Auckland OS Cruise - Sunday 30th April - Hamilton

[tortron 49,020]

@pusherman

push it in

 

Also me +1

 

edit: nope I'm out, now working weekends

[1963 AP5 679]

I may join in, will discuss with the boss.

 When we did our run around to Maraetai a while back I noticed that we were short on aging bogans in old Commodores so I might look to remedy that situation this time round.

[Minister88 20]

if I can get my celica complied before this date, definitely keen. But go easy on the newbie

[sheepers 18,580]

keen.

[MIRAGE-MAN 723]

Yup I'm coming.

[xsspeed 16,133]

If i get the z31 back from compliance in time and iron out any bugs ill be down for this

[64valiant 15,202]

Should try make this

[Ghost 869]

I'm sure I can get one of my cars going by then...

[michaelme 278]

I'll be at a wedding, keen for the next though

[64valiant 15,202]

I'm going to suggest you divert this to Hamilton and come to the swap meet here in Hamilton and also come to my annual open day haha.

Will not be able to attend now sorry.

Edit. Will have free snags.

[Threeonthetree 19,573]

Mayte, I was on the fence until you mentioned free snags. Love 'em

So for all those planning on attending I propose the following amendments:

We travel from Auckland down to Hamilton on the 30th of April, attend Midnight Upholstery's Open Day, visit the Hamilton classic car 'Classics Museum' and the associated swap meet that will be occuring on its grounds. The classics Museum Swap Meet is a $5 entry per person but children under 15 or those who look younger than 15 like chees- are free.
There is a wide range of food available including the Diner themed restaurant at the Classics Museum itself, a BBQ at Midnight upholstery which is less than five minutes away or a wide range of Waikato culinary delights including Waikato Draught, pies and McDonalds. And some decent food too puhuhu.

Since the drive from Auckland to Hamilton is probably the shittiest drive in the country IMO, we could always meet at the Drury BP and take one of several alternative routes to Hamilton including:

- Turning off SH1 at Pukekohe, cutting across through Tuakau and heading south through Pukekawa on SH22. Then heading East back to SH1 through Glen Murray along Glen Murray road. This road and the area south of Tuakau are good driving roads with a lovely bush scenery and plenty of hills, corners and straights. This route would see us rejoin SH1 at Rangiriri.

- Turning off SH1 at Pokeno, heading South through Pukekawa on SH22 but continuing even further South through Naike, crossing the border into the Waikato shortly after and then turning East onto Hetherington road and joining SH1 back at Huntly

- Turn off SH1 at Rangiriri, Head South through Rotongaro, Glen Afton and Glen Massey, thenheading into Hgaruawahia and on to Hamilton.

Or feel free to suggest another route. There are roads to the East of SH1 but they aren't as entertaining or enjoyable to drive through as the ones on the West as suggested above.
But I am open to feedback as it's all about what you guys and girls want.

Link to the Hamilton Swap Meet: http://classicsmuseum.co.nz/events

A bit about Midnight Upholstery (64Vauxhall's business): https://www.facebook.com/midnightupholsteryltd/?fref=ts 

 

 

 

[dave123456789 348]

Im keen

[0R10N 13,580]

On 5/04/2017 at 10:53, Threeonthetree said:

- Turning off SH1 at Pokeno, heading South through Pukekawa on SH22 but continuing even further South through Naike, crossing the border into the Waikato shortly after and then turning East onto Hetherington road and joining SH1 back at Huntly

This route takes you through the least amount of roadworks.

Another option is to stay on the western side of the river as far as Whatawhata.

[Threeonthetree 19,573]

I agree. Still waiting to hear what the rest of the people who are going to attend think about the proposed route.

Otherwise I'll just pick one.

[Ned 4,027]

I won't be coming on the cruise, I'll meet you lot when you get to the tron

[1963 AP5 679]

100% keen for the Hamilton mission. Swap meet will be worth a look and I am sure the open day at Midnight Upholstery will be a good time. Snags can only make a good thing even better.

[Ashkellybarr 918]

On 4/13/2017 at 19:41, Threeonthetree said:

I agree. Still waiting to hear what the rest of the people who are going to attend think about the proposed route.

Otherwise I'll just pick one.

Plus 1 for pokeno and possibly further down 22 then hetherington rd

[Threeonthetree 19,573]

So the Swap Meet starts at 7am but realistically I don't think most of us want to leave Auckland at 5:45am on a Sunday in order to be there at the start time.
How about meeting at the BP in Drury at 8am? Even with the alternate routes we will still arrive in Hamilton and at the Swap Meet before 10am. That gives us a good couple of hours of browsing before heading off to Midnight Upholstery at around lunch time.

 

 

[0R10N 13,580]

I'm okay with 8am.

However I was discussing it with Ant the V3000 Man, and he's currently torn between not meeting up with OS and getting there super early to sift through the bargains, or cruising with OS and potentially getting there too late to score anything cool.

[tortron 49,020]

trucks broken, never should have said i would go to an OS event tbh