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:
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
Club Magazine – November 2021 available now
The November 2021 edition of the Bayside Vehicle Restorers Club Inc. Magazine is now available.
Club Magazine – August 2021 available now
The August 2021 edition of the Bayside Vehicle Restorers Club Inc. Magazine is now available.
Club Magazine – May 2021 available now
The May 2021 edition of the Bayside Vehicle Restorers Club Inc. Magazine is now available.
Magazine Articles
1977 LX Torana SL
1977 LX Torana SL - August 2019 - October 2019 Cover Story This story tells us how first impressions are usually the correct ones, and that sometimes it’s important to follow our instincts [...]
1986 Toyota Celica
1986 Toyota Celica - May 2019 - July 2019 Cover Story The 1986 Toyota Celica was the fourth generation of the Celica. Spanning seven generations and 35 years, the Celica’s history is a [...]
1929 Whippet
1929 Whippet - February 2019 - April 2019 Cover Story Those who take a fancy to a particular vehicle do so for many different reasons. When in his early teens Tony Spinks became [...]
1958 Austin Lancer
1958 Austin Lancer - November 2018 - January 2019 Cover Story The Morris Minor, launched in 1948, became one of the best-selling and longest-lived British car models. In the 1950s BMC began work [...]
1954 FJ Holden Special Sedan
1954 FJ Holden Special Sedan - August-October 2018 Cover Story Some members may become nostalgic reading about Ken Seymour’s superb FJ Special sedan, but my own earliest FJ memories are anything but warm. [...]
1955 R Series Bentley Saloon
May - July 2018 Cover Story In January 2017, while we were at Yamba on a rally with the Veteran Car Club of Australia (Queensland), my friend Mark told me of a 1955 R [...]