A CAR show with a circus attached: that's how one committee member fondly referred to the Show Us Ya Wheels event in Numurkah on December 6.

Show Us Ya Wheels, now in its eighth year, started when Numurkah local Dean Graham put on an informal display of 10-15 cars outside his exhaust business.

Hundreds of people turned up and Dean realised an organised car show would be a certain winner.

The first Show Us Ya Wheels, held at the Numurkah showgrounds, drew 200 cars and about 2500 people.

Since then, the event has blossomed.

Last year, 570 entrants took part and about 14,500 visitors came through the gates.

The big day, still held at the showgrounds, is expected to attract visitors from Bendigo, Shepparton, Albury, Melbourne and across southern NSW.

Last year, people came from Sydney and one group even brought a bus down from Queensland.

Besides having the chance to ogle hundreds of cars, visitors will be able to watch model boats on the Broken Creek, a vintage tractor pull, rocker cover racing, motorbikes, boats and low-rider pushbikes.

Other attractions will include a flyover by a World War II Mustang, a helicopter aerobatic show, street cruise, a family market, a remote control display, jet-powered car, the Shannons Super Rig and children's entertainment.

The main highlight, though, will be the visit of Matt Hall, a former RAAF fighter combat instructor and international unlimited aerobatic competitor.

Matt is the first Australian to be selected to compete in the Red Bull Air Race world championship.

He has excelled in his rookie year and is currently third on the world championship points table.

Matt started flying with his Dad at an early age. He is a third-generation pilot, with his grandfather flying in World War II.

He has more than 4000 hours in various aircraft types, more than 700 in light aircraft and 500 doing aerobatics.

Matt will be guest speaker at a dinner to be held from 7pm this Saturday night at Numurkah town hall.

The dinner will also feature tributes to the late Peter "Pip" Borrman, an aerobatics legend who had supported this event from its beginnings.

Pip, 54, was killed in a plane crash at Shepparton in February while practising for the Avalon Airshow.

Tickets for the dinner, at $60, were still available late last week. Opening hours for Show Us Ya Wheels are 8am to 4.30pm and entry costs $5.

To exhibit a vehicle will cost $10. All proceeds go to charity.

  • For more details, or to book for dinner, phone committee chairman Adrian Ford on 0408 998 361.