As you arrive into Hamilton off the expressway from the north, you will see at one of the roundabouts, a car on top of a pole.

This is the Jukebox Cafe and Classic Car Museum. NZMCA members can stay the night here for free and there is tons of room at the back of a huge carpark.

The Jukebox cafe is all decked out with an American 60’s Rock n roll type decor along with the staff wearing the retro clobber. While we didn’t eat here it all looks pretty good.

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The Auburn

The back of the Auburn

A car I had as a teenager, a Mark 1 Zephyr

Corvette

The front of the Auburn

An Alvis

Fiona’s favourite, the Messerschmitt

The Classic Car Museum is a must do and is someone’s private collection. It includes a caravan, a Cord, and an amazing looking Auburn which I’d never heard of.

There’s a Messerschmitt along with trucks and many others. You’ll easily get lost in here for an hour or two.

We went through here with Gary and Dianne before they headed back to Taupo and were sitting in the carpark getting ready for a cuppa while waiting for Fiona. She was really taken with the Messerschmitt.