Don Mario's Classic Cars & Coffee draws visitors from overseas

Don Mario's owner Rob Macedon said it was a fantastic turnout.

"We had a birthday cake for the event which is three years old now, and also a 100^th birthday for my Model T Ford," Mr Macedon said.

"We handed out trophies for the best of the best and it was a great day had by all, but more importantly it highlighted George Town at the end of the day."

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Mr Macedon took over the restaurant three years ago which had been there since 1960, originally built and run by Mario D'Orazio and his family.

"I started an event called Harry's Cafe to Wheels in Sydney where I come from originally and I said to my wife one day, why don't we do a car event across the road here?" Mr Macedon said.

"Initially, it was only to try to change the perception of George Town, because a lot of people wouldn't even bring their cars here because of the reputation the town had.

"Now it's the biggest, regular monthly car event in Tasmania at the moment."

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Looking ahead, they wanted to continue bringing a good name to George Town.

"My wife Ollie Macedon is the best at customer service and just a demon when it comes to advertising this and treating people the right way," Mr Macedon said.

He said many of their visitors were from Hobart or overseas.

"We don't rely a lot on local participation even though there's a lot of locals that come to the event," he said.

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"We've had the Townsville Toronto's, the GT club from Sydney, and even the Rolls Royce club from Victoria came over and drove straight from Devonport to the event today.

"A lot of the people that are coming over are putting it on their itinerary for the for the trip, because it's it's starting to become like an iconic event, not just some hoons getting together in cars."

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