Record-setting year at Amherstburg’s Gone Car Crazy show

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Brisseau added she has owned the pickup truck for 38 years.

“I’ve been driving it for 18 years,” she said. “It took 20 years to build.”

For Richard Scully of Windsor, the Amherstburg’s Gone Car Crazy show is one of the best car shows around. Scully sat near his 2008 Mustang along Dalhousie St. and said there was lots of room to park vehicles.

“It’s one of the best,” he said of the show. “This car show is one of the biggest going.”

Stating it was his third time at the show but first with his Mustang, he added while he enjoys the show in Belle River, he thinks the Amherstburg show tops it.

“People are friendly and if you are going to see a car you like, you are going to see it here,” he said. “It’s very well organized. The committee did a good job.”

Ron Bellaire from Windsor brought a 1930 Chrysler DeSoto to the show and it drew a lot of attention at the corner of Richmond St. and Dalhousie St. Bellaire said he’s been coming to the Amherstburg car show for six years.

“It’s one of my favourites,” he said. “I love the venue. It’s great.”

Bellaire said he has no plans to stop coming to the show. He added he enjoys the Belle River Sun Splash show but thinks the Amherstburg show could be even better.

“I’d say this is one of the best,” said Bellaire.

Gerry Stewart of Windsor had his 1984 Trans Am at the show and said he enjoys the vehicles that were worked on by the owners. He said many have sunk a lot of money to acquire and maintain them but noted he enjoys driving his. He said he has put 8,000 kilometres on his car in two years, and said people choose between whether they want a show vehicle or something they can drive.

“I’ve never seen so much traffic,” he said. “They run a good show.”

Stewart said the Amherstburg show gets “bigger and bigger” but believes many of the vehicles seen Sunday might not be around in ten years as the