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After the event was cancelled last year for Covid, we had a fabulous gathering today of just over 400 cars, including 37 Maserati's.
Weather took a cold turn for the weekend, whereas previous weekend was 28 degrees.
New venue this year was a park setting in Queanbeyan.
Enjoy.
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Blox

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Brilliant. But does my worry about tree sap dropping on to gleaming paintwork show up my OCD a bit ?
 

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great to see some lovely Italian exotica though that hideous Urus should have been barred!
 

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Thanks for the great shots Bruce, really great. Can't go anywhere Mother Superior is convalescing Best regards Shane
 

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Good to see these events starting to open up, might be a while here though but looking forward with fingers crossed
 

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I just read a post on a different forum from a guy who was there, he said he heard a Montreal changed hands for 220AUSD!
 

BL330

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Good to see these events starting to open up, might be a while here though but looking forward with fingers crossed
There was a pent up demand to get back out and do these things, so there was a great spirit evident.
The Melbourne owners said they haven't been permitted to do gatherings or drive days for so long.
I go off topic here -
Their idiot Premier ( we call him Dictator Dan ) shut the place down 3 times.
They even had an enquiry ( whitewash ) after the first lockdown on who stuffed up and caused the 800 nursing home deaths, ie Dictator Dan. No-one could seem to recall under oath who made the key decisions / blunders. And they released the findings? 3 days before Christmas when people wouldn't be paying attention. And they reckon there a plenty of fools who'll vote him back in. You won't catch me living in Victoria.
Anyway off my soapbox now.
It was good we could all get together again.
 

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Gorgeous photos and they all look soooo shiny. I particularly like the pale blue one next to the yellow one, such a nice combination. Sorry I don’t know what the models are, I can look them up now.
 

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The pale blue Maserati is an Indy. This one was fitted with the rarer, larger 4.9 litre V8.
The yellow Maserati is a Ghibli in LHD. It was judged the best Maserati and proceeded to the finals to be beaten by the Muira for Best in Show.
The next 2 cars are Kyalami's. I had never seen one in the flesh before, then 2 turned up. One from Wollongong with a guy who also owns a concours winning Dino. The other one from Melbourne.
It turns out another Kyalami has been imported from South Africa ( I won't name who ) and it is stuck in Australian customs.
Customs are valuing it much more than they ought in order to gain greater revenue. The fight continues.
 

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Bruce, No reasonable person would deny Chairman Dan is a forceful character who gets what he wants. Without doubt the Hotel quarantine debacle was initiated by a person,or persons enjoying protected status so the "enquiry" was a cover-up. A reasonable person would rate Chairman Dan as a most likely suspect. However,he enjoys popularity because he gets things done. And,we really have no alternative since the Liberal opposition are an opposition in name only. They are utterly ineffectual such that the Liberal leader in Parliament is unknown to the general public,you never hear or see the bloke. Not many like Chairman Dan & I'd say he would be a nightmare as a boss,but he's the best we have.
 

BL330

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Bruce, No reasonable person would deny Chairman Dan is a forceful character who gets what he wants. Without doubt the Hotel quarantine debacle was initiated by a person,or persons enjoying protected status so the "enquiry" was a cover-up. A reasonable person would rate Chairman Dan as a most likely suspect. However,he enjoys popularity because he gets things done. And,we really have no alternative since the Liberal opposition are an opposition in name only. They are utterly ineffectual such that the Liberal leader in Parliament is unknown to the general public,you never hear or see the bloke. Not many like Chairman Dan & I'd say he would be a nightmare as a boss,but he's the best we have.
I agree there is unfortunately a vacuum on the other side. Somebody of substance needs to stand up to this guy. We really do pity our poor Victorian friends for what you have been put through. Here's a thought, you could always move north to freedom?
 

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It turns out another Kyalami has been imported from South Africa ( I won't name who ) and it is stuck in Australian customs.
Customs are valuing it much more than they ought in order to gain greater revenue. The fight continues.
Hey Bruce... That's strange... Customs valuations really only apply to personal imports, where the owner has lived overseas 12 months minimum and owned the car throughout. In such cases customs apply an interpretation because the (historical) price paid at purchase may be somewhat different to the valuation at present day. But if buying such a car direct from Australia.. Most likely under the pre-1988 or 25 year old rule, its usually a simple calculation.... 5% duty on purchase cost, 10% gst on landed cost, and luxury car tax where applicable. Usually all based on furnishing an invoice and proof of payment. Only variations customs apply are a) car has been purchased a considerable time in the past and one party argues asset appreciation or depreciation or b) customs has reason to think that the declared price is too low based on evidence of financial payments, or suspicions of 'contra trades'...... Examples such as car for art bilateral swaps designed to cheat both jurisdictions out of tax revenue.

But i suspect you're in the same camp as i am.... When you see how our taxes are spent... You begrudge the many efforts to pry money from our pockets. And i hate to say this, but importers of classic cars, art, etc are the softest targets, as few people go into bat for them.