THE Clarendon Classic Machinery Rally is an annual event held in September at the Hawkesbury Showground. It’s running over the weekend of 21-22 September, hosted by the Sydney Antique Machinery Club Inc.
This family friendly two-day event includes a great display of restored tractors and stationary engines, vintage cars, trucks, bikes, antique tools and more. There will be a wide range of exhibits for all the family to enjoy, including models, collectables and old parts, art & craft, historical displays, classic vehicles, machinery demonstrations, kids’ amusement rides (free with entry) and a Tractor & Vehicle Trek on Sunday morning
The Model and Hobby Show showcases running and static models, plus model and toy sales.
The Kenworth Klassic will feature over 500 Kenworth trucks, as well as over 300 trucks from other brands, from vintage Peterbilts to Macs. You are also in for a treat with a display of special edition SAR and W models, known as Gold Nuggets, of which only 30 were made.
There will be a free jumping castle for kids, and a tractor-pulled ride trailer to ferry sore-footed people around the grounds. There will be plenty of food stalls for lunch or just a snack anytime, items to buy from collectable stalls, the tractor pull (the biggest one in the southern hemisphere), and running steam engines. Whilst many vintage engines are over 100 years old, there are also a big display of running diesel engines as well, with the biggest being the 106 litre turbo charged Blackstone diesel, ironically named “Tiny”. There is even a running aeroplane radial engine that will be running on display throughout the weekend.
Each year there are themes to encourage collectors to pull rare engines out of their sheds, with the themes for 2024 being Chrysler Cars, equipment made by Wolesley, tractors made before 1940, Chevrolet Trucks, and Vintage motorcycles.
Free parking via Gate 4, Clarendon Station is 100 metres away.
Entry – $10 for adults and $5 for kids. Eftpos and ATMs on site.
Free rides for the kids.
Displays open at 9am to 4pm Saturday and 8am to 3pm Sunday.
