While the numbers of registered vehicles and spectators were down somewhat from years gone by, a few of Mother Nature’s tears failed to dampen the spirits of those in attendance at the annual Nicola Valley Cruisers Show ‘n’ Shine Car Show at Central Park on Sunday.
A total of 88 vintage cars and trucks of all makes and models took part in the show, reported Cruisers’ president Al James.
“Considering the weather, I thought the show went quite well,” James said. “We found out who the determined car people are anyway.”
The membership of the local Cruisers’ club was out in force with their own vintage vehicles. The travelling conditions affected potential out-of-town participants the most.
“It seems we lost quite a few from both the Coast and from the Okanagan because it was raining so hard and even hailing at times,” James said. “We’re just thankful for those who did come, and that nobody got out there and had their vehicle damaged.”
This year’s car show saw just two awards presented — the Mayor’s Choice and Best Vintage Car.
“We’ve gone away from judging and presenting trophies in all the different categories,” James explained. “It’s a lot of work, and really hard to choose. Even our mayor, Neil Menard, said that he’d like to give out an award to everyone. Instead, we’ve gone to drawing for prizes that local merchants have donated or the club has purchased. The owner of every registered car on display gets a chance at the prizes.”
The variety of cars and trucks on display at this year’s show was tremendous. Some of those that caught this reporter’s eye were the 1930 Model A Ford owned by Dave and Lorna Rallison of Logan Lake, Dave Kenyon’s rare 1977 Chrysler Cordoba out of Chilliwack, Dan Harvey’s 1940 Ford Deluxe ‘cop car,’ Stuart Battie’s outrageously orange 1938 Ford panel truck, Sherry Brabant’s 1935 1.5 ton dump truck, and Ross Olive’s 1940 two-tone Ford Standard Coupe.
