CANBERRA turned on a fine, crisp autumn day on 6 May to see off one of the city’s most prominent figures, Anthony Robert ‘Chic’ Henry. An event organiser to the last, Chic stage-managed his celebration of life down to the last detail.
It was held in the Budawang Pavilion, better known to most Street Machine Summernats fans as the Elite Hall. Outside was a mini car show, which featured some prominent vehicles from the history of the Summernats and its predecessor, the Street Machine Nationals, including Chic’s famous ’62 Impala, Peter Fitzpatrick’s FC, Gary and Jake Myers’s Mustang and Glenn Munday’s HQ SS.
The service was attended by many hundreds of Chic’s family and friends, including Summernats staff and entrants, colleagues from Canberra Health Services, and politicians including ACT Attorney-General…