Classic Cars : Classic Nation

Queen City Cruise in Nelson BC

It would be hard to imagine a nicer place and time to have a classic car show than the one held this last weekend in Nelson, British Columbia (Canada). A picturesque little city tucked away in the Canadian rockies on a drop-dead gorgeous fall weekend is a tough venue to top. It was my first visit to this car show/cruise, which is sponsored by the Road Kings Car Club of Nelson.

The event was well-planned; the Club did a super-job of putting it on. The cars? Just a really great gathering of a wonderful cross-section of autos and trucks. Although there was a nice contingent of U.S. cars, (most notably the Spokane- based Dukes Car Club), it seemed like most of the entries were from British Columbia, and these folks have got it right. Lots and lots of old Chevelles, Mustangs, Impalas, GTOs, Fairlanes, Mopars, roadsters, fat-fendered coupes, shoeboxes, and all sorts of other very cool stuff mixed in…XKEs, Rolls Royce, pickups, old Pontiacs, Buicks, Studebakers…the pictures tell the story. These Canadian auto enthusiasts share American car enthusiasts tastes in a lot of ways. There were 352 entries, arrayed up and down historic Baker street, and lots of very friendly people. It was a nice-size show, with a good cruise on Friday night with what seemed to be most of the town out at the curbs, waving and checking out the rides. I’ll be back for this one.

Update: More pictures coming soon!