Hotnite in the City Show & Shine 2023

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AUGUST 11 - 12

Welcome to the 29th annual Hot Nite in The City Show & Shine and Poker Run.

This year’s event will begin on Aug. 11 with the poker run, followed by the show & shine on Aug. 12.

It is hard to believe Hot Nite started as a one-block-long evening show in 1994 and today covers 13 blocks in the downtown core and welcomes thousands of visitors.

We invite one and all to come downtown and enjoy what we all love — vehicles and the friendships they bring. This year, as in past years, we have registered vehicles from the 1920s to more recent years, including trucks, cars, electric vehicles, bikes and transports.

A big thank you goes to the owners of these vehicles as it is the locals and those who travel to Kamloops who truly make our event successful summer after summer.

Nor would Hot Nite be possible without the sponsorship of businesses. Without their crucial help, the trophies, show cards, dash plaques, sound stage and every other part of the show would be non-existent.

Thank you, also, to the City of Kamloops and the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association for allowing this event to continue to be held downtown.

Gratitude also goes to the Hot Nite organizing committee. Every member is important to the event as they all take on specific, important jobs and are extremely efficient at it. These are the people who bring it together.

– Hot Nite in the City organizer Ron Popov

Q: Where do I go to register for the poker run?

A: Registration for the poker run is at the Plaza Hotel, downtown at Victoria Street and Fourth Avenue, with registration taking place at 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 11, which is the day of the poker run. The event will start at 3 p.m. and is expected to last about 2.5 hours.

Q: Where do I go on the day of the show?

A: On the morning of the show, Saturday, Aug. 12, all vehicles entering the event must come through the gate, which is at the intersection of Victoria Street and Sixth Avenue. When waiting to enter the show with their entry vehicles, participants are to line up on Victoria Street, with vehicles facing west, toward the downtown core. For the sake of time, absolutely no exceptions will be made.

Q: Can I leave the show whenever I want?

A: Unfortunately, no. Due to fire safety concerns, all participants who have a vehicle in the show are required to stay in the event with their vehicle until the show has concluded at 3:30 p.m. There are no exceptions.

1ST ANNUAL

Fast facts FOR Participants KRC Swap Meet

August 13, 2023 • 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. 485 Mount Paul Way, kamloops

Indoor & Outdoor Ventor Areas: $25 Table / $40 12x30 area

$5 admission – Kids enter for FREE

Friday, Aug. 11

Poker

Run

1 p.m. Registration opens for the poker run at the Plaza Hotel, downtown at Victoria Street and Fourth Avenue.

3 p.m.

The annual poker run begins and will take roughly 2.5 hours to complete.

Kamloops R/C Race Club

6 p.m.

Demo and show & shine for remotecontrolled vehicles on Victoria Street between Fourth and Fifth avenues.

Muscle Car Saloon

6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Pre-show meet-and-greet in Barnhartvale on Campbell Road.

2nd annual Dubs

Kustoms Pedal Powered Drag Races

7 p.m. Downtown Kamloops.

Truck Light Show

9:30 p.m. Downtown on Victoria Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues.

Schedule OF Events

Saturday, Aug. 12

Move in

6 a.m.

Vendors and sponsors moving in.

7:30 a.m. Vehicles begin moving into place.

Registration

8 a.m. Show & shine registration begins at the Plaza Hotel.

Hot Nite in the City

9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

29th annual Hot Nite in the City show & shine takes place in downtown Kamloops.

Trophy Presentations

3:30 p.m.

Awards show on the stage at the corner of Victoria St. and Fourth Ave.

RIH 50/50 Draw

4:30 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 13

Vehicle swap meet

7 a.m.

Located at the former race track in the Mount Paul Industrial Park on the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc reserve.

FEATURED VEHICLES

1967 MUSTANG 2-DOOR CONVERTIBLE

Having a Mustang convertible from the mid- to late-1960s has been a dream of Denise Bouwmeester’s since she was 14.

Denise began to think, as the years went by, that it would never happen.

A friend then mentioned that he knew of a Mustang for sale in Burnaby and gave us the phone number. I called the number for six months and, one day, a gentleman answered. We went down and looked at the car, which was sitting in the back of a garage, dirty and not running.

