Archives for August 2025

It was a beautiful day in the community of Bowness for the Bowness Auto Parts 21st annual show and shine. The first three photos show the spectacular 1949 Bentley which took 23 years to restore. This show is unique for the fact that main street through Bowness remains open to traffic so my photos include a lot of cars which were driving back and forth along Bowness Road.  … [Read more...] about Calgary – Bowness Auto Parts – Aug 24, 2025 – 200 photos

The beautiful weather resulted in a good turnout of vehicles and spectators at the The Chapelhow Legion car show in Calgary. … [Read more...] about Calgary – Chapelhow Legion – Aug 23, 2025 – 54 photos

Posting the map and directions to the first-ever Ogden/Lynnwood car show must have helped because the turnout was substantial. The beautiful weather was probably a factor, too. The tree-lined (usually closed) street at the top of the hill was a wonderful venue for today's Rubber and Rust event. These neighbourhood shows are excellent for bringing out local cars which we seldom, … [Read more...] about Calgary – Ogden/Lynnwood – Aug 23, 2025 – 115 photos

Some of the most interesting, and seldom-seen cars surface at these small shows. I was amazed to see the beautifully restored 1912 Ford Model T that Barry drove across town to this retirement home car show. It still has the crank start.  The residents of Staywell Manor in Calgary were treated to a delightful car show today and I hope these cars from a bygone era brought … [Read more...] about Calgary – Staywell Manor – Aug 22, 2025 – 62 photos

What a quaint and charming setting for a car show. Hidden Gems by their nature are hard-to-find and off the beaten path but Markerville comes as close as possible in today's tech-riddled society to a hidden gem. I knew this was a special place and a step back in time when I couldn't get cell service! The population of Markerville is 42 but the car show registered 120+ … [Read more...] about Markerville – Aug 17, 2025 – 143 photos

Saturday was a busy day for car shows in southern Alberta and I'm amazed at how each show still gets a good turnout. The Northern Mopars "Celebrating the Fabulous 440" show was the third leg of my triple-header and it brought back fond memories of my 68 Chrysler with a 440 TNT.  A huge amount of planning and work goes into organizing these events and Larry Gammon and the … [Read more...] about Calgary – Northern MoPars – Aug 16, 2025 – 91 photos

 We finally got some nice weather and it appears all 21 shows on the weekend were able to proceed.  Here are a few photos from Airdrie's "Doin' it on the Grass" car show.   … [Read more...] about Airdrie – Aug 9, 2025 – 216 photos

It was a pleasant day with sunshine and a light breeze at the Bowness Legion's car show. Dale was showing his beautifully restored 1954 Chev half-ton for the first time ever. It was also fascinating to see the 56-57-58 Chevs all lined up together.  … [Read more...] about Calgary – Bowness Legion – Aug 9, 2025 – 94 photos

It was a beautiful, sunny day for the Beiseker Lions first ever car show. I was amazed to see the 1911 Pierce-Arrow truck from Pioneer Acres in Irricana with solid rubber tires. The 56 Lincoln reminded me of the farmer back home who got rich when they discovered oil on his land. He went to the city the next day and bought a black 56 Lincoln. These classic vehicles bring back … [Read more...] about Beiseker – Aug 2, 2025 – 86 photos