Bill Richardson Memorial Rally 2007

A large group of veteran trucks ventured from points all around the North Island, to travel to Picton, and from there they took the long way to Invercargill, via the West Coast.

This album follows the North Island contingent travelling from Picton, across to the West Coast, all the way down to Haast, then Hawea, Wakatipu, and to the Southland Plains and then Invercargill. After the museum opening they travelled up the East Coast back to the boat.

By the time the convoy reached Invercargill, there were hundreds of vehicles in the convoy.

The climax of the event was the parade of these old timers, which were joined by hundreds of local trucks that made for what was probably the largest congregation of heavy vehicles in one place at one time, ever in New Zealand, and quite possibly for anywhere in the world, at the time.

The video of the trip can be found here.