also has a '50s Triumph roadster and a '97 Volvo V70 T-5 in his collection. The latter was of which was of the most interest to me, given I drive what is pretty well the sedan version. I realised I had exchanged words with him about the Volvo at a red light about a year ago which was a funny coincidence- only in Adelaide...

Once at the Anderson Hill Winery, we were greeted with a car park containing maybe a dozen enthusiast cars ranging from a '50s Austin Mini Cooper S to a modern Aston Martin finished in a stunning satin racing green. Inside the members were sat at a long table, which we were placed at the end of. I mostly chatted to Alan, who had brought his 1979 Porsche 911 SC. His main passion being true vintage cars (his first car was a Model-T), Alan bought the Porsche after his wife requested something sportier. He still has several old American cars but finds himself in the Porsche more often than not.
 
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Doesn't get much better...

The event was pretty fun and I found it surprisingly refreshing talking cars with older enthusiasts. My plans on eventually joining a club were definitely validated too, and I appreciate how good SA is at accommodating these clubs.


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