The Vryheid Vintage Car Club

Our Annual Car Show - 4 May 2024

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Oppie Plaas Car Show - 6 May 2023

2023-05-12T14:37:00.002+02:00

Oppie Plaas Oumotorskou - 6 Mei 2023

2023-05-12T14:16:00.000+02:00

Oppi Plaas Car Show - 6 May 2023

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Our Annual Car Show 2023

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Annual Car Show - 2023 - Jaarlikse Motorskou

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WE ARE HOSTING OUR ANNUAL CAR SHOW

All Vintage/Classic Car, Hotrod, Tractor, Implement, Stationary engine car clubs and owners are hereby cordially invited to display their vehicles and machines, free of charge. New car and motor cycle dealers are all welcome to display their latest models.

WHEN: SATURDAY 6 MAY 2023

WHERE: OPPI PLAAS, EENSGEVONDEN FARM, LANDBOU SCHOOL ROAD, VRYHEID

ENTRANCE FEE: ADULTS R40, PENSIONERS WITH CARD R30, UNDER 18'S R20 UNDER 3 AND EXHIBITORS FREE

ENTRANCE GATES WILL BE OPEN FROM 06H00

Bring the whole family and come and enjoy the day! There will be lots to see and do! Beer Garden,local and live artists, Flea Market stalls, Food Stalls, Tea and Coffee, Jumping Castle, Lucky Draws.

You are welcome to display or tell us the history and restoration of your vehicle/machine (ie: before and after photos) If you are interested in taking part in the drive-pass parade, please contact Cassie Lourens Cell: 082 904 5360 e-mail: cassiejl@atlantic.net

There will be a get-together at the venue on Friday night at a minimal charge. If you are planning to attend, please contact Harvie Van Heerden Cell: 082 823 8539 email: harvie@dalesvanheerden.co.za

We appreciate your support!

A list of B&B's in Vryheid is available on the Vryheid Website: www.vryheid.co.za

ONS JAARLIKSE MOTORSKOU

Alle Veteraan/Klasieke motor-, Hotrod, Trekker, Implement, Statiese enjin, motorfiets klubs en eienaars word hiermee vriendelik uitgenooi om gratis hulle voertuie/masjiene uit te stal. Nuwe motor- en motorfiets handelaars is welkom om hulle nuutste modelle uit te stal. Jy is welkom om jou voertuig/statiese enjin se geskiedenis en restorasie proses uit te beeld of te vertel deur bv voor en na foto's.

WANNEER: SATERDAG 6 MEI 2023

WAAR: OPPI PLAAS, EENSGEVONDEN PLAAS, LANDBOUSKOOL PAD, VRYHEID

INGANGSFOOI: VOLWASSENES R40, PENSIOENARISSE MET KAART R30, ONDER 18'S R20 EN ONDER 3 GRATIS

INGANGS HEKKE MAAK 06H00 OOP.

Bring die hele gesin en kom geniet die dag saam met ons! Daar sal baie wees om te sien en te doen! Onder andere die Biertuin, Plaaslike Kunstenaars, Tee en Koffie, Kos en ander stalletjies, Springkasteel, Gelukkige Trekkings ens.

VIR VERDERE INLIGTING KONTAK ASSEBLIF DIE VOLGENDE PERSONE:

CASSIE LOURENS SEL: 082 904 5360 E-POS: cassiejl@atlantic.net

HARVIE VAN HEERDEN SEL: 082 823 8539 E-POS: harvie@dalesvanheerden.co.za

Daar word 'n saamkuier en ligte ete beplan by die skouterrein vir die Vrydagaand. Indien u beplan om dit by te woon, kontak asseblief vir Harvie Van Heerden.

Ons waardeer julle ondersteuning!

'n Lys van B&B's in Vryheid is beskikbaar op Vryheid se webtuiste: www.vryheid.co.za

An Invitation to All!!

