This is revised invitation from the 20-Ghost Club, the RROCA Small Horsepower Register and the Queensland branch of the RROCA for all owners of pre-war cars (including WO Bentleys of course!) to a pleasant Sunday Lunch at the old Dugandan Hotel at Boonah in October to celebrate the King’s Birthday on the long weekend which is uniquely timed in Queensland. King Charles III sends his apologies, but unfortunately, cannot attend.

The Date: Sunday 1 October 2023 at 11:30 am

Where: Dugandan Hotel, Corner Mt French Rd and Boonah-Rathdowney Rd, Dugandan, Qld 4310

Due to the limited number of pre-war cars nominating so far for this event, we are welcoming all Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars for the event. Please try to bring the oldest of your cars if you have a range to choose from.

To encourage the attendance of older cars, RROCA (Qld) President, Brian Carson, has generously donated a bottle of Champagne to the owner of the car which has travelled the longest mileage. To make this more interesting, the mileage times the age of the car will be used to calculate the winner! The older the car the better the chance of winning! See the separate entry sheet and remember to write down your odometer reading before you leave home! (If you drive a 2021 Ghost from Cairns you might be in with a chance!) Download the entry form here!

Cars coming from the Gold Coast and surrounds can meet at Jubilee Park on Telemon St at Beaudesert at 10:15am for a 10:30 am departure and drive to Boonah along the Beaudesert-Boonah Road.

Cars coming from Brisbane and other areas can meet at the Calamvale Hotel (678 Compton Rd, Calamvale) at 9:30 am for a 10:00 am departure and drive to Boonah along a pleasant (non-motorway route) to Boonah.

Parking for our exotic vehicles will be exclusively on the oval opposite the “Dugie” hotel. Lots of other Sunday visitors to the Dugie will be sure to enjoy the sights of our old distinguished chariots as they sit on the balcony. Adventurous souls may like to drive up to Mt French after lunch, which is a few km along the Mt French Rd. However, just to warn you, the last km or so is a bit steep in parts with tight corners. However, my Wraith WXA68 has easily made it up, although on one corner, first gear was selected. (Were there screams from my passenger that the car would not make it???). The sights over this part of the Scenic Rim are fabulous and well worth the additional trip.

Reservations: Please contact John Rowney at  johnrowney@bigpond.com or 0413 676 833 by Monday 25 September.