Better weather brought out big crowds and hundreds of cars for the 91原创 Good Times Cruise-In on Aug. 8 in Aldergrove.
鈥淭he rain let up, the crowds are starting to come in, the roads are starting to fill up,鈥� said Riccardo Sestito, one of the Cruise-In board members.
Last year鈥檚 Cruise-In, the first after a move to Aldergrove from 91原创 City, saw hundreds of cars but was drenched with rain.
The organizers heaved a sigh of relief when the rain lifted Saturday morning, and a few breaks of sun were seen.
鈥淭his morning, when I saw the cars coming in, I said 鈥極kay, I know we鈥檝e got something good going on,鈥欌�� Sestito said.
The number of cars taking part was much higher this year, with almost 700 pre-registered and between 850 to 900 by mid-morning, Sestito estimated.
鈥淟ast year we had cars going to about 268th [Street],鈥� Sestito said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e already down to 264th.鈥�
Walt Wagner of the British Columbia Hot Rod Association said his club brought about 35 cars to this year鈥檚 event.
鈥淲e like it, it鈥檚 been a great venue,鈥� Wagner said.
He and the other club members come for the variety you can see at Cruise-In, he said.
鈥淐ustom, classic, vintage, you can see them all here,鈥� Wagner said.
The vehicles at the Cruise-In ranged from stock 1920s-era trucks and cars to modern sports cars to heavily-modified vehicles and themed paint jobs.
Ron Shore brought his 1980 Panther, a rare British vehicle built in the style of a 1930s Jaguar roadster.
鈥淧eople always look at it because they鈥檝e never seen anything like it,鈥� he said.
The crowds are one of the biggest draw for Shore.
鈥淚 love this,鈥� he said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 so many people and you get to talk to everybody.鈥�
One custom car that got a lot of attention was Ryan Andrus, who brought his Jurassic Park-themed Jeep. It took him two years to get all the appropriate pieces to make it movie-accurate, including some discontinued lights.
鈥淚t鈥檚 one of my favourite films,鈥� Andrus said of the reason for the paint job.
All the money from the Cruise-In goes towards local charities, including the 91原创 Community Support Groups Society and the Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association.
