Goldstream Avenue turns into memory lane for car lovers on Sunday (Aug.16) for the fifth annual Langford Show & Shine.
The event features more than 200 classics, muscle cars, hot rods and sports cars, circa 1975 and earlier.
The event marks the first car show for a 1968 Chevy Camaro Sport that Langford resident Ray Parkes has spent the last two years restoring. He found the B次元官网网址渦ndiscoveredB次元官网网址� vehicle in Parksville and basically rebuilt it from the ground up.
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The car mostly gets looks from people his age who fondly recognize it instantly, or younger people who have to sidle up to read the writing on the side.
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The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Goldstream Avenue between Veterans Memorial Parkway and Bryn Maur Road. Attendees can vote for their favourite vehicle, with three PeopleB次元官网网址檚 Choice awards to be presented at the show. The winner will be featured on the 2016 poster and T-shirts.
Goldstream Avenue between Bryn Maur Road and Veterans Memorial Parkway will be closed to traffic between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. The new city parking lot on Claude Road off the 700-block of Goldstream is accessible from that end, or from Larkhall Road off VeteranB次元官网网址檚.
Crown Victoria show a Saturday warmup
Classic car enthusiasts who plan to attend the Langford show can get a double helping, by first checking out the 17th annual Crown Victoria AssociationB次元官网网址檚 Northwest Regional Meet on Bryn Maur Road on Saturday.
The Ford and Mercury focused show, spotlighting cars and trucks from 1954 to B次元官网网址�56, will see the cobblestone street closed off from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The groupB次元官网网址檚 Northwest Regional chapter is in Greater Victoria today (Aug. 14) through Saturday, with its annual awards banquet set for that night at the Six Mile Pub.
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