Tairāwhiti Aviation Museum's Big Show: WW2 engines, hot rods, muscle cars and more to go on display

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

Motors, engines, automobiles and aviation all collide at the weekend, with the Big Show at the Tairāwhiti Aviation Museum.

Held on Saturday and Sunday, the event is a fundraiser for the Cancer Society and the Trust Tairāwhiti Rescue Helicopter.

On display will be model radio-controlled cars, muscle cars and hot rods, as well as helicopters, a World War 2-era Allison v12 engine start-up demonstration from a 1943 P.40 Kitty Hawk, and a Royal New Zealand Air Force vintage military display.

The star of the show will be a 1934 Duesenburg Auburn, better known as the car from the movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Raffle tickets to win a ride in the car are on sale now at selected locations around Gisborne, for $20.

There will also be an acrobatic display by a Texan aircraft from the RNZAF Black Falcons at midday on Saturday ( alternative day  Sunday if postponed due to bad weather).

RNZAF A109 light utility helicopter from No. 3 Squadron, from Ohakea, will be at the show from 10am to 6pm on Saturday and 10am to 2.30pm on Sunday. The captain, Flight Lieutenant Brendan Sambrook, and crew members will be available to talk to the public.

• Entry is $5, with free entry for children under 12.

• The event runs from 10am to 6pm on Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday.