35th Annual General Motors Display Day
April 28, 2008 by Anthony Crawford
35th Annual General Motors Display Day – Acknowledges 100years of GM Products
- By Anthony Crawford
When Eve Lauter from Holden told me last week, that there was going to be a display of the GM products on Sunday, during our three day long weekend, I kind of said I was interested but didn’t really think I would get there.
My folks were in town and with two kids driving me around the bend these days, I just couldn’t see myself driving the 50kms each way to see a bunch of GM show cars.
But then I thought about it overnight and figured that it wouldn’t be a bad drive in the SS V-Series Ute I am driving at the moment, with it’s 6-litre 270kW V8 engine, under the bonnet.
As you can appreciate, it didn’t take long to get there, and with a huge range of vehicles sporting badges such as; Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Vauxhall and Holden, I was sure glad guilt had got the better of me.
The people behind these car show days are to be commended. In this case, it was the so-called GM Display Day Committee of NSW. These folks are what automotive brands are built on. They “keep the dream alive” with there undying passion for the cars built by various brands they back with their heart and soul.
And then there are the exhibitors, hundreds and hundreds of selfless diehards, who spend countless hours along with cold hard cash, building and restoring these precious machines, so that punters like me, can feast their eyes and camera lenses on automotive glory.
What’s more, they do it for their own satisfaction, and the pleasure of getting to drive around in something, very few will ever have the opportunity to do so.
And like many of these car display events, they are free to Joe public. I salute the automotive diehards of the world. Without them, the world would surely be a darker place.
Just a few pics I snapped today at this wonderful event.
Print it: 
What, no Saabs?????
:-)
Had to laugh at the blown 57 with the very cool aluminium radiator that has a broom stick for a bonnet holder!All that money spent on the engine I think.
Can some one tell me what the car is with the really nice green paint job,what I think are 20inch mags on it and a very funky back window.Is it an Impala ? Stunning What year?
A nice change Anthony from the normal new stuff you guys report on,love to see more car shows like this on here!
definately impala, whether an SS or not, dunno, looks late 60’s… 1968?
Think it is earlier than that. Classsic Fisher body. Same guy that influenced the HR i.e Kidney cutter guard flues.
Nice green looks like a VK colour.
wrong car.u are right 1968.
OMG matt black chevy impala! *drool*
Is it a 58 Pontiac Bonneville Hard Top? Ive been searching I need to ask my Chevy friends I think?
Very very cool though……….hate to think what that back window costs to replace!
You like the 57 too Jase? Very RUNNING ON EMPTY!
its an impala, that car is very cool!
Bavarian Missile: The Awesome Green Car isnt an Impala as Impala has 6 letters and the word accross the back has 7 and is too short to be Chevrolet… It’s actually a Pontiac Bonneville.. From around the same time as the Bat-wing Chev
Amongst the above images there is a photo of the same model car but in red with the word Pontiac more easier to read – looks better in Green though
I thought that myself when I saw the letters on the boot this morning,thats what got me looking! Must have been an expensive time in Automotive history in the 50s with a new model coming out every year!