I just had to show you more of “Cooly Rocks On”, so many cars, so many interesting people. Fashion, fun and dancing in the streets on a sunny winters day in the border town of Coolangatta. Get your 50’s gear out of the bottom drawer and take a nostalgic trip with me back to that great era of rock-n-roll.
I wonder how long it took to grow this long…
It is a rev heads paradise with thousands of cars, hot rods, custom cars and classic vehicles.
Just look at these…
The well maintained, polished and immaculate VW on the left. Then you have the well used. The VW icon of the 50’s beach culture.
Complete with surf board and liquid refreshment.
Even has original lichen growing all over it…
What can I say about this one? It certainly needs some TLC…
Even got a couple of silhouette selfies in this one…
I found this lovely gypsy style caravan and fell in love with it…
This little girl loves this small version. She probably would like it for her dolls…
Look at the crowds in the pub and a small boy drools over this beauty.
The police are there to keep an eye on things, but it is a happy crowd and no trouble.
Time to keep the inner man and woman happy
It was a great day bringing back many memories.
gypsy life 
This cars look amazing!
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We went and Terry of course crazy about the cars, it gets better each year
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6 Years since we last went and though there were far more cars and crowds than back then.
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Wow Pauline. everyone and everything looks to be ‘Rockin’ loved all of it.. 🙂 xx Hugs Sue
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Yes we walked down the street with a bounce in our feet and a smile on our faces Sue
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Wonderful… 🙂
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These are fantastic pics – I love that little girls ‘record’ handbag! 😀
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Yes that is what made me take that photo Dianne.
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wonderful post! so much variety – and the old VW bug had so much personality – and so did each of the cars at the show. did you make that video? anyhow, I bet it took him a decade to grow those dreads….
🙂
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The video was one I found on youtube and I thought it caught the atmosphere so well.
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it really did catch thew atmosphere well – nice find
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What a fun time, Pauline! 🙂 So many reasons to smile 🙂
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Thanks Jo came home with a real good feeling.
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What a cool and colorful event, Pauline. I love all those old cars, the old and rusted, and the new and shiny. I daresay the dreadlocks are not from the 50s! I bet you had a fun time photographing all those fabulous cars and wildly dressed people. A photographer’s heaven. 🙂
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It was a good day and the light was perfect. Hardest part was choosing which to put in the post…
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That’s always the challenge, Pauline. I don’t know about you, but I take tons of pictures, and then it takes hours and hours to cull them down. 🙂
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I’m with you there Cathy always tell myself to just keep the best, but then I cannot bear to delete any telling myself “they may come in for a future post!!!”
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Love those cars!
janet
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I think some of them they get more love and attention than the wife would get!!!!
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Entirely possible. 🙂
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People really have gone to town with these cars and their costumes too Pauline ! Where’s Jack ?? Rocking and rolling in the crowd or maybe he was eyeing up the vintage hot wheels 🙂
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If you look carefully to the left of the dreadlocks you will see him. Just enjoying the atmosphere…
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Found him 😉
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Good one….
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What a fun and vibrant post. Brilliant!
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Thanks DJ
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Wonderful, I’d like to rescue that VW and i hope it gets the tlc it deserves!
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They are such cute little cars. Amazing that rusty one has not been “rescued”
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You find such wonderful things to photograph, and photograph them wonderfully. I like the be-lichened beetle best.
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I know, me too, some how it has so much more character than all the beautiful manicured and titivated ones. Like an old person that has earnt the wrinkles!!!!
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That first car – WOW!!!
💕💕 those colours!!!
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Need sun glasses on to look at it!!!
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