We recently celebrated our Events Manager, Sally’s 60th birthday in the museum. She had an 18 piece band, called ‘Sideline Swing’, beautiful platters of savoury and sweets, flowers on the tables, a bar and even hot towels to complete the evening. Eighty five guests danced the night away, enjoying the fabulous music, surrounded by 50 classic cars. If you’d like to …
We were joined by the Rangiora Combined Friendship Club for a tour this month. It was a Mystery day out for them so they didn’t know where they were going, and oh what a surprise! These lovely ladies came without their husbands and partners, who weren’t so adventurous, but when they see the photos, they will be so so envious!
A week before Christmas, we hosted the Amberley District Lions Club. Close to 30 members and partners enjoyed a very relaxed walk through the recently updated range of popular and not so popular Vintage and Classic Cars. Always a pleasure to have tour groups through and see their faces light up when they discover a ‘piece from the past’ right …
This beautiful couple had a very private elopement at Waimak Classic cars recently. We felt extremely privileged to be part of their special day. They choose the cars they wanted to be photographed with, the photographer (Kathryn Louise Weddings) and the weather of course, all came together perfectly. We were thrilled at how Kathryn captured the day, using the grounds …
Even though the days are getting shorter and cooler, the month of May saw various groups tour our museum. The stand-out by far was the Amberley Friendship Group visit. Not only did the members enjoy a High Tea Luncheon, but some even dressed up! It was so much fun. After lunch they meandered around the museum, enjoying the change of …
Sunday 27 March saw the inaugural ‘Ashworths Corner Autumn Cruise’ kick off at 10.00am. By 11.15 over 400 cars had filled our grounds and surrounding paddocks. We were totally blown away. What a fabulous turn out! During the week we had inquiries from all around the South Island regarding the event. There were some seriously amazing cars. We had nearly 200 …
The Mustang Club graced our lawn and enjoyed a visit to our events centre. There were around 50 Mustangs from various eras, every colour you could possibly imagine. The sound when they arrived was music to our ears, we’re pretty sure the Shelby in the showroom was the highlight for them! Thank you to all the club Presidents and secretaries who made contact. We trust you enjoyed your …
We were amazed by the number of car clubs there are in Christchurch. The BMW car club was the first club through the museum and was impressed with the selection. The Mustang Club was the largest through with approximately 85 visitors and some outstanding vehicles parked on our grounds for visitors to peruse. We also had various retirement villages bringing …
We recently surprised a Jaguar enthusiast with a luncheon for her and her family. Gloria picked her up from home in the Jaguar MK 9, took her on a tour of the countryside, (she sat in the back with her family, just like the queen) then rolled up to the museum for a look and a sumptuous buffet lunch. They could take their time and relax, there was no rush, AND they had the …
