2023 Results

Major Categories

Category	Winner
William Clay Ford Jnr Trophy Presented by the Ford Motor Company	Gerry Giuliani – 408HO – XY GTHO Replica, Raw Orange
Best Performance Ford	Michael James – 70809H – XW Falcon GTHO Phase III, Candy Apple
Powered by Ford (Best Engine)	Lachlan Welsh – EVIL XR – 1966 XR Falcon, Silver
Best Paint Presented by Europanels	Terry Buhagiar – X351Y – 1971 XY Falcon GT Replica, Blue
Best Interior	Stephen Bate – GUNXR8 – 1991 EB Falcon XR8, Black
Best Heavy Ford	Nicholas Heath – Ford D-Series Flatbed, White
Rare Spares Real Restoration Presented by Rare Spares	XB Falcon GT Replica, Purple – 1SXYXB
Rare Spares Real Street Presented by Rare Spares	Teresa Becker – LIPPY8 – 1971 Fairlane, Blue
Best Club Presented by Bowden’s Own	Mach 1 Muster
Longest Distance Driven Presented by Bowden’s Own	1,280kms, from Sandbelt QLD.
Highest Odometer Reading Presented by Bowden’s Own	Sandra Romero-Price – 1RJ7DY – over 941,178km – 2011 Ford Territory, Taxi Yellow
Shannons Choice Presented by Shannons Insurance	Paul Parnis – NEATXB – Green XB Falcon station wagon

