The National Heritage Board together with the Singapore & Malaysian Vintage Car Register held their 2012 Motoring Heritage Day at the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station over the weekend. It was a fitting location as the two day event not only showcased the cars from days gone by, but at the same time, the now unused train station was opened up for visitors to roam another relic of transportation. I popped by for a short visit on the second day, took in the sights and at the same time, took some photos.
Honestly, i'm not much of a vintage man, the cars which interest me extend back to the most, the 1970s or late 1960s. There are some exceptions of course, muscle cars and rat rods are granted exemption from that rule too. Cars like this Alfa fit just nicely at the ends of that age group. It might be getting on in years but this is one of the most lovely cars in my book. It's nice to know Alfa hasn't (totally) lost their flair for producing some good looking cars. "Some" because there were some turds along the way.
There were a couple of Karmann Ghia convertibles sitting around looking pretty. The Karmann Ghia might have started production in the mid 50s but continued to be made up to the mid-late 70s, so it still falls within range of cars which pique my interest.
Another car with a similarly long production lifespan was this Fiat 500. Or if you are familiar with the movie, Cars, Luigi!
Cars like this Frogeye Sprite get special exemption. Just look at those lights!
See the link with our modern day MX5 grin?
Pagoda SL, Audrey Hepburn, nuff said.
Imagine filling this up at the petrol station.
Simply elegant back then.
Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag...
Another quintessential British sports car, but sadly, this Aston DB6 looked to be in a pretty sorry state. You wonder why someone would keep it in such a state of disrepair. James Bond wouldn't approve.
In need of some serious TLC.
This Mercedes SL sitting next to the Aston was similarly unloved. Someone needs to bring these cars back to life.
There were a few minis and beetles on show.
Another Austin Healey Sprite.
Cars were alot smaller back then as this rare Triumph Spitfire Coupe shows.
An MG and a Sunbeam Alpine
A Capri named Charlotte.
Singapore's 96th automobile.
Going back further in time, luxury marques featured more prominently as i reckon, only the more well-off back then could afford a set of wheels.
How gangstas used to roll.
Sitting away from the lineup of cars was another sexy Alfa Sprint.
Such clean and smooth lines in the design.
Big Rolls Royce in the background would never have imagined that one day, they would belong to the same company.
There were a number of other cars on display which i did not cover as they didn't interest me as much and it was beginning to drizzle, but seeing all of them together, you can't help but feel nostalgic. Especially in this setting, you sort of wonder if any of these cars have ever been here before. Back in the day when they were used as real cars, running around the streets just minding their own business. Would any of these cars have been to the train station back then? Back when the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station was still bustling with activity.
What makes 3 grown men drag themselves up at 6am on a lovely Sunday? A morning photoshoot with little Miss Sunny i guess...
Not that Sunny! THIS Sunny!
With not many vintage JDM rides left running on our local roads, it's always good to document them while we still can.
Shooting Sunny involved quite a lot of shuffling about.
And some art direction. Just to get the right shot.
At the end of the shoot we finished off with some awesome rolling shots.
Snuck in a picture of my car's new friend.
I noticed whilst trawling the interwebs for pictures from the recently concluded SEMA 2013 show (One for the bucket list definetly). Amongst all the crazy, outlandish, and big budget builds from SEMA this year, there's a cool trend emerging where looking back paves the way forward. I'm talking about the lovely retro revival thats has just been gathering momentum non stop for the last couple of years. This year was no different, what with the awesome old school race-car inspired builds from Liberty Walk pretty much taking over most of the show and RWB gaining Worldwide recognition. But let's bring it down a notch and look at some other smaller but no less interesting cars that feature some old school flavor!
I really like Brian from Rotiform's 964, and it looks like he's been busy with the car now wearing a set FUCHS-style shoes. Looks really good.
Awesome Focus ST in full GULF colors and a kit that looks almost Rocket Bunny-ish.
Speaking of liveries, how about this period-Apple-Computer liveried 911?
Taking an old-school approach to liveries here is Toyota, debuting their Camry(?) racer.
Can't beat a classic Trans-am inspired build with that screaming chicken!
And rocking these new Fifteen52 Turbofans(!), is Ken Block's machine. Ready to rock his new 
I know this post should be about the recently concluded Heritage Motoring event which showcases a nice selection of fine automotive history from our small little island state, but truth be told, the weather wasn't playing nice and the dampened grounds and darkened skies made it quite hard to get much shots in.
So instead, i hung around with some friend at the carpark and again spotted my favourite cars in the visitor's lots instead of inside the show.
Cars like this Mercedes 190E Cossie which looked like it had it's 3-pointed star mangled by some cheeky fella.
Even though most people simply walked past it, i still find it desirable.
My favourite though would have to be this S1 Lotus Elise which i managed to park next to.
The E36 is by no means a big car by today's standards, but the little Lotus looks positively tiny next to the Bimmer!
One day i will have my very own Elise!
Some earlier cars do get an exeption on the 80s/90s rule though, like each and every Alfa. It was good to see them still be used on the roads. Spot Takumi's ride behind?
Hopefully next year, the weather will be alot better.
