A collection of vintage cars and trucks will be in Stratford this month.
Sixty members from the Jowett Car Club of New Zealand will be cruising into town for the club’s annual national rally, which celebrates the Jowett car brand.
Jowett cars and trucks were produced in Bradford, Britain, from 1906 until production stopped in 1953.
Club member Laurie Callender from Tariki says he looks forward to the vehicles coming to town. Laurie joined the national club five years ago. He says his appreciation for Jowett cars and trucks came from his father, Johnny Callender.
“In the sixties, my dad owned a Bradford truck for his Callender Motorcycles business. He would pick up bikes and take TQ (three-quarter) midgets to the Speedway in Waiwhakaiho.”