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Classic Car Night Held in Vegreville
Classic Car Night Held in Vegreville
Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent
For the first time, Galleria Shops parking lot was the site where owners were showcasing their vehicles at the Classic Car Night on June 29.
Coordinator Alain Fontaine, who is from Mundare, said people brought in 11 cars. “We decided to do this so that people can show off their vehicles and that way we don’t have to travel 200 or more kilometres to the city to go to a show and shine. As far as I am concerned, it was a great turn out, and our vision for this is to possibly end up with 100 to 200 vehicles every Thursday night and support the local businesses around Vegreville.”
Alain had his two identical Pontiac 2+2 Grand Prix 1986 cars there where he explained, “These vehicles are very rare. There were only 1,225 of these cars produced worldwide and 112 were brought into Canada and I own two of them. These were built for NASCAR.
Barry and Bev McCarty drove in with their 1970 Chevrolet Custom 10 B350 which they owned since it was brand new. “We owned this truck for 53 years and this was the main vehicle we drove for 20 years. I like this type of vehicle because we always had a pick-up truck. We were always farmers and these vehicles are easier to repair than the newer vehicles. There is more steel in them and they last longer.”
