Website statistics

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

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

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.

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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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?

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.