The Museum of Vehicle Evolution’s one-year birthday celebration was a huge success, with the family-friendly event on Sunday, November 20 attracting about 1000 attendees.
Vehicles from the early 1900s onwards were on display, and visitors enjoyed live music and a variety of food stalls.
A jumping castle helped to keep the children entertained.
Greater Shepparton resident Jim Murphy brought his MG J2 Midget, affectionately named Min after a character in The Goon Show, to the event.
Having taken possession of the vehicle 12 months ago, Mr Murphy said whenever he drove the vehicle he got a friendly reaction from passers-by.
“Min bring smiles wherever she goes,” he said.
“The kids love her. And they love the horn.
“When she's driving down around Shepparton, down around the city streets, people stop, smile, wave.”
Joseph Ferlauto, 11, attended the event with his brother and father.
The Kyabram youngster has a love for Ford Mustangs, and was impressed by the exhibits.
“It’s (MOVE) pretty good,” Joseph said.
MOVE has hosted between 20,000 and 25,000 visitors since opening in 2021 and has a wide variety of cars, trucks and motorcycles on display. It also has a fashion exhibition.
MOVE curator Jade Burley believes the museum plays a vital role for Shepparton.
“It brings a really broad visitor attraction, bringing people from Melbourne and interstate into the region, and alongside other attractions such as SAM, I think creates a really good critical mass for the sort of cultural tourism in the region,” Mr Burley said.
Mr Burley is hoping MOVE will expand in the near future, with plans to grow the current collection to include buses and other historical commercial vehicles.
Mr Burley also said the museum had attracted a lot of interest from the trucking fraternity.
MOVE used to be called the Shepparton Motor Museum and Collectibles prior to its major expansion.