2022-02-21T10:19:00.001+02:00

7 May 2022 - Our Carshow & Fly-In!!!

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Save the Date - 7 May 2022

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THE VRYHEID VINTAGE CAR CLUB SHOW - 7 MAY 2022
We are looking forward to hosting the annual show at the Flying Club this year. We are very excited as we hope to be able to arrange for a fly-in that day. There will also be a few other attractions on the day.
Save the date, as you will not be disappointed! A lovely day of great fun for the whole family to look forward to.

Outing - Old-Aged Home - December 2019

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Congratulations to all the Trophy Winners! - November 2019

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Seen at the Year End Party - November 2019

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Year End Function - November 2019

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Participants in the Year End Rally - November 2019

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VVCC Participation in SAVVA Vintage and Veteran Tour Bethlehem - 21 - 24 September 2019

2019-10-05T09:18:00.000+02:00

The VVCC proudly had 8 participants in the above-mentioned tour, namely H. Heyns, K. Botha, P. Mouton, K. Lombaard, A.Duvenage, C. Lourens, D. Lemmon-Warde and P. de Wet. The group departed on the morning of the 20th September with cars loaded on to trailers, with the destination being Lavender Hill Hotel, just outside Bethlehem. The trip there was trouble free.
Saturday morning, after a hearty breakfast, the entire group assembled for a group photograph, thereafter, the group departed to the Maluti Motor Show Grounds. This show is an annual event and our cars were displayed with positive reception from the public. We then departed around 13h30 for our trip to Clarens, with the overall round trip being 68,4km. Again, the trip was trouble free. Saturday also included a meet-up with the participants from various clubs countrywide. The tour had a total of 22 participants, with vehicles ranging from 1911 models to 1930.

Sunday's tour included visits to Clarens, Golden Gate and Kestel, with a round trip of 233km. Various mechanical problems were experienced on route. The highlight of the day was an excellent lunch stop at Kiara Lodge. A challenging point of this leg of the tour included negotiating a steep incline and decent in the Golden Gate area.
Monday's tour was only 186km for the day. Windy and hot conditions were experienced during the day. We had a stop-over at Lindley Hotel for lunch, followed by a visit to the local museum and mill. This visit proved very inciteful and enjoyable. However, certain cars were plagued by mechanical problems.

Tuesday's journey was from Bethlehem to Sandstone Estates with a stop-over at IONIA Cherry Farm Stall. The farm offered a tasting of the various cherry liquers. However, the highlight of the trip was the visit to the Sandstone Estate, which housed a vast collection of steam driven tractors, trains, coaches, military vehicles and agricultural tractors. Again, we were treated to a very hearty lunch. Following that we returned to Lavender Hill.

Our hosts, The Model T Ford Club, hosted a gala evening on the Tuesday evening where a lucky draw took place and prizes were handed out for various categories. The evening was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone in attendance. The Model T Ford Club must be complimented for their well-organised tour of 2019. The facilities of Lavender Hill Country Estate also deserve praise. Their accommodation and catering were of a very high standard and can be highly recommended by our club.

Submitted by Harry Heyns and Des Lemmon-Warde

An Invitation To Attend The Annual Car Show - 8 June 2019

2019-03-07T10:44:00.001+02:00

ATTENTION TO ALL VINTAGE/CLASSIC CAR, TRACTOR, STATIONARY ENGINE AND MOTOR CYCLE CLUBS!!!

The Vryheid Vintage Car Club is once again hosting its Annual Car Show on Saturday 8 June 2019.
This is by far the largest vintage car show in Northern Kwa-Zulu Natal! Visit our website to see photos from last year when we were able to exhibit more than 300 vehicles:www.thevvcc.com.

Let us use this opportunity to show case our heritage vehicles to the public and especially to our youth of today.

VENUE: LUCAS MEYER SCHOOL RUGBY FIELD, VRYHEID. (Corner of High and South Street, Vryheid)
ENTRANCE FEE: ADULTS R4O. UNDER 18'S R20 (Under 3 years - free)
EXHIBITORS: FREE
GATES WILL BE OPEN FROM 06H00.

Bring the whole family and enjoy the day with us. Spitbraai, Food Stalls, Tea & Coffee, Jumping Castle, Lucky Draws.

Country show with live artists will be there for entertainment.

