PARKING was at a premium in Inglewood on Monday after hundreds of streetrods trekked the Calder Highway to savour the heritage and history of Brooke Street.
Driven by enthusiasts from across Australia who had been in Bendigo for the national streetrod show, the vehicles old, modern and revamped were traffic and pedestrian stoppers.
Brad and Vicki Goodhand, of Brunswick Heads, told the story of their Ford utility that has notched up more than 5400km on eastern seaboard roads since last month.
“We’ve done three rod runs, headed home and then came back for Easter,” Brad said.
The Monday morning run to Inglewood did not go smoothly for West Australians Chris Maxwell and Steve Houlahan.
A rear muguard ended across the highway at Derby. They stopped and retrieved  the accessory on the 1927 Ford T Roadster with Brad said: “We’ll just weld it on when we get home.”
“We had towed the car over, crossed the Murray (River), had a few day in Bendigo and then made the trip to Inglewood ... what a really beautiful town,” he said.
The rods filled Brooke Street and side streets with more heading to the Eucalyptus Distillery Museum.
Inglewood Emporium’s Denise Gartside said the streetrods had added excitement to Brooke Street and given local businesses a boost.