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The Shannons Show 'N' Shine attracted near on 100 entrants and their spectacular machines to the Honeywell Garrett Brisbane Jamboree presented by Link ECU and Tuners Edge yesterday.

In addition to being able to check out the more than 200 racers on-track, spectators were treated to a bursting Shannons Insurance Show 'N' Shine display as part of a full off-track entertainment program.

Yesterday, 19 of the impressive array of show vehicles were singled out for recognition as the best of the best:

• Top Sedan – Shane Richie, Mazda RX3 Sedan
• Top Coupe – Heidi Walk, Datsun 1200 Coupe
• Top Wagon/Van/Ute – Dan Waller, Hilux Ute (1UZF 3)
• Top Paint – Rachel Ferguson, RX7 Coupe
• Top Interior – Peter Sioros, Mazda RX7 (MYROTA)
• Top Bodywork – Aaron Sourris, Chev Impala (LORIDR)
• Top Rotary Engine Bay – Shane Richie, RX3
• Top Piston Engine Bay – Francis Gehrmann, 1956 VW
• Top Mazda – Paul Davies, Mazda 808 Coupe (MAZ808)
• Top Nissan/Datsun – Eric Neal, Datsun Stanza Coupe
• Top Toyota – Gavin Godschalx, Hilux Ute 13B
• Best Wheels – Graham Dodd, RX7 (YBYAV8)
• Tuff Stance – "Maloney's Mazda 626 (PRO626)"
• Top Engineering – "Maloney's Mazda 626 (PRO626)"
• Top Hi-Tech – Peter Siokos, Mazda RX7 (MYROTA)
• Promoter Choice – Eric Neal, Datsun Stanza Coupe
• Third place overall – Fred Watt, RX3 Coupe
• Second place overall – Paul Davies, Mazda 808 Coupe (MAZ808)
• King of Jamboree – Dan Waller, Hilux Ute (IUZF 3)

"This is a show that we love to be at because this is where we see some unique cars we don't normally see," Shannons Insurance Business Development Manager (Queensland), Philip Ross, said.

"At a lot of the shows we do we aren't seeing some of the Mazda RX3s and RX7s and these cars are becoming very valuable now.

"The weather wasn't looking that great ahead of the weekend so we were worried people wouldn't come out, but we were really blown away by how many cars did turn out – there were nearly 100 cars and the quality was fantastic – they really are a credit to their owners, some of them are better now than when they were new!

"There has been such a great variety as well, we have had a bit of everything including a 1956 VW Beetle that was a 1956 Olympic Games commemorative car – I have been doing this 18 years and I had never seen that car before.

"We have been really impressed by what we have seen here at the Brisbane Jamboree. We hope to see all of these guys and girls and a whole lot more here next year!"