Peter Rendell spends much of his time volunteering with the PCYC catering van and he was breathing a huge sigh of relief as the heavens held off at Saturday’s Golden Oldies truck show in Dubbo.

“We’ve been supporting the Golden Oldies since the group’s very first show, but today has surprised us,” Mr Rendell said.

Despite heavy rain leading up to the event, he said the crowd was excellent and the catering was “way up above our average of what we thought we would have taken”.

“That’s excellent for us to support the PCYC,” he said.

“Until 4 o’clock this morning it was raining, we though it could have carried on, so (the rain holding off) has been a blessing.”

Mr Rendell it was very impressive that the show dragged so many people outdoors, despite the weather.

“The amount of old trucks is amazing, to think these are the vehicles that built Australia, it really is amazing.”

Tash Kelly and Lilliana Timpano were some of the customers at the PCYC van, stocking up on hot chips to keep the cold at bay while they wandered around hundreds of exhibits.

“The show was amazing. My dad actually has a 1941 K1 model International truck in the show, it’s also Dad’s birthday so he was really excited to come down and have a look at all the different trucks here,” she said.

“We loved the parade, we were happy we got to see it because with the threat of rain we weren’t sure it was going to happen, so it was really nice seeing all the trucks that are out here.”