But I loved it anyway. We got all the history on the car, plus original manuals and we are now the third owners.

Two years ago, I joined the Pharoahs Car Club and Pete and I always enjoy Hot Nite in the City.

Convertible specs:

• 289-2V Engine, C-4 three-speed

• Lime gold paint, Ford #2041-A

• Ivy gold decor vinyl bucket seats

• Built on March 28, 1967, in San Jose

• Sold through Dominion Vancouver Motors at 901 Seymour St. in Vancouver on April 11, 1967.

• It is one of 444 with this paint/ trim codes.

OWNER Denise Bouwmeester

1967 Mustang 2-Door

FEATURED VEHICLES

1967 BELAIR COUP

Lorne Huston is the third owner of this 1957 Belair Coupe, which was originally purchased in Victoria in 1957 by a woman who owned the vehicle for most of its life.

1967 MUSTANG GT FACTORY FASTBACK

This dark moss green Mustang was sold at the at Peter Pollen Ford dealership in Victoria in July 1967.

This is a fully loaded Fastback has factory options, including: performance suspension, power disc brakes, power steering, radial tires, GT option, exterior décor group, performance 4v-289 original engine, original close ratio four-speed toploader transmission, nine-inch

The Belair had been parked in an underground parkade for 16 years. Original mileage is 52,789 kilometres on an all-original body, chrome and interior, with only one repaint project 10 years ago.

rear end, deluxe instrumentation panel, electric clock and AM/FM radio. It also has a Shelby rally pack with oil/temperature gauge.

Rob is the car’s third owner, with all three owners being from B.C.

This Mustang has been completely restored from the ground up with no cost spared. The motor has been balanced/blueprinted and is rated at 340 horsepower and 360 pounds of torque.

OWNER Rob Piccolo

OWNER Lorne Huston

FEATURED VEHICLES

2015 TESLA MODEL S 85D

Brock took the electric vehicle plunge by purchasing a Tesla in May 2015.

Eight years and more than 160,000 kilometres later, the car is running well, has required little maintenance and still has 92 per cent of the original battery capacity.

Brock said it was a leap of faith

to buy the Tesla in 2015, noting it turned out to be an amazingly positive experience. He added that talking to people at Hot Nite every year has always been enjoyable.

Brock leaves us with this fun fact — his home solar array has produced more power each year than the car has consumed, meaning free fuel!

OWNER Brock Nanson

FEATURED VEHICLES 1985 CAMARO Z28

While growing up, Brooke Blower used to help dad work on cars. He always had projects on the go, but the one that made Brooke really want to get into cars was his 1986 Iroc Z.

As soon as Brooke got a driver’s licence, a savings account was started to buy a Camaro. Two years later after constantly looking, Brooke found this local and clean Z28. With only two previous

owners, the car was in great condition and Brooke thought it would be a great starting point.

Brook and dad went to look at it and struck a deal to buy it.

The Camaro is equipped with an LG4 and a 700R4. The interior and exterior are basically stock, with an upgraded Flowmaster muffler and stereo system. Brooke has only owned the vehicle for three months.

OWNER Brooke Blower

FEATURED VEHICLES MORGAN PLUS 8

Don Morgan bought his namesake Morgan Plus 8 in the summer of 2020, in the depths of the pandemic and lockdowns.

He had dreamt of owning a Morgan for 60 years, after going to Westwood in Coquitlam as a kid and watching the Morgans race. And, of course, he has the same last name.

Don spent about 10 months searching and, through the Pacific Morgan Owners Group, he was given ideas and advice and was invited to drive the different models. He decided he had to have the V8 and found one in California. However, due to pandemic restrictions, Don had to buy it sight unseen.

It was advertised as a 1989

Morgan Plus 8 with a 3.9-litre fuelinjected engine in good condition. The shipping and importation was easy and, within a week, the car was in Langley.

Don learned a few things:

• Do not drive an open-top Morgan up the Coquihalla Highway in July wearing a T-shirt. He froze.

• Buying sight unseen is not a great idea. He loves the car, but it turned out to be a 1986 Plus 8 with a 3.5-litre engine and a fourbarrel carb, not a 1989 Morgan Plus 8 with a 3.9-litre fuelinjected engine, as advertised. Oh, and the vehicle identification number was fictitious, a snafu that took almost a year to sort out.

