Parksville Beach car show 2016 *

[Volktales]

Today was the day for the annual Parksville beach car show. Although we did not enter a car this year, Don, Victor, and myself went up there to take a look...

The first thing Don spotted was a Doormobile conversion.  Except it was on a long wheelbase Landrover instead of a VW...  Nicely done though.

It appears my son Victor has a thing for early Camaros.  He liked this '67.

This old dirt track racer was kind of cool.  The original flat head four cylinder featured a rare Frontenac overhead valve conversion.

The tow car was rather cool, being a '32 Ford that somehow escaped the hot rodders touch...

It was nice to see this '80's Accord at the show.  Younger generations appreciate cars like this instead of the usual car show fodder.  The white tops in their old hot rods often don't get this.  And believe me, all the old hot rods are owned by white tops.

An unusual choice for a full restoration was this 4-door '62 Chevrolet hardtop.  It was for sale for about $22,000, and there was no way you could duplicate the restoration quality for that price.

Dad was there with his '37 Holden/Chevrolet Ute.  He won a big fat trophy too, so was quite happy.

Even as a kid, I always loved the big '60's Pontiacs.

This 1958 Pontiac Bonneville was pretty sweet too.  Except I would put fatter whitewalls on it!

Look at all that chrome on the '58 Pontiac dash.  Compare that to a '58 Beetle...

This 1969 Thunderbird was beautiful shape.  When I was a kid the neighbour had one of these in Maroon with a black top and interior.  The back seat was like a contoured couch!

Possibly one of the rarest cars at the show.  A 1960 Frontenac, produced by Ford of Canada for one year only for the Canadian market.  Obviously based on a Falcon, I don't know why Ford discontinued it because apparently they sold well.

Check out the cool and original maple leaf hubcaps.  Car had been modified into a subtle hot rod however.

More to come...

[Volktales]

There was a few VWs at the show.  This Fastback was at the Victoria show as well.  The owner had it for sale for a cool $18,000 for this late automatic version.  Wow!

Another Camaro the kid liked, this time a '69 Yenko version.  Have no idea if it was original or a replica, but probably pricy each way.

Stan was there with his Karmann Ghia as well.  No buses this year.

And there is Tony's '53.  Oh wait, Tony was no where to be seen...

The car is very nice, so what is going on???

The truth is Tony recently sold the car on the quiet.  The new owner is very enthusiastic and is enjoying his purchase.  So this means Tony will have more time to spend on his BUS!  Right, Tony???

A couple of other VW people were there without there cars as well.  Had a chat with Boris from Port Alberni, and Reagh was there somewhere as well.  It turns out Clay was present as well, but I did not recognise him or his car!

I actually do like some hot rods, and this traditional Ford was nice.  It had real history too, being a hot rod since the 1950's.

This bright blue Mercury comet appealed to me too.

 

This 4x4 GMC was admired by Don.  I kind of liked it too.

My Mom had an '81 Z28 back in the day.  Except hers was Poo Brown, unlike this bright example.

Nissan GTR's are one of the few modern cars I like.  Don't really know why, either.

I do like older Civics like this JDM fourth gen model.  They are fun!

This 510 featured a later DOHC engine with a big fat turbo on it.  That would be fun too...

These old Novas littered the streets when I was a kid.  Nice to see one in that common metallic green at the time.  A classmate in high school had one the same colour that his Granny gave him.  I remember the backup lights were stuck on all the time and the cops pulled him over for it.  His solution was to cover the lens with red paint...

I did like these clean '67 Camaro.  Why?  Mommy had a '68 RS convertible when I was very little!  Why did they ever sell it???  The car is believed to still exist on the mainland too...

Remember I said I saw Clay earlier?  This Oldsmobile Cutlass S is his, and shares the garage with his Oval window.  I can relate to that as my '67 Cougar shared the garage with VWs for years...

This British MGA was nicely done up.

This 1960 Corvette was heavily modified with all the hot roddy stuff on it.  The trunk was a giant speaker for the sound system...

This '57 Chevrolet 150 sedan was the cheapest model Chevy sold back in the day.  Big fatty tires on the back, and I am sure something big under the hood.  Don and I both thought "SHU BOX" was a term used on Fords, referring to the slab sided 1949-1951 models.  I.E. as rectangular as a "shoe box".  ?

This '63 Oldsmobile Starfire (love that name), featured a vibrant two tone green.

We also checked out the sand castle competition.  How about this one???

At least it wasn't a Super Beetle!

On the way back, we stopped at Reagh's place.  Victor seemed to enjoy hanging out in the Dune Buggy shell...

Don was amused when his old bus that has been sitting here for some time actually fired up!  Amazing!

Victor says this will be his new "whip".  Dang kids these days...

Something about Instagram or Snapchat or whatever they are posting there pictures too nowadays....  Times WERE simpler in the past...  Anyway a good day out...

[clay]

Didn't realize that '37 Ute was your dad's! Talked to him at Ladysmith A&W earlier in the spring, great to chat with and a fantastic job on the car.

[CrazyBrit]

I always seem to miss the visits to Reagh's place! I was in Victoria at the BMX nationals for Aidan. I did find a late 60's Notch back stored under a cover at the campsite. I have no idea of the condition though as it was stashed away in a car port next to one of the residential trailers.

[Wongai]

Thanks for taking the time to put all this together. Looks like it was a great day. I gotta get out more often. :-)

[PICTUP]

Finally got this off my phone…Part of the detail of what makes the Frontenac pretty special