00:02It's said to be the biggest street parade in all of Australia.
00:07Vehicles of all makes and models revved and roared along Rockhampton's iconic heritage-listed
00:12Key Street, next to the mighty Fitzroy River.
00:14More than 1900 people have entered this year's event, with today's street parade one of the
00:19highlights.
00:20Groups of all ages line the footpaths to wave, as old school sedans, sports car brands, four-wheel
00:26drives and even some of the two-wheel kind bikes pass by.
00:30One of the cars actually threw lollipops out and how the loud noise is.
00:36The spread of the different years and the amount of effort these guys have gone into to get
00:42these cars here today is fantastic.
00:45I'm an old school fan, I've come through from Yapoon and I've come out here just to see
00:50this today so it inspires me to buy something of my own.
00:54The very best of the entrants have been selected to go in the Show and Shine, a display where
00:59festival goers can go admire their handiwork and restorations and experts will judge them
01:04on paint and body modifications, engine performance upgrades, custom interiors and more.
01:10Across the city, precincts have been set up for the three-day event with burnouts, drags,
01:15remote control car racing, drifting and even old track entertainment with live music,
01:20a mullet competition and a rockabilly fashion parade.
01:23Last year's event attracted 60,000 people.
01:26It looks like they've already beaten it this year despite Australia's current fuel crisis.
01:31a few years ago.
01:31It looks like it's a motorcycle.
01:32You should know when themenyan are all together, the members of our team are at theest
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