OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Old cars, c. 1930

DATE1920 to 1940

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P943

HISTORY

These cars are parked on the foreshore at Stony Point waiting for the ferry to transport them to Phillip Island for the car races. The S.S. Killara was a vehicular ferry used in the Western Port in the 1930s. On motor racing days on Phillip Island, the racing cars as well as numerous private vehicles and passengers were carried. In 1927, the Victorian Light Car Club decided to hold a long-distance car race. Phillip Island was chosen as the venue. It was called the “100 Miles Road Race”, the first in Australia and was the forerunner of the Australian Grand Prix. There was no bridge to Phillip Island so spectators drove to Stony Point and parked their cars along the roadside or at Peterson’s Garage and boarded the ferry to Cowes.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows the back view of a large number of motor cars parked beside a foreshore. A large group of people are standing beside the water on the far left-hand side of the image. Wooden buildings and shop fronts can be seen on the right-hand side. Four electricity poles are in the centre and grass is in the foreground.

SUBJECTS

Bays, Ferries, Foreshores, Motor racing, Motor vehicles, Veteran cars

KEYWORDS

Phillip Island Car races, Stony Point