You are welcome to display or tell us the history and restoration process of your vehicle/machine (ie before and after photos)

Donations will be made to Hospice and The Old Age Home.

We appreciate your support and we look forward to seeing you in Vryheid. In order to secure a booking for a special vehicle, club or other stand or stall, please advise the following people as soon as possible, but by no later than 17 May 2019:
Dieter Oltmann; Cell: 082 496 3518 email: droltmann@gmail.com or
Harvie Van Heerden: Cell: 082 823 8539 email: harvie@dalesvanheerden.co.za

For any further information on the show please contact:
Harry Heyns: 082 800 3030 email: harry.heyns@telkomsa.net or
Harvie Van Heerden: Cell 082 832 8539 email: harvie@dalesvanheerdem.co.za

ALL EXHIBITORS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A GET-TOGETHER AT OUR CLUB HOUSE AFTER THE SHOW. IN ORDER TO EASE THE PLANNING OF THE CATERING, PLEASE COULD YOU NOTIFY HARVIE VAN HEERDEN CELL: 082 823 8539 BY NO LATER THAN 1 JUNE 2019.

A list of B&B's in and around Vryheid is available on Vryheid's website: www.vryheid.co.za

Annual Outing to Talana - 20 October 2018

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A lovely day at Talana.
The Talana Live is an annual event which the VVCC participates in and this year the event was held at Talana Museum, Dundee. Club members congregated at the Wimpy Junction, Vryheid on a very wet and cold morning. No less than 14 cars departed en-route to the event. :It rained all the way until the arrival in Dundee. The morning was enjoyed with visits to the museum and various food stalls as well as interaction with members from other vintage car clubs.

During the day the weather improved and we were treated to a display of large Scottish bands of which members were from various towns. In the afternoon we were entertained by a re-enactment of THE BATTLE OF TALANA between the British and the Boers. True to tradition, the members of the VVCC were treated to a hearty braai organized by Leon and Neels before our departure back home.
The day's outing went very well with no mechanical problems.
Our thanks to the members for braving the bad weather to support the Talana Live day. Well done!!!

A re-enactment of the BATTLE OF TALANA.

Submitted by Des Lemmon-Warde

The Annual Chicken Run - 15 September 2018

2018-10-02T10:55:00.002+02:00

Our Chicken Run
The weather started off badly but eventually turned into a nice day.
Kowie Lombard, the sponsor from Valley View Chickens, came all the way from Mtunzini for the day. We had a total of 17 cars enter for the short fun run that had been organized.
Some of our members came from as far as Piet Retief and Pongola. The entrants were grouped in teams of four and five, and no two cars from the same group ran together.
This made for a very interesting run, and the Kowie Lombard Floating Trophy, which was donated by Kowie some years ago, was eventually won by team four - Kobus, Cornell, Arthur and Harry. After a prize-giving we all enjoyed a lovely chicken braai.
The salads and puddings ended a perfect day. Thanks to the organizers. We look forward to another great day next year.

Submitted by Harry Heyns.

Annual Car Show - 9 June 2018

2018-09-04T16:19:00.000+02:00

The following article was written by Fred Rasher in the Autonews:

"An often heard statement is that good things come in small packages. This is certainly true in the case of the Vryheid Car Show, held this year on 9th June 2018.
It's always a mystery to me how a small town in the midlands of KZN can have such a varied selection of veteran and vintage cars on display. Fords were obviously the chosen brand of the locals in years gone by.
I remember the editor of the old SAVVA magazine, Automobilist of about 30 years ago once writing about Fords and Chevs and how you could ascertain the political leanings of the drivers: UP supporters had Chevs and National Party supporters invariably had Fords!
What makes this show so special is that it's not just a one day show. The festivities start the night before at the Vryheid Club's clubhouse where they have a lovely dinner for all the members and visitors that have arrived from afar, and then after the show on Saturday evening at the clubhouse another dinner is organised for visitors and members. You get a complete weekend package.
The standard of restoration of the Model T and the A Fords that appear each year is of an exceptionally high standard. Originality is obviously a keyword in Vryheid. I would recommend this show to anyone who is need of a weekend away. The various B&B's in the vicinity of the showgrounds are not expensive and don't seem to overcharge visitors for that weekend. To the committee and members that make this show possible my congratulations for a job well done. - FRED"

The Annual Car Show - 10 June 2017

2017-07-26T14:18:00.000+02:00

Report on VVCC Car Show

The day of our car show dawned bright and clear - the Lord had blessed us with a perfect day! The good weather resulted in record numbers of spectators turning up for the show.

