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Robert Balfour 1909 Stanley Steamer Model Z 9 passenger Mountain Wagon
By Vince Johnson
Photos by Vince Johnson unless othewise marked
It’s been sixty-seven years since the first cars went up the hill at Collingrove in the wine country north-east of the state capital. They’ve been doing it ever since and it doesn’t look like slowing down anytime soon. Not even when the morning is wet, cool and windy.
Story and photos by Vince Johnson
Lead image: Richard Creasy, 1985cc Amilcar
Barossa Vintage Collingrove Hillclimb, South Australia, 7 October 2018 The oldies were back (the cars, not the drivers) in the wine country north-east of Adelaide for the Sporting Car Club of South Australia’s annual vintage hillclimb near Angaston. Entries had come from across the continent and while most took less than a minute to get to the top, the narrow track is challenging and there’s little room for error.