The ‘Spa-Car is the Star’ at the VACC Cars of the World ‘Cavalcade to the Vines’

It was not BBQ weather but the recent VACC Cars of the World ‘Cavalcade to the Vines’ proved to have all the right ingredients for a great day out.

The threat of poor weather kept entries and spectators down but ironically, ideal conditions greeted participants and visitors on the day and some fine machinery was on view to those who made the trip.

The cavalcade gathered early on Sunday morning at VACC House, St Kilda Road, Melbourne before taking a leisurely drive down to the Mornington Peninsula.

Once at the Morning Star Estate in Mount Eliza, the big draw card was a rare and expensive Italian exotic. But a brash American stole the show.

An undeniable attraction at the idyllic location was a white Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz. Quite a show-stopper in itself, but when it is an 8.2-litre converted into an eight-wheeler with a BBQ under the bonnet and a working spa down-back, it proved a ‘must-see’ for spectators.