• You can find out how to fix almost anything on YouTube.

OWNER

Don Morgan

FEATURED VEHICLES

1966 A/C COBRA

The Concept Shelby Experiment Cobra replica is an accurate fibreglass body patterned directly from #CSX-3045, one of only 55 semi-competition Cobras built by Carroll Shelby in 1966.

The finish colour is a beautiful classic British racing green and accessorized with original Enots British military grade filler caps, A/C wiring harness, Lucas lights, 65 Mustang shifter, Smith instrument gauges with 180 m.p.h. reverse speedo, three-inch A/C Cobra seatbelts and a proper Shelby racing steering wheel.

Power is supplied by an original NOS 427 block stroked out to 465 cubic inches, with a Survival Motor Sports rotating assembly producing approximately 650 horsepower, AVIAD four-stage dry sump oil system, Italian 48 IDA Webbers all mated to a fourspeed Toploader transmission and Salisbury (Dana 44) rear end with 3:54 gears.

The independent suspension comes from an original E-type Jaguar w/ Alden shocks and coilovers. Wheels consist of Trego six-pin wheels and wrapped Avon CR6ZZ racing tires.

OWNER

Mike Ponte

3100 CHEV TRUCK

FEATURED VEHICLES 1956 THUNDERBIRD

Yvette Oleson fell in love with Old Heavy on Memphis Street Outlaws.

Her dream truck was the black 1951-1953 3100 Chev, so she and husband Trevor picked up a project.

In four months, with a bunch of help from some skilled friends, Black Betty was created.

Cody Henderson bought this 1956 Thunderbird continental convertible in Manning, Alta., in November 2022. The T-bird, originally from Saskatchewan, was not running. Cody, whose original hometown is Kamloops, has got it going and will be driving the vehicle to Hot Nite from Grande Prairie.

OWNERS Trevor & Yvette Oleson

OWNER Cody Henderson

FEATURED VEHICLES 1968 MUSTANG DELUXE S CODE 390 COUPE

Reno Mauro, Burnaby

This is a fully loaded 1968 Brittany blue Coupe has been completely restored from the ground up, with no expense spared. The motor has been balanced/blueprinted and is rated at 325HP/427 pounds of torque. The vehicle includes the following factory options: performance suspension including power disc brakes, power steering, A/C, radial tires, interior/exterior

décor group, performance GT 4v-390 original engine with the original C6 automatic transmission, nine-inch rear end with deluxe instrumentation panel, electric clock, overhead console and AM radio.

This car has had two owners, both from B.C., prior to Reno’s ownership. This vehicle was originally sold in Vancouver in June 1968.

THANKS TO ALL OUR SPONSORS

• A&W

• Andre’s Electronic Experts

• Berwick on The Park

• Bry’s Automotive and Customs

• City of Kamloops

• Classified Motorsports

• Dearborn Ford

• Don’s Auto towing

• Downtown Kamloops

• Downtown OK Tire

• Dubs Kustoms

• Foreseeson EVSE Tech

• Halston Esso

• Hub Insurance

• Kal Tire

• Kamloops Boldly Unscripted Tourism Kamloops

• Dunrite Auto

• Kamloops Ford Lincoln

• Kamloops Insurance

• Kamloops Mazda

• Kamloops This Week

• Kelvar Holdings

• Muscle Car Carral

• Night Tuned Co

• Performance Hoist

• R/C Nation Team

• Radio NL

• Redline Motorsports

• River City Nissan

• Shorty’s custom Auto

• Signature Signs

• Soma Public Relations

• Sportsman Light Truck & Offroad

• Sun Country Toyota

• The Bad Ass Garage

• The Plaza Hotel

• Warner Rentals

OWNER

Live Music Performances from September to May

Daniel Clarke-Bouchard Recital Friday

Rhapsody in Blue

Romeo & Juliet

Christmas with the KSO

Hypnotic Journey

The Red Violin

Light The Night: A Symphonic Graphic Novel

An Evening of Pink Floyd

Mozart Meets Margit Sky

Jeremy Dutcher & The KSO