There芒鈧劉s something about the 91原创 Good Times Cruise-in that brings out the best in Mother Nature.
The 17th edition of Western Canada芒鈧劉s best attended charity event was held under a dome of blue sky.
The sun warmed the annual celebration of classic cars, trucks, souped up motorcycles, and hot rods to above normal values for this time of the year.
Along with tens of thousands of visitors who filled streets that were closed to traffic, there was a sensory explosion of music, food, and motorized entries of all shapes and sizes.
All proceeds from Cruise-in go back into the community, benefiting the show and shine芒鈧劉s charities including the 91原创 Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, 91原创 Community Support Groups, Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association, PuCKS, 91原创 Boys & Girls Club, Douglas Park Elementary Association, and the Legacy Water Search and Recovery Society.
芒鈧揥e feel it was a very successful show,芒鈧� Taylor said. 芒鈧揥e had fewer vendors and sponsors than in the past, but we had really good ones show up, which really helped us out. Some of the things we did went better than ever. Our souvenir program was fantastic this year.芒鈧�
The feedback he received was 芒鈧搊verwhelmingly positive,芒鈧� Taylor said.
芒鈧揑t has been glowing, positive, and the City [of 91原创] was very happy with the way it went,芒鈧� he added.
The feedback he received was 芒鈧搊verwhelming positive,芒鈧� Taylor said.
芒鈧揑t has been glowing, positive, and the City [of 91原创] was very happy with the way it went,芒鈧� he added.
A good number of owners didn芒鈧劉t have to travel very far to show off their prized possessions.
91原创 resident Al Tecklenborg lounged in a lawn chair next to his 1913 Ford Model T at the Concours d芒鈧劉Elegance at Douglas Park. Tecklenborg said he acquired the Model T from former 91原创 City Mayor, the late Reg Easingwood, 芒鈧搘ay back when,芒鈧� around 1970.
A five passenger, four cylinder, 20 horsepower car, a Model T Touring Car retailed for $600 and included an extension top, top cover, automatic brass windshield, speedometer, two six-inch gas lamps, generator, three oil lamps, horn, tools, and jack.
His Model T 芒鈧搑uns good,芒鈧� said Tecklenborg, who drove the vintage vehicle to Cruise-in.
芒鈧揥e did a frame-up, I guess you would call it, took it all apart, cleaned it up, painted it,芒鈧� he said.
Further north, along the one-way portion of Fraser Highway was where you could find Al Underhill芒鈧劉s 1955 Chevy Bel Air.
The Bel Air has come a long way in many respects; Underhill bought it from its previous owner from Boston, Mass., about two years back.
He found the car on a 芒鈧搑acing junk website,芒鈧� Underhill said.
Since acquiring the Bel Air, Underhill has given it a complete overhaul, including new paint, motor, transmission, rear end, suspension, and frame.
This isn芒鈧劉t his first classic car. Underhill said he芒鈧劉s been a car collector for 30 years.
The Bel Air is a nod to Underhill芒鈧劉s first car, a 芒鈧劉55 Chevy that he purchased when he was 15 years old.
This marks the second straight year Underhill has shown the car at Cruise-in. He said he had 芒鈧搇ots of thumbs up芒鈧� from passers-by on Saturday.
芒鈧揑t芒鈧劉s amazing,芒鈧� Underhill said. 芒鈧揙ld people like it, too. It芒鈧劉s noisy, but they like it.芒鈧�
Parked right next to the Bel Air was Underhill芒鈧劉s cherry red 1968 Camaro, which he is trying to sell.
A couple of blocks away, Shannon MacDonald, from the Bradner area, had her hand-built hot rod on display.
芒鈧揑t started as a joke,芒鈧� MacDonald shared. 芒鈧揥e had an old, beat up body hanging in the rafters芒鈧γ⑩偓聺
It took MacDonald four years to collect the parts, followed by about four-and-a-half months of what she described as 芒鈧搃ntense labour芒鈧� to put the car together.
MacDonald did everything on the car herself, including custom building the chassis, many of the suspension components, engine exhaust headers and fabricating the custom body.
芒鈧揑 did it all myself,芒鈧� she said. 芒鈧揈very last stinky part of it.芒鈧�
She got it on the road in July 2010, and this is the third time it芒鈧劉s been shown at Cruise-in.
芒鈧揑 live in Abbotsford and it [Cruise-in] is lots of fun, and I芒鈧劉ve got lots of friends who come here, so it芒鈧劉s kind of a social event,芒鈧� MacDonald said. 芒鈧揝o you wander around and you get to see new cars and see ideas on other people芒鈧劉s cars.芒鈧�
It芒鈧劉s always a crowd-pleaser, MacDonald said.
芒鈧揚eople love the thing,芒鈧� she said. 芒鈧揟hey get quite a chuckle out of it because it takes them back to the old days.芒鈧�
While registered as a 2010 vehicle, it芒鈧劉s based on a 1924 roadster pick-up.
And it has covered miles and miles of asphalt, racking up 17,000 miles so far. MacDonald has driven to relatively far-away places such as Ashcroft and Barkerville.
The 420 horsepower five-speeder, which weighs a scant 1,850 pounds, has a lot of giddy up and go.
芒鈧揑n Ashcroft, I granny shifted it and idled off the line, and it went 12 seconds flat at 116 mph, and it gets 24-and-a-half miles to the gallon on the highway,芒鈧� MacDonald said. 芒鈧揑t芒鈧劉s like driving a thousand horsepower Chevelle.芒鈧�
芒鈧�� With files from the Vancouver Sun
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