On Father’s Day 2025, my wife and I attended our first classic car meeting in Edmonton, our new Canadian hometown.
It was a wonderful sunny Sunday, and the place was packed.
Go Infiniti South Edmonton, the dealership where I work, was one of the show’s main sponsors, which was another good reason for me to attend the event.
As usual, the meeting starts before we arrive at the location, with some interesting cars parked around the streets. Like this 1968 Big Block Chevy Nova.
And this 1966 Mustang hard top.
The first car we saw inside the gates was this Ford Falcon. If you compare it with the picture above, it is easy to see that the first-generation Mustang was essentially a Falcon in trendy clothing.
1940 Ford Coupe.
A beautiful 1958 Jaguar.
And its interior.
A brief video to give you an overview of the meeting.
1948 Ford F-1. The very first Ford “F” truck.
Powered by the legendary Ford Flathead V8.
A cool 1973 Plymouth Road Runner
Such a sexy derrière.
A blown Chevy Nova. I’m not sure if I like the scoop.
That is a wicked Nissan Silvia S14 with a Rocket Bunny body kit.
Under the hood, a Nissan V8 engine is installed.
A modern classic, the Chevy SSR.
1970 AMC Rebel
The German sector
This Porsche 911 Targa belongs to Daniel Varty, the general manager of Infiniti South Edmonton.
This is a VW SP2, a sports car developed by the Brazilian Volkswagen. You can learn more about it here.
Say what you will, but the Chevette is a true classic nowadays.
Not enough torque on a 426 HEMI? Turbocharge it.
Have you ever heard about Diamond trucks? Neither have I. After a quick Google search, I concluded that this one might be a 1939 model.
The legendary “Stovebolt” in-line six.
It took us 2 hours to walk around and take all these pictures. We left the place tired, with a light sunburn, but happy because it was a super cool event.
The Classic Machines 
This display of cars sure does bring back memories of what used to be on the road. My dad bought a 1972 bare bones Chevy Nova when he retired. It was powder blue. My brother retired from Lordtown General Motors before it closed. He used to check the cars that had issues and fix the problems. He said employees on the line would do things like shove empty whisky bottles inside the door panels before they were sealed shut. So, if you hear a rattling in a GM car, you’ll know where to check first! 🙂
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Wow, empty whisky bottles inside the door panels?!?!?! That is crazy. I guess we will never stop learning interesting stories about cars.
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What a great line up. Our classic car shows don’t have quite so much muscle!
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Car guys here in the prairies are crazy about American muscle.
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“a Falcon in trendy clothing” 😂
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