We have yet to figure out time travel but this is the time of year to reminisce and catch a glimpse of some classic cars, trucks and motorcycles, the way they used to be made.
The 47th annual Father’s Day Cruisin’ Classics Show and Shine event is coming up on Sunday, June 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m,.and club president John Burke is hoping to see a large turnout of vehicles lined up at the south end of Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park.
Anybody can enter the event at a cost of $15 per vehicle There’s no charge for spectators.
Thousands of people show up every year to the event, which last year drew 360 entries in its return to the park. In the previous two years the COVID pandemic turned Show and Shine into a parade through the streets of Prince George, launched from a staging area at CN Centre parking lot.
“We’re hoping for 400 cars this year,” said Burke.
This year’s Show and Shine is sponsored by Subaru of Prince George, Western Financial and Chieftain Auto Parts.
As in years past, the Cruisin’ Classics will gather on Friday, June 16 to line up at the east end of Fourth Avenue to form a line of vehicles for the seniors home tour. The tour will reach eight senior residences and will stop at six of them for a meet and greet where seniors can get up and close and personal with the car owners.
Cruisin’ Classics Show and Shine seniors home tour schedule
Friday, June 16
- Staging Area – Chieftain Auto Parts, 555 Third Ave. Tour starts at 12:15 p.m.
- Meet & Greet - Rainbow Lodge - 12:30 - 12:55 p.m.
- Meet & Greet - Parkside Lodge – 1 - 1:25p.m.
- Drive-by - Alward Place - 1:28 p.m.
- Meet & Greet- Laurier Manor - 1:30 - 1:55 p.m.
- Meet & Greet - Jubilee Lodge - 2 - 2:30pm
- Meet & Greet- Simon Fraser Lodge - 2:30 – 3 p.m.
- Drive-by - RiverBend Manor - 3:30 p.m.
- Meet & Greet - Gateway Lodge - 3:45 - 4:15 p.m.
