Triumph cars dating back through the decades will descend on Alexandra later this month.

The Triumph TR Club will bring a weekend of celebrations to Alexandra from Thursday, February 29, before touring Southland, and finishing in Dunedin on Sunday, March 3.

Coordinator Ian Ramage, of Fruitlands, said about 80 Triumph TRs will be joining the events from all over New Zealand, including some of the club’s affiliated members who will be travelling from Australia for the occasion.

The cars are British two-seater sports cars, which are TR2 to TR8, and date from 1952 to 1986.

Ian, who owns a 1971 Triumph, said the weekend’s events will include a concours in Pioneer Park on Friday, March 1, which will be open to the public, from 9am to 12pm.

On Saturday, March 2, the group will take a drive through the Ida, Styx and Manuherikia Valleys, followed by a dinner and dance, where prizes will be awarded for the concours.

“To dove-tail into the national weekend and after-tour, about 17 intrepid members are also doing a Cape Reinga to Bluff run, which will be a test of both man, woman and machine,” Ian said.

“The after-tour will then go to Te Anau so members can either do the Milford Sound run or the Doubtful Sound trip.”

He said 80 cars and 150 people are taking part in the overall event, making it one of the largest the club has ever organised.

The tour will also go to Invercargill, the Catlins and Dunedin where a farewell dinner will be hosted.