As always the big light cars were the main attraction and believe it or not, we had 14 Model T Fords and 18 Model A's on show.

The Volvo Club from Johannesburg had their 10th annual run to our show and, as usual, had a very large turnout with nearly 40 Volvo's joining us. To celebrate this event we had a wonderful evening at the clubhouse with one of our local churches serving the most delicious meal of curry and rice.

The show was very well supported by other car clubs as well as individuals coming from all over the country. Herman Nel came all the way from Nelspruit with his Model T. A wonderful array of classics was on display with some really nicely turned out cars. The local dealers put on a great show with John Deere pulling out all the stops.

Our tractor collectors can also really be proud of the wonderful collection that had all the older farmers in ecstasy as they called back their past. This was well supported by the "doef-doef" engines with Johan Horn and Coen Labuschagne coming all the way from Pongola to display their magnificent machines.

A new attraction at the show this year was the music tent with artists entertaining the crowds who thoroughly enjoyed the music and the tent was packed out for most of the day. Nico Van Wyk brought his little train and spoiled the children by giving them rides around the show at no cost. We were fortunate to have the accomplished photographer, Rene Herrmann, taking photos of all the beautiful old cars and she has also made a video which is on sale to members at a reasonable cost. As usual the church handled the catering and John Kitching was on duty to do the announcements and providing the background music.

After lunch, the car parade drew a large crowd who really enjoyed listening to the stories about each car. The standard of restoration was cheered with loud applause and it was agreed that this was a great idea.

So after the show, all those who still had the energy, attended the after-show party at the clubhouse, ending of a perfect weekend.

Submitted by Harry Heyns

Seen at the Car Show - 10 June 2017

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10th Volvo Walk to Vryheid - June 2017

2017-07-26T11:05:00.003+02:00

My 10th Volvo Walk to Vryheid kicked off on Friday the 9th, guys from Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Freestate and KZN set off to attend the VVVCC motor show on Saturday.

Those from Johannesburg, Pretoria and surrounds gathered at the Total Petroport on the N3 between Alberton and Heidelberg. At 11h00 headed off to Standerton where we had a Pitstop at the Schmitt House and were treated to homemade soup, bread, pate, coffee and biscuits - delicious!, sorry for those who gave the pitstop a miss. Next off Volksrust, we encountered five "Stop n Go's", call them "Chillouts", at least there are no stones flying from oncoming traffic. The drive through Majuba is always a pleasure, arrived in Vryheid after 16h00 giving us enough time to peg out the Volvo Walk stand at the field.

On Friday evening we were all treated to a very affordable meal at the Vryheid Vintage Car Club's clubhouse. WOW! The tables were decorated commemorating the 10th Volvo Walk to Vryheid. I think I have to thank Alfie Ball and Co for that, you guys excelled yourselves - THANK YOU.

On Saturday at the Volvo Walk to Vryheid stand 32 Volvo's surrounded 10 foreign participants (Datsuns, Morris Minor's, Renault, Austin Healey), our plan was that at 12h00 we torch them, however they turned out to be a lekka bunch of guys so we spared them the misery and enjoyed the banter. After taking photos, having them printed, mounting them, presenting them together with a medal and a coffee cup I then sat down and had a beer.

Saturday evening back to the clubhouse to watch the rugby and tuck into a dinner deluxe sponsored by VVCC.

Thank you to all that made it possible - Andre

Submitted by Andre de Haan

Outing - 10 September 2016 - Garage Safari

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The "Garage Safari" was hosted by Leon Van den Berg and incorporated a visit to Oscar Eybers's collection.

