Even the rain couldn't keep them away.
Despite the wet weather 75 people turned up for the 9th Annual Vintage, Classic and Specialty Vehicle Show and Pancake Breakfast during the 2013 grand opening of the Innisfail Historical Village on May 25.
And organizers didn't have any trouble finding folks to pitch in to make the event a reality either.
“There were lots of volunteers,” said Lawrence Gould, chair of the car show. “We had people walking on top of people to help out.”
Attendees included Mayor Jim Romane, MP Earl Dreeshen and MLA Kerry Towle. Romane won two draws, but accepted just one of the prizes so someone else could win too.
Gordon McDougall of Innisfail won Best Classic Car for his 1928 Packard Model 526 four-door sedan.
Howell's Excavating won Best Specialty vehicle for a 1939 Chevy two-ton gravel truck.
B.J. Poulsen of Bowden won Best of Show with a 1940 half-ton Chevy.
The Central Alberta Vintage Automobile Club of Red Deer won the Best Over 50 category for a 1917 Model T Ford Touring.
Gould himself walked away as the Best Over 25 division winner for his 1965 Ford Galaxy 500 two-door hard top.
Art McAllister, of Antler Valley Farm, won Best Non-Classified for a restored Cockshutt 30 horsepower tractor donated to the historical village in honour of Rynie Lutz.
“Holy, no way,” said Scott McAllister, Art's 22-year-old grandson upon viewing the tractor in its like-new condition. “She looks good. It doesn't look the same at all.”
The Rotary Club of Innisfail sponsored the restoration, which included an expensive paint job and new rubber.
“Wow, they did everything original,” he said. “They were a good tractor in their day.”
Gould said featuring the old piece of machinery is an important part to revealing the history of the area.
“The nice thing about this is it actually farmed in this area,” he said. “That's what the museum's all about.”
