The Carbon Show and Shine was held on Saturday July 13 with an excellent turnout of vehicles. The show was listed on the Southern Alberta Car Show Calendar with the date and hours indicated. It also provided a link to the Carbon show's event page on Facebook. Gary MacDonald, who obviously didn't read the details, went to Carbon but didn't see a show and sent me this … [Read more...] about A reminder to read the details
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What’s in store for 2024
With the start of the new year, more and more people are logging in to this website to see what's on the horizon for 2024. I'm pleased to announce that I will once again compile the car show calendar for southern Alberta. If you are havng a show, send me the details at bobtruman@shaw.ca The calendar will go on display on April 1, 2024. Posters are … [Read more...] about What’s in store for 2024
An early happy birthday to Dick Besler as he approaches 90
Car show season is almost over, but if you see Dick, wish him a happy birthday. You probably recognize his 48 DeSoto but lately he's been attending shows with the 74 Dodge Dart Special Edition while the DeSoto undergoes some repairs. I've been seeing and talking with Dick at car shows since I started attending them a few years ago. Today he was at the West Hillhurst show in … [Read more...] about An early happy birthday to Dick Besler as he approaches 90
Wild Wednesday at New Horizon Mall is permanently cancelled
Update Sep 4, 2023: A new venue for Wild Wednesday has been found A Global News article gives details of the incident that prompted this decision. "Calgary-area car enthusiasts upset as popular car show cancelled following crash." … [Read more...] about Wild Wednesday at New Horizon Mall is permanently cancelled
What do you prefer – Hoods up or hoods down?
Update/Results: 86% of respondents prefer to see photos with the hoods down. In addition to the survey on here, I received lots of feedback from two Facebook sites. The tally as of Jun 28 at 7 am: Hoods Down: 65 Hoods Up: 11 A few people commented on what they like to do with their hoods at car shows. While the comments were insightful and interesting, I didn't … [Read more...] about What do you prefer – Hoods up or hoods down?
Beautiful weather for the start of Cruise-in season
Looking at the favourable weather forecast, I expect there will be a significant turnout for tonight's show at Chestermere Landing and for all the shows to follow this week. Click over to see see the Weekly Cruise-in Calendar. There is a new weekly event which I just listed and it starts next week in Canmore. … [Read more...] about Beautiful weather for the start of Cruise-in season
Countdown to the 2023 car show season
The anticipation is intensifying daily. I hope all my readers made it through the winter okay and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again. The weather forecast for Spring Thaw at Heritage Park on April 23 is improving and Environment Canada is predicting a high of 14°C with partly sunny skies. Best of all, no rain in the forecast. The Spring Thaw event is organized by … [Read more...] about Countdown to the 2023 car show season
Organizing a car show? Check the dates
If you are organizing a car show in southern Alberta, check the date against my calendar. If there are already a number of events on the date you're interested in, consider choosing a date where there are not many shows happening. It's true, there are plenty of old cars to go around, but when we have ten shows on a Saturday, some shows will be stretched a bit thin. If you … [Read more...] about Organizing a car show? Check the dates
“Cadogan”
It is an ethical and well accepted practice to give attribution when you take intellectual property. I asked the owner of the Western Pacific Cruise Calendar, Bud MacMurchy, to give attribution for the material that he takes from my website, but he said he doesn't take anything. So I posted this phony show (Cadogan) this morning. It doesn't exist, and neither does the … [Read more...] about “Cadogan”
It’s back for 2023! The Southern Alberta Car Show Calendar
The 2023 calendar is in its formative stages, but by getting an early start this year, I hope we can "spread the wealth" and avoid some of those occasions where we were having 10 shows on a Saturday. Last year, we were still dealing with the effects of the pandemic and a lot of organizations were faced with uncertainty and didn't know at the start of the year if we would be … [Read more...] about It’s back for 2023! The Southern Alberta Car Show Calendar
Do you want the Southern Alberta car show calendar in 2023?
I’m already receiving notifications from car clubs for next year’s calendar. It was never my intention to host a car show calendar on NiceOldCars.ca but it just happened when there was no complete calendar at the start of the 2022 season. I considered it to be a one-off and for one year only. There are at least five other websites which have car show calendars, so I’m … [Read more...] about Do you want the Southern Alberta car show calendar in 2023?
Thursday nights are coming alive
For those who were disappointed at the Wild Wednesday weather cancellation, you might want to consider a couple cruise-ins which are occurring on Thursday this week, and every week henceforth. The Westgate Community Centre hosts Cars and Coffee on Thursday from 6 - 8 pm. Now that's too late in the day for me to be drinking coffee, but I'm pretty sure I'd be allowed to … [Read more...] about Thursday nights are coming alive
My old cars
I often get asked at the car shows, "which old car is yours?" My answer, "the only old car I have is the one I drive everyday." That wasn't always the case. Back in the nineties I had a 74 Nova and an 80 Malibu which I raced at Race City Speedway in Calgary. I was thrilled with stock car racing from the time I was nine years old when my sister Carol and her … [Read more...] about My old cars
The Lincoln and the little boy
It was probably around 1958 when this event occurred and I would have been five years old. I'm not sure why, but I was interested in cars from a young age. When I was ten years old I could tell you the make and year of any car on the road. Growing up on a farm near Midale, Saskatchewan, I didn't get many opportunities to see luxury vehicles. If we happened to be in town … [Read more...] about The Lincoln and the little boy
Brighten the day of the seniors
Staywell Manor is still looking for more classic vehicles for this show. … [Read more...] about Brighten the day of the seniors