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Bayside Vehicle Restorers Club Inc. (BVRC) is based around the Brisbane bay-side suburb of Cleveland. The club caters for owners of all makes of Veteran, Vintage, Historic & Classic vehicles, over 30 years old as well as enthusiasts of these classic vehicles. BVRC was formed in 1978 and has enjoyed continuous activity ever since. It currently has 190 members with over 450 vehicles.

The Club’s aims are to:

  • Foster interest in the history, restoration and preservation of Veteran, Vintage, Historic, Classic motor vehicles of all types and makes.
  • Promote & encourage the use and enjoyment of driving member’s vehicles on our well planned runs & outings.
  • Encourage social activities for members and their families.
  • Provide information and support for members restoring vehicles of all types.

The club membership is open to owners of all makes of Veteran, Vintage, Historic & Classic vehicles over 30 years old including motor cycles, buses and trucks. It is also open to anyone interested in these classic vehicles. The club is affiliated with the Queensland Historic Motoring Council.

The Bayside Club organises mid-week and week-end day runs for members each month. The club also arranges regular social outings, week-ends away and at least one long distance run each year.

We also conduct a number of significant major motoring activities each year such as:

The Club also has an extensive library of automotive books which are available for members to borrow. The library contains a wealth of information as well as interesting books covering all aspects of motor vehicles

A very good quality club magazine is produced four times each year. The magazine contains reports about the club’s recent events; technical & news articles; and general interest automotive information.

Latest Club News

1508, 2024

Club Magazine – August 2024 available now

August 15th, 2024|Comments Off on Club Magazine – August 2024 available now

The August 2024 edition of the Bayside Vehicle Restorers Club Inc. Magazine is now available.

505, 2024

Club Magazine – May 2024 available now

May 5th, 2024|Comments Off on Club Magazine – May 2024 available now

The May 2024 edition of the Bayside Vehicle Restorers Club Inc. Magazine is now available.

1302, 2024

Club Magazine – February 2024 available now

February 13th, 2024|Comments Off on Club Magazine – February 2024 available now

The February 2024 edition of the Bayside Vehicle Restorers Club Inc. Magazine is now available.

Magazine Articles

Mitsubishi Sigmas

August 15th, 2024|

 Mitsubishi Sigmas- August 2024 Cover Story Gary Crooks and Will Moses acquired their Mitsubishi Sigmas for different reasons and by different routes. When Gary was seeking a special interest vehicle around 2½ [...]

1926 Amilcar C6 replica

May 5th, 2024|

 1926 Amilcar C6 replica- May 2024 Cover Story David Johnson has had many opportunities to keep in practice since retiring after four decades as a mechanic. He has a 3.4 litre Mark 1 Jaguar and [...]

1930 Wills Overland Tourer

February 13th, 2024|

1930 Wills Overland Tourer - February 2024 Cover Story Shane Cowan had previously owned HD, HK and HQ Holdens, and for many years had owned and loved a 1982 Land Cruiser. He’d [...]

1964 EH Holden Special

December 3rd, 2023|

1964 EH Holden Special - November 2023 Cover Story My parents became tree-changers in the late 1950s, before the term was invented. After dad left the Army he had become a sales representative [...]

1950 Fiat 1400 Cabriolet

September 11th, 2023|

1950 Fiat 1400 Cabriolet - August - October 2023 Cover Story Journey of a Grand Old Lady My restoration journey of what could be described as an “Elegant Old Lady” began on [...]

  • 1951 48-215 Holden

1951 48-215 Holden

May 30th, 2023|

1951 48-215 Holden - May- July 2023 Cover Story In March 1994, when my late wife Doreen and I lived in Jannali in Sydney, my son Steve showed me an advertisement in [...]