ABOUT 2000 people came to Chevalier College on Sunday to get their fix of polished chrome and trimmed leather in the annual Motorfest.
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The fantastic weather helped make it an enjoyable day for guests and the hundreds of people who proudly displayed their bikes, cars and trucks to the public.
There was something for everyone from pimped-out utes and low-riders to antique water pumps and steam engines.
The Chalker family, originally from Hill Top, brought along their 1938 Barrel-grill Ford pick-up truck which was used as the town’s fire truck in the 1950s.
Stephen and Tanya Chalker-Holz’s grandfather Bert bought the truck at government auctions in 1945 and many locals who were at Sunday’s fete remembered either riding on its back tray or even being run over by it.
“One man approached us and told us that our grandfather had run him over in the truck in the 1950’s,” Ms Chalker-Holz said.
“He said my grandfather picked him up and took him home then roused on him for getting in front of the truck.
“It’s amazing, we’ve had a few people come up and say they used to sit on the back of it heading out to fight fires.”
Stephen spent about 10 years restoring the vehicle which helped fight its last fire in 1963.
Granddaughter Maddison is the fourth generation of Chalkers to see the vehicle which has won a number of car show awards including the early Ford V8 National Title last year in South Australia.
Also at the fete was former champion bike racer, Ken Watson from Berry who was a winner at Bathurst in the 250cc production class in the early 1990s and also held the lap record there for some time.
Mr Watson won numerous championships and raced against the likes of Troy Corser and won.
Other highlights of the fete included some impressive pimped-out hearses and a replica Morris Minor police car.