Events in the Village
2nd Annual Show and Shine
If You Have Seen One Car, You Haven’t seen Them All!
July 17th was our 2nd car show here in Edgemont Village, and another spectacular day all around.
What can you say… ain’t they pretty! Wow and more wow! Eventually, the beauty of these vehicles leave you almost breathless. It takes little time to understand the passion and obsession the owners have for these magnificant artifacts from our past.
We had fifty more exhibits than last year, and that’s just a treat for all of us attending. That we get to glimpse something so rare and so adored.
The sun shone down for us, as the technicolor parade of these splendid vehicles began to arrive. Each one exquisite, and uniquely beautiful unto itself. You know, when we hear those tired idioms like “they sure don’t make ‘em like they used to!”, that must have been created just for car collectors, because they sure don’t!
All gorgeous curves, and glistening colours, shiny chrome & impeccable interiors. And the design details: the mirrors, lights, grills, fins, logos, hubcaps, steering wheels…the list is endless & awe inspiring.
As the show organiser I had no idea how many, and how glorious these ‘car exhibits’ would be…these loved, restored, historical monuments to eras past, brought to a level of perfection and beyond by their owners. What a privilege it is, really, to be invited to share an afternoon with these fantastical vehicles, taken out just for the day, for us to view, before they are tucked away again, from all harm. Extraordinary!
The participants, all 200 of them, were very happy to be here and they were laid out with great artistry, by my assistant Gerry Simons, North Shore Rod & Custom.