Classic car show

Totally forgot it was on. Just as well.

 

Was this for the Classic Car Club of Hong Kong?

 

Not to mention the farce about the VIP area in the Benz tent where no one was allowed to see the classic Benz. I also never understood the bizzare arrangement that you could only buy burgers in the VIP tent. An odd event. I went there with another family and 2000 dollars later (3 adults 4 kids plus snacks) the kids wanted to visit IFC for proper food. The Occupy Central folk have not made it easy for access either. Great effort though which needs a bit more fine tuning to make it a succesfull event for the next year.

 

Wow this is too bad. There are scam artists everywhere. There is going to be on the 21st of December 2014, Chater Road Show and Concourse d'Elegance held by the official Classic Car Club of Hong Kong. I'll be entering a 1989 Porsche Speedster which is in 'almost new' shape for one of the prizes. Wish me luck! I am entering the Speedster because my 365 GTC/4 would not arrive till January.

 

I walked over there. Looked through the perimeter and decided not to go in. Looked pretty empty really. Disappointed.

 

It can not be compared to the Classic Car Show in HK. The CCCHK uses volunteers and its not a commercial body / the venue at Charter Road attracts more people.

This one seemed more commercially organised. Its a nice concept if it can take off.

If a local family has a choice to visit Ocean park / Disney land or a similar event I know what they will choose for the same amount of money. Its OK for an adult who is also an enthusiast but way out of reach for most average H K ers as mentioned earlier.

H K does have some great old cars.

My attraction was Italian cars as I have been restoring Italian cars for nearly 25 years with the 1st one being a Lancia Montecarlo.

 

This confirms that the Classic Car Club of HK had nothing to do with this event. The chairman sounds a bit ticked off.
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I think some classic car owners were simply helping out the organisers by spreading the word and loaning their cars. I found out about this event, through an independent classic cars FACEBOOK page from HK (which again has nothing to do with the Classic Car Club of HK) I feel the abbreviation may be misleading.

 

The show was rubbish considering it cost $280, the Fiat spyder was also my pick.

 

I was lucky enough to get some free tickets. It was a nice concept but needs a lot of improvement. With Hong Kong having such a mature exotic car market, we certainly should have more events like this. They were also hit by bad luck with Occupy Central and Macau GP clash date. I have no problems with dealers showing their cars as long as the cars are worthy for show. They simply need more cars and more engaging activities in order to justify the $280 tickets and keep the people entertained long enough. They certainly need a huge improvement on the food stands also.

 

at $280 per adult and $100 per kid I'm afraid it was way out of reach for the average HKer,

Way out of reach?

With the size of display, it may have been out reach for me as a average Hker!

 

Agree with Ape Gen. You need to identify with a target audience. People will pay 280 to enter if there is meat on the bone and its more than a car show. . I too do not have any issue with a private co displaying their cars or bikes, but everything must be transparent. As a car enthusiast I am happy to pay the money but as a family I would rather take my kid to Ocean park. If they do it again, they need to negotiate a better deal with the H K Govt for more aggressive promotions, cheaper rental for the venue, more variety of food stalls (seen better choices on X mas fairs in HK schools). They did have a family pass for 600 . I felt that a token amount of 100 for an adult and 40 for a kid would have brought them a much greater exposure.

 

Oh dear. Don't sound very encouraging as I liked the Facebook page & have been receiving updates over the last few months.