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BEACH HOP 14
26 - 30th March 2014

Congrat's to all the Prize Winners at Sony Beach Hop 13


Sony Beach Hop 13 Prize Winners
Everyone who attended Sony Beach Hop 13 was a winner! But we do offer our congratulations to the following for their outstanding efforts during the event.

Go Waihi Warm Up Party
Top Hot Rod – Warren Montgomery, Foxton Beach, 1947 Ford Jail Bar

Runner Up – Jenny Audain, Thames, 1936 Morris 8 Lil Heart Rod

Top Classic Car – Trevor Halstead, Hamilton, Studebaker

Runner Up – Marilyn Edlin, Paraparaumu, 1949 Mercury Lead Sled

Repco Tairua Beach Party Top 3 thanks to Lance Babich

Graeme Hamilton, Auckland, 1969 Ford Mustang
Graham Weeks, Auckland, 1932 Chev Sedan
Dave Kindberg, 1939 Lincoln Zephyr

Saturday Prize Winners
Retro Beauty Show Runner Up – Amelia Ward, Whangarei
Retro Beauty Show Winner – Courtney Higginson, Auckland
El Barrio Hop Idol – Richard Abraham
Best School Hot Rod Model Kitset - Opoutere School
Best Nostalgia Car – Brendon Armstrong, Auckland, 1930 Model A Coupe
Police Pick – Angela Chamberlain, Christchurch, 1964 Ford Falcon
Mayors Choice - Warren Montgomery, Foxton Beach, 1947 Ford Jail Bar
Best Shop – Take Note Whangamata
Rock’n’Roll Club Banner – City of Sails, Auckland
Repco Best Hot Rod – Peter Phillips, Atiamuri, 1935 Ford Coupe
Coastguard Pick – Barney O’Neill, Whangamata, 1956 Chev Nomad
Best Ford (Whitford Murray Family) – Brian Kilsby, Levin, 1954 Ford Victoria
Under 25 Award – Lee Adams, Napier, 1951 Ford Victoria
Best Caravan (Vintage Caravan Magazine) – Mike Wells, Whakatane
Des Rea Memorial Award – Mike Paul, Auckland, 1931 Essex

Repco $10,000 Garage Fit-Out - Grant Wallace, Taupo


Sony - Best Car Audio Install Competition - Chez Staples, 1957 Chev Belair

Top 5 Bikes – Whangamata Real Estate
Bruce Sharpe, David Young, Willy Rudolph, Grant Brody, Paul Collins
Top Bike - Bruce Sharp, Custom Harley Bobber

Top 5 Cars - Take Note Whangamata

Ian Neary, Auckland, 1959 Ford
Martin Bennett, Cambridge, 1937 Ford Pick Up
Zane Ratcliffe, Hamliton, 1959 Cadillac
Trevor Halstead, Hamilton, Studebaker
Mark Stead, Blenheim, Big Shed Custom Cab

Top Car - Zane Ratcliffe

Winner of 1965 Ford Falcon Ranchero – Philip Besant, Bucklands Beach


Winner of 1965 Ford Falcon Futura (Auction) – John Smith, Papakura


Winner of 1960 Road Haven Caravan – Simon Coleman, Auckland

Sony Beach Hop 2013 - Newsletter #8

Sony Beach Hop 13 Falcon #2
In our last newsletter we proudly announced we are recognising the Ford Falcon at Sony Beach Hop 13 and introduced our first promo car – a 1965 Ford Falcon Futura. We are now pleased to unveil our 2nd Falcon – this beautiful 1965 Falcon Ranchero. It matches the Futura perfectly and we can’t wait to show you the 2 cars together at Famous Pacific Shipping’s agent in Los Angelos. You’ll find more photos of this beauty on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/BeachHopCars

Sony Beach Hop 13 Vehicle Entry Update

We are 90% sold out! So that means room for just 100 more vehicles – WOW! And we’ve noticed many new cars joining our regulars – it is going to be a great show. And very soon we’ll be announcing some cars visiting from overseas – there may be 6 all up! You can enter online at our website www.beachhop.co.nz

Retro Caravan Show sponsored by Vintage Caravan Magazine
Retro Caravans are rapidly gaining popularity so we have re-vamped the Retro Caravan Show thanks to our sponsor Vintage Caravan Magazine. We are working with the Whangamata Area School to provide camping at the school grounds right by the Main Road from Thursday night until Sunday afternoon. Caravans must meet the “Retro” criteria to be able to camp and be part of the show on Saturday 23rd March. The FREE bus service route will be extended to visit the show on Saturday although the venue is only a 5 minute walk from the Repco Pre 49 Hot Rod Show at the Whangamata Club. We’ll announce camping details very soon.

Have fun!

The Team
Beach Hop Central
www.beachhop.co.nz
 

Sony Beach Hop 2013 - Newsletter #7

Win a Ford Falcon at Sony Beach Hop 13!
Yes, we really are going Falcon Crazy for Sony Beach Hop 13! First produced in 1960, the Ford Falcon is a classic car that is entrenched in Kiwi history, so we thought we’d honour that by having Ford Falcons as our promo cars for next year’s festival. Our thanks to Sony NZ and Ford NZ for making this possible. The cars will be getting lots of support from our other fantastic sponsors once they are shipped to New Zealand by Famous Pacific Shipping. They’ll be brought to a brilliant shine thanks to Meguiars products, all fluids replaced with quality Castrol products, exhaust work by Greenlane Pitstop and certification by M.S Vehicle Certification.

