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The Top 10

August 12, 2022 by niceoldcars Leave a Comment

The most popular page on this site is the “Car Shows Upcoming” page with 37,411 views but it’s interesting to see which photos are most popular. I have photos listed on the Car Show Photos page from 104 shows and my website statistics show how many views each show receives. Below are the top 10 most viewed. The Chestermere show from May 31, 2022 only has 20 photos, so why was it so popular? 

Airdrie   Aug 7, 2021                     1895 views

High River   Sept 26, 2021            1784

Glendeer A & W   Jun 3, 2022      1683

Melissa with her 70 Pontiac Catalina at the Airdrie show on Aug 7, 2021

Three Hills   Jun 1, 2019                1676

Drumheller   May 28, 2022           1630

Chestermere   May 31, 2022         1561

New Horizon mall   Jun 1, 2022     1507

Beiseker   Jun 11, 2022                   1493

Vulcan   Jul 16, 2022                       1475

Didsbury   May 7, 2022                   1442

Readership sets new records

June 20, 2022 by niceoldcars Leave a Comment

The graph shows a consistent trajectory towards the sky. How long can it continue? I know we attracted a lot of new readers from Redcliff and Medicine Hat this week. Welcome, everyone!

The original purpose of setting up this website was to give car show enthusiasts a non-Facebook site where they could look at photos from the various shows I attend. A lot of people hate Facebook and don’t participate, and require an alternative if they are going to stay in the loop. The insidious way that Facebook uses our information is reason for concern, but it seems to be a necessary evil these days.

Dave Molloy, with his 70 Ford, is one of our new readers from southeast Alberta

I wasn’t planning on doing a calendar, but after talking to a number of people who were frustrated without an up-to-date schedule of shows I started one for southern Alberta and it has morphed into the most complete listing of shows in the south, and is now the most popular page on this website.

The calendar contains 112 shows and that doesn’t include any of the weeknight gatherings or cruises. Updating it everyday has kept me busy!

I talked with a number of my readers at the Iron Indians show yesterday and learned that people are recommending this site to their friends, both non-Facebook and Facebook friends.

I also heard feedback that a lot of people appreciate the archived photos that I include when listing a show. It gives car owners an idea of what to expect at the venue they are considering attending.

Yesterday, June 19, we set a single day record with 1566 visits, and the weekly total at 6235 was also a new record. Thanks for checking in!
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What are readers looking at?

June 13, 2022 by niceoldcars Leave a Comment

62 Mercury from Drumheller show

When I checked the website statistics, I could hardly believe my eyes. It’s obvious the car show community was in need of an up-to-date calendar. Below are the most viewed pages on NiceOldCars for the past 90 days. It only makes sense that the shows which have been getting the most views are the ones which were held in early May, but the Drumheller show, which was held in late May, seems to be very popular. The May 3 show at Chestermere only had 36 photos, but I have a theory(other than being early season) on why it was so popular. Can you guess why?

Readership continues to grow

Most Viewed – Top Five Pages:

Car Shows Upcoming   15,615

Car Show Photos List        997

Drumheller May 28 show   693

Chestermere May 3 show  586

Spring Thaw May 1 show   567

Although the Beiseker show has barely been displayed for 24 hours, it already has 393 views.

On the Car Show Photos page, there are pictures displayed from 74 car shows with over 7,000 photos.

Over the past week, on average, approximately 800 people per day logged in to this website.

Word is getting out

May 30, 2022 by niceoldcars Leave a Comment

I enccounter more and more people at the car shows who are familiar with this website. Although I started this project to post photos for car enthusiasts who aren’t on Facebook, it apears that the Car Show Calendar is becoming the most popular feature on here.

My calendar is focused on Calgary and Southern Alberta, with a few cross-border incursions into Southwestern Saskatchewan and Southeastern BC.

The calendar contains over 90 weekend car shows and I can’t imagine there are any more to come, but if you are planning a show and want it on the calendar, send me an email bobtruman@shaw.ca.

The June 18 show at Hussar, Alberta is the latest addition to the calendar. The village of Hussar is 51K straight east of Strathmore.

In addition to listing your show on the calendar, I can also create an attractive poster for you to use for online publicity.

Can you believe it? There are no fewer than 10 shows on the calendar for June 18, and that’s just in Southern Alberta. Some difficult choices to make as to which show to attend. I guess that’s a good problem to have after two years of cancellations.

 

The week ahead

May 2, 2022 by niceoldcars Leave a Comment

Tuesdays at Chestermere start on May 3

It was nice to get that first show off the ground in what we hope will be a busy and undisrupted car show season. I enjoyed seeing lots of car show friends and meeting a few new ones at Spring Thaw in Heritage Park, Calgary. I’ve posted 133 photos from the show.

The weather is looking great for Chestermere Landing’s first cruise-in on Tuesday evening. The Weather Network is predicting a high of 19°C with sunshine. It should be a beautiful evening on the shores of Chestermere lake. Show hours are 6-8 pm.

Tuesdays at Chestermere Landing

John Kittler, organizer of the Chestermere show, posted the following on the Chestermere Show and Shine Facebook page today:

“Enjoy a cruise to Chestermere Landing and join us for the first Tuesday Cruise-In of 2022 (Tuesday May 3, 2022). Looks like 17 degrees with minimal chance of rain for our first event of the season. All kinds of vehicles welcome. Officially 6-8 pm, but feel free to arrive early and stay late!”

The Didsbury Show & Shine is scheduled for Saturday May 7.

Just a reminder to all car show organizers – if you have an upcoming car show in Calgary or southern Alberta that isn’t on my calendar, send me an email with the details. bobtruman@shaw.ca . If you’d rather call, you can reach me at 403-650-2514.

Thank you to the readers of this website who have sent in donations toward the upkeep of this site. I see that people appreciate there is a non-Facebook site where they can see photos and have access to a calendar.

As you can see from the graph below, views have increased dramatically in the past month. 

 

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