The competition was tough at the Third Annual Show and Shine on Saturday, September 6th.
For those who came out to the event there was a wide variety of cars and trucks varying in style, year, and model.
Among the Chevrolet trucks, motorcycles, and old school Camaros it could easily be seen that the judges had their hands full.
Brent Hove was one of this year’s judges and is a three year member of the Barrhead Chariots Car Club, who is also hosting the event.
Hove said that this year there were quite a few different cars that they have not seen in the past.
“I don’t know where they are coming from,” Hove said, adding that it was half local half distant participants.
“It’s about the same as last year,” Hove said, when asked about the turnout at the event.
Charles Clow, judge and organizer of the event said that the weather is a major factor in how busy the Show and Shine is.
“We had a nice day, some people went camping instead of bringing their cars,” Clow said. “It was a good day.”
Clow said he was disappointed with the number of vehicles that made it to the event, a total of 63, but was happy with the number of total spectators throughout the day.
According to Clow, the Barrhead Chariots Car Club’s goal for the event is to have over 100 cars.
This is not the only event that is held by the club. According to Clow there are two events each year, the Show and Shine being one, and a car run from Fort Assiniboine to Barrhead in May.
Clow said that the volunteers played a big part in the success of the show.
“I really want to thank all of our sponsors and volunteer help,” Clow said. “We could not have done it without them.”
There are several factors taken into effect when judging the cars. Some of those factors were: rarity, condition, desirability, paint, and uniqueness. In total there were 11 categories, each with an overall winner.
The first category was pre-1950’s cars, and the win went to a 1933 Ford Coupe, owned by Lorne Arnistead.
The second category was 1950’s cars, with a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air winning the category, owned by V. Acheson.
The third category was 1960’s cars, which was won by a 1960 Chevrolet Impala owned by Tory Tebb.
The fourth category was the 1970’s cars with Doug and Karen McKenzie and their 1972 Dodge Charger taking the prize.
Kyle Stelter and his 1983 Chevrolet Camaro won the title for best 1980-1990’s car.
Stetler said he has always wanted a Camaro, and was lucky when he found it on sale online two years ago.
“I’ve been car crazy since my dad’s been into cars, and I wanted a Camaro,” Stelter said.
The winner of the sixth category, pre-1950’s trucks, was Wilmar Thompson and his 1939 Chevrolet Flatbed.
The seventh category was 1950-1969 trucks, with a 1950 International owned by Wes Jendruk winning the category.
A 1976 Chevrolet took the lead in the eighth category, 1970-1990 trucks, and is owned by Chad Teha.
The special interest winner was Daniel Haitel with his 2000 Pontiac Grand Am.
In the motorcycle category Kyle Taron took home the win with his Custom 100 CI.
The final category is the People’s Choice, with Mike Haley and his 1964 Ford Galaxy 500 XL took the honour.
Another car owner enjoying the day was Lawrence Kolasa, who found the closest he could get to the car of his dreams, with a 1941 Business Coupe.
“I always wanted a ’39 because of it’s shape, and this was the closest I could get,” Kolasa said. “The shape of it…the long back end appealed to me.”
After owning his car for seven years he brought it out into the light at this year’s Show and Shine to stand proud beside all of his hard work.
Kolasa said that this car was not always looking so sharp, and that he in fact purchased the vehicle from a southern Alberta farmer who had it sitting in his field since 1951.
With the interior gone for the most part, it was up to Kolasa to rebuild it, adding a few extras along the way.
With such a wide variety of vehicles to see, it was no wonder there were so many folks at this year’s Third Annual Show and Shine.
