Vintage fans roll in

Graham Holmes of Cambridge, left, and Peter Tait from Te Miro,

The weather gods turned it on for Sunday’s annual Vintage Car Club (Waikato) fundraiser for the Cancer Society.

Participants at the start of the Vintage Car Club’s Daffodil Rally for Cancer gather before the start on Sunday. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

Waikato VCC members travelled through Waipā to the club’s Cambridge base at McLean Street, some of them taking a brief stop-over at Victoria Square en route.

They came from the Waikato club’s five bases – Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Morrinsville, Matamata and Hamilton.  Once assembled at the club’s headquarters, they spent hours talking up their vintage vehicles and emptying their pockets in support of the Cancer Society by purchasing food laid on by club members and buying daffodils from a stand put in place by the Cancer Society.

Last year, the Waikato VCC branch raised over $4000 for the Cancer Society, while VCC nationwide raised around $80,000.

The amount raised by Waikato VCC will be known only in a few weeks.

Graham Holmes of Cambridge directing the vintage car traffic during the Daffodil Rally for Cancer. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

Larry Gardner and Ted in their 1956 Ford F100 during the Daffodil Rally for Cancer. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

Andy Hammond and Celine Kearney in front of their 1936 Austin Cambridge during the Daffodil Rally for Cancer. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

Club member Wayne Humphries looking dapper next to his Model A Ford. Photo: supplied

The Brunton family from Hamilton made sure they were suitably decked out in daffodil yellow for the occasion. Photo: supplied

Graham Holmes of Cambridge, left, and Peter Tait from Te Miro, right in front of Peter’s 1980 Mini 1000S during the Daffodil Rally for Cancer. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

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