Coming Events
- 03 Sep 10 Classic September General Meeting
- 05 Sep 10 400m sprint, Tailem Bend
- 14 Sep 10 HRR AGM
- 19 Sep 10 Mid-Morning Run 2010
- 26 Sep 10 Bay to Birdwood 2010
- 05 Nov 10 Climb to the Eagle
- 03 Dec 10 Lady Bay weekend run.
News
- 22 Aug 10 Welding Day 2010
- 28 Jul 10 Foggy Dew Run July 2010
- 27 Jun 10 2010 'round the houses
- 16 Jun 10 Round 2 HQ Race Report 2010
- 16 Jun 10 HQ Enduro 2010 Race Report
- 10 Jun 10 HRR AGM Time
- 18 May 10 HQRA(SA) DOTY 2010 Series Points after Round 2
- 28 Apr 10 Research news item
- 15 Apr 10 Easter Driver of the Meeting
- 11 Apr 10 Keels & Wheels 2010
Following an event for veteran cars and motorcycles in Victoria in 1931, Dr Cliff Downing thought it a possibility to have a similar event in Adelaide. With the help of Percy Wien-Smith, the hunt for early vehicles began in 1932. By mid 1933 information about quite a few cars had come in and a meeting was held on December 14th, 1933 to start organising an event.
On January 16th, 1934, thirteen cars were in running condition and a formal meeting was held at which the Veteran Car Club of SA was formed and a committee elected to organise the formal side of the club. The Old Crocks Run was to be held on Anzac Day, but the RSSAILA State Branch objected, so a later date was of May 5th was chosen.
The 18 pre-1914 cars and 10 motorcycles left the city and travelled to Glenelg via the Highway Inn for a water stop for the radiators. The vehicles paraded around the Glenelg Oval at the half time interval of the day’s football match. The vehicles were also enjoyed by thousands who lined the route and the press treated the vehicles as a joke in their reports.
The second veteran car club in the world had been formed and held its first event.
This was the event which led to the foundation of the Veteran Car Club of SA which then became the Sporting Car Club, thus making the Veteran Section of the SCC of SA the second oldest old car club in the world.
