Mac’s Bridge 2025 - Promises a Day of Wheels, Wings, and Warplanes
The Mac’s Bridge Classic Car and Aircraft Festival is set to roar into Caboolture Airfield on Sunday July 6th, 2025, and this year, it is bringing an extra layer of history to the tarmac.
In 2024, the Festival—sponsored by the Triumph Sports Owners Association Queensland (TSOAQ), the Mazda MX-5 Club, and the Caboolture Aero Club—drew thousands to marvel at a stunning blend of “wheels and wings.”
This is not just an event; it is a community. The Caboolture venue, easily reached off the Bruce Highway, buzzes with families, enthusiasts, and first-timers alike— a food court at the old clubhouse site, several food and coffee vans, plus drinks and an ice cream van, a media tent, picnic marquees, and the chance to chat with owners.
Following its 2024 debut at Caboolture Airfield, this great Queensland tradition—uniting vintage cars, classic aircraft and featuring the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre and now a peek inside the Caboolture Warplane Museum—promises a day of nostalgia, horsepower, and high-flying heritage. Whether you are a gearhead, a plane-spotter, or just out for a cracking winter outing, this is one Sunday you will not want to miss. There is a small fee for entry to the museums.
Think of polished Triumphs, Corvettes, Ferraris, Porsches, Jaguars, Austin Healey, MG’s parked beside Tiger Moths, Chipmunks; MX-5s, Fords and Holdens gleaming next to a T6 or T28 Trojan, all set against the airfield’s grass cross strip. This year’s shift to July 6th —a tweak from last year’s July 14th perch—suggests organizers are fine-tuning the event, aiming for clear skies and a seamless showcase. And with a shuttle bus travelling to the Caboolture Warplane Museum from the main entry gate, attendees are in for an even deeper dive into aviation’s past.
Expect the usual feast of classics: a Jaguar E-Type’s curves catching the sun, a Harvard trainer’s growl stirring the air, and the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre’s treasures—like the RAAF Caribou, WW2 Beaufort, or the CWP Vietnam-era Huey and F111 cockpit—standing proud.
On the car front, exhibitors will roll out everything from historic gems to modified icons, chasing the Presidents’ Trophies judged by the host club trio. Add in the museum’s tours—showcasing meticulously preserved warplanes like the P-51 Mustang or CAC Winjeel—and you have a presentation that’s equal parts showroom and time machine. A trophy is also being offered for the Club with the most cars attending.
A few tweaks—more seats, better signs, a radial engine firing up, an RFDS simulator —could elevate it further, building on last year’s grassroots charm without losing the soul.
Challenges remain—weather is a wild card and syncing fly-ins with car displays takes finesse—but the TSOAQ, MX-5 Club, and Aero Club have the passion to pull it off.
The organisers would appreciate knowing the number of your club cars attending by mid-June so that parking can be allocated on the display area.
July 6th is a chance to see Queensland’s heritage roar to life: Gates open at 7 a.m. for exhibitors, 9 a.m. for visitors—bring your hat, your curiosity – and your classic car for display.
You can pre-register using the QR code (bring your phone receipt) or pay with cash or card at the gate.
See you there.
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Pearce Bowman – pearcebowman@gmail.com
Murray Clark – murrayclark1@bigpond.com