JUDGING Categories

Class #	Judging Category	Winner (Name and Rego)	Runner-Up (Name and Rego)
1	Best Modern GT	Michael Raditsi – GTF436 – 2014 FG Falcon GTF, White	Cameron Hartnett – GTF437 – 2014 Sedan, Blue
2	Best Classic GT	Michael James – 70809H – XW Falcon GTHO Phase III, Candy Apple	Paul Moretti – 22334H – 1972 XA Falcon GT, Red
3	Best Falcon, XK to XP	Ken Sandam – CRUSSN – 1963 Falcon, Cream	Phillip Bartolo – 393065 – XP Coupe, red
4	Best Falcon, XR to XT	Ersin Coskun – 4608H9 – 1966 XR Fairmont, Sultan Maroon	Simon Ciri – 39774H – 1966 XR Fairmont, Blue
5	Best Falcon, XW to XY	Gerry Giuliani – 408HO – XY GTHO Replica, Raw Orange	Terry Buhagiar – X351Y – 1971 XY Falcon GT Replica, Blue
6	Best Falcon, XA to XC	Simon Andrus – XBEAST – 1976 Ford Falcon, Apollo Blue	Mick Lynan – KINGXA – 1972 XA, Green
7	Best Falcon, XD to XH	Shane Jackson – (???) – XE, Green	Emmanuel Natalizio – FOXESP – 1981 XD Fairmont Ghia, Silver
8	Best Falcon, EA to ED	David Hammond – 0166H8 – 1992 Fairmont, Black	Craig Willis – 80977H – Falcon S-XR8, Marine Blue
9	Best Falcon, EF to EL	Bill Aitkin – 9313H6 – 1997 Falcon, Green	Zak Best – SKTZEF – Falcon, White
10	Best Falcon, AU	Marc Spencer – QMU420 – AU2, Silhouette	Patrick Anderson – 220KW – Falcon, Silver
11	Best Falcon, BA to BF	George Moughton – UZI158 – Fairmont Ghia, Ego	Nathan Sacco – BEN542 – Falcon XR6T, Seduce Red
12	Best Falcon, FG to FG-X	Thanasi Tatsambar – PARLZD (??????) – Falcon G6E, Ego	Matthew Champney – SYCFGX – Falcon XR6T, Smoke Grey
13	Best Mustang, ‘64 to ’66	George Zaharis – 65HIPO – 1965 Mustang Fastback, Red	Shane Naylor – 99777H – 1966 Mustang Fastback, Red
14	Best Mustang, ‘67 to ’73	Russ Brimavom – 0803H8 – 1969 Mustang, Blue	Paul Case – MELZ – 1970 Mustang Convertible, Blue
15	Best Mustang, ‘74 to ’04	Robert Stent – MYSNKE – 2002 Mustang, True Blue	(No Result)
16	Best Mustang, ‘05 to ’14	Andre Staffers – 12BOSS – 2012 Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca, Black/Red	(No Result)
17	Best Mustang ‘15 onward	Charles Zerara – PHONY – 2017 Mustang, Red	Daniel Warbrick – KYOTE8 – 2021 Mach 1 Mustang, Blue
18	Best Fairlane ZA-ZD	Daniel Gatt – KTI901 – 1971 ZD Fairlane, Champagne	Teresa Becker – LIPPY8 – 1971 Fairlane, Blue
19	Best Fairlane ZF-ZH / LTD P5-P6	Heath Davis – LZF351 – 1972 ZF Fairlane 500, Wild Violet	Don Campanile – 83914H – 1975 ZG Fairlane, Black
20	Best Fairlane ZJ-ZL / LTD FC-FE	Antonio Kanatas – XXXLTD – 1982 FD LTD, Jade Green	Nicholas Borg – 3148H4 – 1984 FD LTD, Silver
21	Best Fairlane NA-BF / LTD DA-BF	Nicholas Borg – FBT016 – 1998 NL Fairlane, Blue	Ian Matthews – 96332H – 1993 Ford, Silver
22	Best USA Ford	Mario Gambin – 92919H – 1960 Thunderbird Convertible, Red	Calian Tout – 0135H6 – 1956 Parklane, Green
23	Best Customline, Victoria or Mainline	Renata Giarrusso – 08388H – 1956 Fairlane Victoria, Black	Roland Wade – 38597H – 1957 Mainline Ute, White
24	Best Model T, Model A, Side valve or Flathead	Michael Nielson – 4027H9 – 1946 super Deluxe, Yellow	(No Result)
25	Best Anglia or Prefect	Dennis Doider – 3867H4 – 1949 Ford Prefect, Maroon	Belinda Bean – 0921H1 – 1961 Prefect, Teal
26	Best Zephyr, Zodiac or Consul	Craig Smith – ZEPHR – 1954 Zephyr Convertible, Red	Robert Harrison – ZEPHR8 – 1963 Zephyr, Blue
27	Best Cortina	Jonny Portelli – 34138H – 1979 Cortina, Black	Lorenzo Nianco – 02900M, 1970 MK2, Orange
28	Best Capri	Tony Heath – 00049M – 1969 Capri GT, Vermillion Fire	Christian Rowell – 1156H5 – 1973 Capri RS3100, Olympic Blue
29	Best Laser, Telstar or Meteor	Paul Lee – 8652H7 – 1986 Meteor, Red	Steve Cody – 62366H – 1984 KB Laser S, Red
30	Best Escort	David Fitzsimmons – (Race Car) – 1973 Escort, Red	Wayne Butler – 25738H – 1973 Escort Sedan, Burnt Orange
31	Best Sierra, Mondeo or Probe	Gerorge Dal Bosco – DJONSN – 1988 Sierra Cosworth Saphirre, White	Robert Latino – 7278H9 – 1997 Ford Probe, Purple
32	Best Focus or Fiesta	Peter Rachwalski – PMR – 2010 Ford Focus RS, Ultimate Green	Narelle Langenber – RAL075 – 2022 Focus ST, Mean Green
33	Best Hot Rod, Rat Rod or Jalopy	Ian martin – BLWNF1 – 1950 F1, Red	Fred Murphy – SR1974 – 1939 Roadster, Red/Black
34	Best SUV, 4×4 or Offroad	Rebecca Matsakos – FRDMUM – 2006 Territory Turbo, Blue	Tony Marakis – UTK367 – 2007 Territory, Silver
35	Best F-Series, Truck or Commercial Vehicle	Robert Sullivan – 33829H – 1956 F100, Turquiose	Wendy Robinson – 720HT – 2015 F250, Brown
36	Best Other or Special Interest Vehicle	Paul Cibotto – DETMSO – 1974 De Tomaso Pantera, Black	Ian Matthews – 1449H2 – 1994 Ford Ambulance, White