The event was well supported by the members. The group met at the clubhouse and proceeded from there out to Oscar's premises, about 10km out of town. Oscar has a collection consisting primarily of Porsches and Alfas and couple of VW Beetles. By all accounts this is a collection worth seeing.

At Leon's private home everybody was treated to a stunning display of part of his collection of vintage and classic cars. Everybody enjoyed a bring-and-braai with Leon and his family. Once again the Garage Safari was a most interesting event and thoroughly enjoyed by all the members. A very big thank you to Oscar and Leon for accommodating the car club.

Thanks to Harvie and Colin for the photos.

Subtmitted by Des Lemmon-Warde

Outing- 25 September 2016 - The Annual Chicken Run

2016-11-04T15:22:00.001+02:00

In the month of September, the Chicken Run Outing was hosted by Kowie and Carol. It is well-known and very popular and well supported by the members of the club and their families. However due to the uncertainty of the weather, the outing was held at the VVCC facilities. We were met by Kowie and Carol at the club, and true to tradition excellent refreshments and snacks were made available, As usual, great interaction about members and their cars was shared by all.
The fires were started at the appropriate time and the "A-Team", namely Kowie Jnr and Trevor, were responsible for the braaiing. I believe we are yet to experience a more sumptuous and tasty chicken braai than the traditional braai of Kowie and Carol.
During the course of the afternoon our chairman thanked our hosts for their excellent hospitality. Small tokens of appreciation were made on behalf the members. Our club was also presented with a floating trophy and a banner by Kowie of various past outings - then known as "The Valley View Chicken Run". Perhaps consideration should be given for future outings to be known by the above-mentioned name.
Once again, another splendid day shared by all and our thanks to Kowie and Carol.
Our thanks to Colin for the photographs supplied.

Submitted by Des Lemmon-Warde

Annual Outing to Hoeka Toeka Car Show Piet Retief - 30 July 2016

2016-09-07T11:30:00.000+02:00

This year's outing was well supported by our club with 18 members and family, 17 vintage and classic cars and 3 magnificently restored stationary engines by Johan Horn and Pieter Colloty. The day started early on a crisp Saturday morning where our members arrived at the Wimpy Junction for the start of our journey to Piet Retief. A change in the Noddy Badge occurred with Andre's Jaguar developing a fuel problem. The problem was soon resolved thanks to the efforts of our fellow members with a huge push enough to get the Jaguar running again. This made for an amusing scene. Our first stop was at Paulpietersburg to check if all was well with the oldies, after which we were on our way again. Just outside Paulpietersburg Johan's Mercedes motor gave up the ghost, only to be towed back to Paulpietersburg for storage. Our thanks to Cassie Lourens for towing and accommodating two extra members in his Volvo P1800. Finally we arrived at Piet Retief and shared in a perfect winter's day. The show was fielded at the Piet Retief rugby grounds and one must say it lends itself well for this type of event.

Unbeknown to the public at the showgrounds, we were pleasantly surprised by the introduction of guest artists Eddie Eksteen and Billy Forest, well-known in the entertainment world of South Africa, who entertained us with music from the 60's and 70's and various comedic stories.

This year members spent Friday and Saturday evening at the newly established guest B&B of Kobus and Riekie followed by an excellent braai and fellowship. Sunday morning we were invited to Kobus and Riekie's home for a hearty breakfast and final farewell. Our thanks to Kobus and his team for a wonderful weekend. Well done!

Once again credit must be given to the Hoeka Toeka Car Club for their huge efforts in hosting this event and one must acknowledge the stalwarts of the club, namely Kobus Botha, Paul Mouton and Japie Van Vuuren and their display of many private vintage and classic cars as can be seen by the accompanying photos. The support for prizes was outstanding with many of our members being awarded with the appropriate items for their respective vehicles.

The show was well supported by the public of Piet Retief and surrounding districts. Many motor dealers were on display with their product range, accompanied by a display of restored tractors by Jan Randall as well as numerous food stalls offering a wide range of tasty dishes and refreshments.

Thanks to Harvie and Collin for the photos.
Submitted by Des Lemmon-Warde.