Chrome will gleam and spectators will mill about during the 9th Annual Vintage, Classic and Specialty Vehicle Show and Pancake Breakfast to launch the 2013 grand opening of the Innisfail Historical Village on May 25.
Classic cars will allow visitors and entrants to take a stroll through the past, while everyone is encouraged to enter motor vehicles of all types from bygone eras right up to the modern age.
“People will have an opportunity to look at it and vote on different classifications,” said Lawrence Gould, chair of the show “It's all people's choice. We don't make any of the decisions.”
Admission covers entrance to the grounds and breakfast, costing just $5 for adults or $3 for children under 12. Those who register the first 10 vehicles get free breakfast.
“Little tykes are free of course,” Gould said. “I'm looking forward to a good turnout.”
Cars can be entered in best of show, best classic car, best specialty, best over 25 years old, best over 50 years old or best non-classified categories.
A non-classified car is one that's not a car, truck or a motorcycle – with the exception of race cars – and invites some pretty unique vehicles.
“It could be a tractor, a wheelbarrow or whatever,” he said. “You can bring it down.”
Each person is allowed to win a single category, so more people have the opportunity to be winners even if someone ended up at the top of two or more categories.
“They would win the one that had the most votes,” he said, “so there isn't one person ganging up and taking more than one plaque home.”
The event isn't a big money-maker for the village, but is a great way to introduce new visitors to the historical site.
“There's a lot of people who have gone to a lot of work to put it on,” he said. “It brings in people to the village so they have to have an opportunity to look through the village and see a car show for the price of a breakfast.”
The event will kick off a busy calendar for the village, which includes the Mayor and Seniors Garden Party on June 5 from and a Harvest Supper on Sept. 7.
