Best Motorbuys: July 03, 2020

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Ford National Mustang Convention 2020 is on!
After overcoming lockdown
issues, associated venue
changes, and other
uncertainties, the Canterbury
Mustang Owners Club is delighted
to announce that the Ford National
Mustang Convention 2020 will go
ahead at Labour Weekend (October
23-26) in Christchurch, with a full
schedule of functions and events.
From the public perspective, the
highlight will be the Grand Mustang
Show at Horncastle Arena on
Saturday, October 24, where over
200 (or more) Mustangs from all
over New Zealand will be displayed.
This will be a great opportunity
for the people of Christchurch and
Canterbury to get out and enjoy
what will be one of the big events
kicking off the spring carnival season
in Christchurch.
“We are really positive about this
Convention in many different ways”
says Garry Jackson, President of
CMOC, the organising club. “We
are already holding over 180 preregistrations
with some dating
back to late January, and we take
confidence from the fact there have
only been three withdrawals despite
the lockdown and other issues. Who
knows, we may even match the
largest ever number of 225 Mustangs
we had in 2014, when we hosted
the 50th anniversary convention!
The other important feature is the
large contingent of North Island
Mustang owners coming south. Our
Convention fits perfectly into the
strategy of boosting NZ’s domestic
tourism, and we’re working hard to
ensure that the Mustang Convention
is a major contributor for local
business in every way we can.”
Encouragingly, the Mustang
Convention has a strong group of
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valued sponsors, all of whom have
maintained their commitment to this
great event despite the challenges all
around. This support is vital for the
Convention’s success, and it’s ability
to contribute to the wider business
community and as an occasion of the
general public.
Garry Jackson sums up the Ford
national Mustang Convention 2020
in this way; “One of the great things
that all Mustang owners experience
is the reaction of others to this
iconic brand. We call it “smiles on
faces”, and we can’t think of a better
theme for getting an many people
as possible together at one of NZ’s
biggest ever classic car events, and
having fun. Roll on Labour weekend!”
Full details of the Ford National
Mustang Convention 2020 are
available on the CMOC website:
www.canterburymustang.org.nz