This is one in a series of special 91原创 Advance Times stories about what to expect at this year鈥檚 91原创 Good Times Cruise-In, happen Saturday, Sept. 9 in Aldergrove. You can also check out our special keepsake edition hitting the streets on Thursday and available in limited quantity at the car show.
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On Saturday, Sept. 9, Nanaimo鈥檚 Trevor Williams, winner of the Shine Speed Shop Award of Excellence at last year鈥檚 91原创 Good Times Cruise-In, will name his successor.
After superstar California car builder Jimmy Shine and a panel of judges have identified the top eight to 10 finalists for the award, Williams will make the final choice, per Shine award tradition.
He鈥檚 been giving it a lot of thought.
鈥淚 just know when somebody builds something themselves, with their own hands, that鈥檚 pretty cool but I also realize that not everybody can do that,鈥� Williams told the 91原创 Advance Times.
鈥淪o I鈥檓 kind of looking for somebody that has something that stands out. That鈥檚 maybe a bit unique, a little bit different but that they put thought into.鈥�
It鈥檚 a good description of his winning entry last year, a C10 Chevy pickup from the 1960s (which stood for 鈥渃onventional鈥� in reference to the Chevy truck鈥檚 two-wheel-drive system, while the 鈥�10鈥� referred to the half-ton payload rating).
鈥淚t needed a lot of work,鈥� Williams recalled.
鈥淚t was a complete basket case 鈥� 99 per cent of the people that would have got that truck would have just taken it to the scrap yard. It was absolutely rusted out, the floors, the fenders, everything.鈥�
Williams did virtually all the work himself (with the exception of some upholstery and internal engine work) at his Nanaimo shop, 鈥淕asboy Customs,鈥� which is online at .
鈥淚t鈥檚 basically a shop that I have in my back yard, and to be honest with you, it鈥檚 a hobby shop,鈥� Williams, a commercial trucker and heavy machinery mover, insisted.
鈥淚 pretty much build this stuff for myself. And when I鈥檓 done building it, and done enjoying it, I sell it off and build the next one.鈥�
Transformed, the gleaming truck features a custom colour, 鈥済as boy blue,鈥� a 鈥渒ind of a turquoise鈥� that manages to look period-accurate, Williams explained.
鈥淚 wanted it kind of a 鈥�60s, Las Vegas casino by the poolside, vibe,鈥� Williams said.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 what I was going with.鈥�
His first go at the Shine award with his truck, the previous year, saw Williams in runner-up spot, a placing which fired up his determination to win it all.
鈥滻 came home with it after that show and I was like, 鈥業鈥檓 gonna win it next year,鈥欌�� Williams recalled.
鈥淚 went over that truck and I just made sure that when I showed up the following year, that everything was just spotless and it was perfect.鈥�
When he won, a delighted Williams was 鈥渁bsolutely blown away鈥� to be recognized by Shine, an idol of his youth.
鈥滻 was always a big fan of Jimmy鈥檚 growing up as a young teenager,鈥� he said.
鈥淸I was] super proud because everything that I did to that truck, I鈥檝e done myself,鈥� Williams enthused.
鈥淚 was ecstatic. I kind of use it as a life lesson, because I have two kids that [I鈥檝e told] if you put your mind to something, there鈥檚 no reason why it can鈥檛 come true.鈥�
He and Shine have become friendly since the win, with Shine even allowing Williams to borrow his shop, and tools, to fix a trailer leaf spring that broke during a trip to California.
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