The car capital of Canada just wouldn鈥檛 be complete without a hotrod memorabilia shop.

This is the hole that car enthusiasts Tom Reed and Lloyd Gregorowich saw in 91原创, and one they decided to take advantage of.

Good Time Oldies officially opened last Saturday (Dec. 10) on Logan Avenue to provide all the trinkets, 鈥渂ling-bling,鈥� chrome and auto accessories mandatory for any 鈥渕ancave鈥� or 鈥済irlcave.鈥�

鈥淲ith 91原创 being the city of hotrods, this is the place to be,鈥� said Reed, joint owner of Good Time Oldies.

鈥淎 lot of the baby boomers are at the age where they are retiring, and they鈥檝e got their hotrods, so they鈥檙e doing their mancaves and hangout huts,鈥�

Carrying everything from James Dean street signs and Marilyn Monroe tumblers to retro licence plates and model toy cars, Reed and Gregorowich have a complete offering of 1950s memorabilia.

The also feature a number of western accessories, custom car accessories and can even order in odd parts or items such as carpet kits.

鈥淲e can do almost anything with memorabilia and accessories,鈥� Reed said.

Both Reed and Gregorowich have long been part of the 91原创 car community.

Gregorowich is one of the founding directors of the 91原创 Good Times Cruise-In, and previously owned 鈥�50鈥檚 Forever memorabilia shop in 91原创. He has been involved with hotrods for more than 40 years.

Growing up in the household of a mechanic, Reed has been car obsessed his whole life. Known in the community as 鈥淭-bucket鈥� Tommy, he began buying and customizing classic Model A Fords 25 years ago.

鈥淢y dad was a mechanic, so I was always tinkering,鈥� Reed said.

鈥淚ts just fun when you build something. I can be driving my 2005 Chevy and no one will let me into traffic, but I drive one of my hotrods and the whole world stops. It鈥檚 different when you鈥檙e rolling around in these because you鈥檝e sunk your pride into it.鈥�

The two owners have been friends for 20 years, and after talking about opening a shop together for a long time, they finally decided to go ahead and do it.

鈥淟loyd knows where to get all the stuff and I鈥檓 willing to put the labour in, so we finally said 鈥榣ets do it.鈥� And 91原创 is the car city so it just makes sense,鈥� Reed said.

This is more than just another car shop, Good Times Oldies is a place for hotrod enthusiasts to meet and discuss the most important thing in life: cars.

鈥淏eing bigger isn鈥檛 always better,鈥� Reed said.

鈥淲e want the store to look cozy. We want people to be able to come in and have a coffee. We have chairs out front so people can have a seat. They don鈥檛 have to come in here to buy something, they can just come here to hang out.鈥�

One of Gregrowich鈥檚 favourite sections in the store is the Clay Smith Cams corner. He has brought in special porcelain figurines of the auto shop鈥檚 infamous logo, 鈥淢r. Horsepower,鈥� as well as clocks, licence plates and more.

Reed says he loves every item they have brought in.

鈥淚 love mancaves, I have a mancave at home with the whole Budweiser and Coca-Cola scene, so I love all of the stuff thats in our store. It fits me and it fits our customers.鈥�

Gregrowich and Reed invite anyone and everyone with an interest in cars or 1950s culture to stop by Good Time Oldies, browse through their store and have a coffee with the owners.

鈥淥ne of the best parts is meeting tons of people that are into the same kind of things you are into,鈥� Reed said.

鈥淵ou never know who are talking to or who you are going to bump into.鈥�

Good Time Oldies is now open at from Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For more, call 604-510-5464 or email goodtimeoldies@shaw.ca.