You can check out more photos and details of Falcon #1 on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/BeachHopCars

Sony Beach Hop 13 Entry Update

We only have room for 140 more cars with 86% of the entries sold already! Entries are limited to 1000 cars so if you are planning on being part of the festival then we suggest you enter online ASAP as they will sell out. Please visit our website http://www.beachhop.co.nz to enter online.

Coming Events

Last Updated (Thursday, 29 November 2012 07:16)

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Sony Beach Hop 2013 - Newsletter #6

Sony Beach Hop 13 Entry Update 10th October

Vehicle entry for Sony Beach Hop 13 opened 10 days ago and over 60% of entries have been sold already! Ladies and Gentleman - WE HAVE A CAR SHOW!

Once again we've noticed a large number of cars from the South Island which is fantastic and we look forward to seeing them at the event. The 300 Ultimate Passes sold out in record time and we apologise to anyone who missed out, but we don't want to over sell them. We're confident the Festival will sell out early so if you are thinking of attending then we suggest you enter online ASAP, or download an entry form to post in, at our website http://www.beachhop.co.nz

Once again the total number of entries will be limited to 1000 cars.


Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferry Deal For Sony Beach Hop 13 Entrants

We've worked with the team at Bluebridge to get a great deal for our South Island entrants. Use the following information when you book.

Discount Promo Code: BEACH2013

Discount Promo name: BEACH HOP Whangamata 2013

Last Updated (Thursday, 11 October 2012 13:56)

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The Beach Hop Book - FINISHED!

The 2012 Sony XplodBeach Hop book is now finished, and available for purchase online!

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Over 300 photos of the event of events!  This years (and last years) Sony Xplod Beach Hop, 300+ glorious glossy colour photographs, hardbacked large format.  ideal for your coffee table or 'Man Cave', especially if you are one of the featured cars!

Tairua Cruise, ready to roll!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW & PURCHASE THE BOOKS

Last Updated (Wednesday, 19 September 2012 13:24)

 

Newsletter 6 April 2012

Congratulations to all the Prize Winners at Sony Xplod Beach Hop 12

Go Waihi Top Hot Rod - Maude Fairburn, 1934 Ford Coupe
Go Waihi Top Classic/Street Machine - Graham Holley, 1967 Impala

Tairua Beach Party - Runner Up - David Jeffery, 1928 Bellart
Tairua Beach Party - Best Overall - Graham Steel, 1967 Camaro

Last Updated (Saturday, 29 September 2012 15:22)

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Newsletter 27 March

Fasten Your Seatbelts!
Sony Xplod Beach Hop 12 kicks off tomorrow! And already there are plenty of cars cruising the streets of Whangamata and the atmosphere is building up… We can’t wait! For those of you travelling, please be careful on the roads as we want to see you here in 1 piece.


Yellow Car Update
This little Hot Rod will KNOCK YOUR SOX OFF! Our latest addition to the THANK YOU list is Mark Stokes of M.S Vehicle Certification who has worked with us throughout the make over of the car to ensure it meets the LVVTA standards for use on New Zealand roads. The car is very well built (now!) and a pleasure to drive. It drives like a Hot Rod should – with plenty of grunt!

We didn’t realise this, but the Coupe is the 1st vehicle in New Zealand to be painted with the new Shimrin 2 range from House of Kolor – WHAT AN HONOUR! The ground coat is KD3002 White DTS Sealer followed by S2-14 Lunar Yellow mixed with S2-FX45 Metajuls MBC Yellow and this is clear coated with HOK UC35 Kustom Klear. This is a complete new range for House of Kolor and it will be released into New Zealand in about July 2012.

 
The Classic Car Fair Website has had a LOT of interest since we launched it last week and there are some very nice rides for sale! Check it out at www.classiccarfair.co.nz You can register online and create your own listing – it is that simple! And if you are interested in purchasing a vehicle then you can get finance on the spot through the Lending Room. This will become the number 1 spot to buy & sell classic cars in New Zealand.


Go Waihi Warm Up Party
We hear from our good friends at Go Waihi that 7 teams have entered the infamous “Drag Race” already! So if you would like to enter a team then please email Brian at
info@waihi.org.nz


Sony Xplod Beach Hop 12 Wine

Our friends at Whangamata Superliquor have just received the new wine for BH12. – and it looks great! Each bottle has our 2012 festival artwork on it and serial numbered from 1920 to 1980 – in both red & white wines. So if you want a truly collectible souvenir of the festival then you better a grab a bottle. And if you’d like to pre-order your “year”, then please email Ally at wgm.super.liquor@clear.net.nz


Best Car Audio Competition
If you have a car audio system you want to show off, head to the Sony stand and get a special entrants sticker, put it on your car window and on Sunday the winner will be announced.


More Good News from Sony Xplod
All Beach Hop entrants will receive a FREE “Sony Xplod Beach Hop sun visor”, just head over to the Sony stand on Saturday or Sunday with your entrants tag and receive your sun visor – 1 per entrant vehicle while stocks last.


Even MORE good news from Sony
Sony Kids Event – back after popular demand! Once again we will have a special event for the kids of the Hop! Meet at the main stage in Williamson Park (Surf Club) at 10am on SUNDAY, plenty of prizes up for grabs!

Last Updated (Friday, 06 April 2012 17:16)

 
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