14 Apr 2025

14 Apr 2025

Well that is it folks, nothing else to do and the Morris Minor Rally 2025 in Western Australia is all done and dusted. Great rally it has been and the organising committee has really excelled in their task, great locations, great food and easy driving routes and distances for getting between venues. All in all a fantastic effort by the organisers. Hopefully MMCCV will be able to outdo them when they host the next rally in 2027, possibly around the Benalla area.

Anyway today was the farewell run out to the Motor Museum of Western Australia. After what was a very quiet start to the day...

I was a bit early to arrive.

It was a good run mostly on the freeways out to the museum site, even managed to not lose anyone, well not for too long anyway. It was surprising how long it took, winding through the site where the museum is located, to get to the parking spot. The site is huge. 

 

So with everyone gathered there was a show both inside the museum and outside too and the crowds again enjoyed seeing the cars. Some very interesting cars inside the museum, great motorbikes and some fantastic model collections too.

and with the museum done everyone said their farewells and were quick to get away.

SO I guess it is now time for the final coastal Western Australian sunset for the trip as I start back east (slowly to start with) tomorrow...

12 Apr 2025

12 Apr 2025

So today was the show and shine part of the 2025 Morris Minor Nationals and it was in an absolute prime location in the very heart for Fremantle. The Western Australian club certainly pulled this one out of the hat that's for sure. Such a great turn out of cars again and despite a big thunder storm over night the cars were all looking excellent.

Given the location the numbers of people who were able to share in with the day were huge. So many people passing by stopped to admire and ask questions. Or lining the kids up with the cars to take pictures, or getting people to take pictures of themselves with the cars. It was definitely a great day and everyone had stories to tell of the happy memories the cars brought back to them. One group of ladies arrived un the morning especially to see the cars as they heard about it on the radio and another lady arrived at 10 past 3 this afternoon and was so disappointed that cars had gone already as she though the show was on until 4 so she had come down especially with pictures of herself with her 1st car, a lovely one owner low light Morris Minor, she still got to chat with club members and share some tales of her memories too. 

Over all a huge day, with most cars in place before 8am and leaving after 3 pm, but a huge success and enjoyed by so many.

And as it seems to be a thing, here is another sunset from South Fremantle

11 Apr 2025

 11 Apr 2025

The official start of the 2025 Morris Minor Clubs of Australia National Rally, hosted and organised by the Morris Minor Car Club of Western Australia was today and what a good even it was too. The location was at the Army Museum of Western Australia (6 Burt St, Fremantle if you every want to arrange a visit), so all of the car were able to line up on the parade ground/parking lot. It is always good to see so many cars from so many different locations. Equally, it is great to see how different everyone's idea of what their Minor should be is, so many different options and changes to the standard Minor, though all still a Minor.

And the closest we have to a sunset shot today is;