January brought some of the first snow of the year, Lights On, quiet drives, and wintry sights around town.
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January brought some of the first snow of the year, Lights On, quiet drives, and wintry sights around town.
This past weekend I headed way out east for the Canadian Automotive Museum’s annual Rally Durham event!
It was my first time in the area since visiting the Canadian Motorsport Park with my dad back in June and fall was in full swing! Over the course of the day I followed a group of over 20 classic and well-loved cars around the back roads of Durham Region and Northumberland County as they took in the sights.
Over the course of the day we ended up at a pick-your-own farm, a scenic hill for lunch, a living history tractor museum, and a beekeeping operation before wrapping it up at the pub!
After the pomp and circumstance of Cobble Beach, Bayfield Volksfest is usually a nice end to the car show season. Cooler weather, a picturesque setting, and a more casual atmosphere all make the show one I try not to miss.
This year the show was as advertised with a ton of Volkswagens of all types and trims. The weather was roasting hot, but there were more cars and people than ever!
It’s been a few years since I made it out to Zurich’s annual Beanfest. Prior to COVID I usually helped flip burgers and hot dogs at a food stand with The Cultural Collective, but now that most of the food has been outsourced I was free to wander around and see what was going on!
When I arrived at 2 probably 1/3 of the cars in the festival’s famous car show had left as dark clouds rolled past off in the distance. It didn’t come close to raining, but the show was still good nevertheless. Besides classic cars I had a beer and listened to a country-pop cover of Watermelon Sugar, caught up with a few people I hadn’t seen in a while, and ate egg noodles with a side of beans from Raja Zurich.
After missing last year’s show this year’s Oblivion outing was high on my August to-do list! With over a hundred cars parked around the scenic St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre in Oakville this year’s show didn’t leave anyone with cold feet.
I’m a huge fan of what the Oblivion Car & Culture Show is all about, and it’s not just because I grew up in the 90s. As time moves on some aspects of classic car culture are struggling to keep up, and the definition of what a “classic car” is varies from person to person. Oblivion tries to showcase some of the weird and overlooked cars from the recent past (though 1980 was still 40 years ago) and appeal to a younger crowd who might otherwise see the classic car scene as having left them in the rear view mirror.
Special thanks to the Oblivion Cars & Culture Show for inviting me out to such a unique and exciting event!