by Monique Tamminga/Special to the 91原创 Advance Times
Colin Reimer, of Reimer Hardwoods in Abbotsford, is not only entering two collector vehicles in this year鈥檚 91原创 Good Times Cruise-In, he鈥檚 come on board as a sponsor too.
鈥淭he 91原创 Cruise-In is the best-known show in B.C., and I got involved because I like the idea that the proceeds go to charity and the event encourages young people to get involved,鈥� Reimer said.
Reimer got into collector cars and going to car shows because of his son.
鈥淎bout 12 years ago, when my son was 14, his friend and dad were restoring an old VW Beetle. He wanted us to do the same,鈥� recounted Reimer.
The only difference was, his son鈥檚 friend had five acres and a barn. The Reimers lived in the city in a house with a two-car garage.
鈥淏ut, my son wore me down,鈥� he laughed.
鈥淲e bought a 1951 Chevy pickup truck and tore it apart. My son鈥檚 goal was to completely restore it for his grad.鈥�
The father-son project met the graduation deadline, but by then interest in collector cars had became a family affair.
鈥淢y wife and I started going to shows and really enjoying it,鈥� he said. 鈥淚n 2012, we entered our Chevy pickup and won the sponsor鈥檚 choice award. We鈥檝e been there ever since.鈥�
Colin and his wife Sharon go to about 10 shows a year.
鈥淚 was very surprised how much I like going to shows. It鈥檚 quite a social thing. It鈥檚 a very entertaining hobby.鈥�
It was at one of the shows where Sharon spotted a 1970 Chevy Chevelle that she 鈥渇ell in love with.鈥�
The owners, however, weren鈥檛 interested in selling the muscle car at the time. But they developed a friendship with them and two-and-a-half years later, they sold the Chevelle to Sharon.
They鈥檝e been entering the two collector vehicles in Cruise-In ever since.
鈥淭he pickup is a real hotrod, so I get a lot of questions about how we did this or that,鈥� he said.
鈥淏ut my wife is more the car guy than I am. If anyone says, 鈥楴ice Chevelle, Colin鈥� we are both quick to correct anyone that it鈥檚 definitely Sharon鈥檚 car,鈥� he said with a chuckle.
They鈥檝e always been impressed with the quality show the Cruise-In society and volunteers put on.
鈥淭he Cruise-In is a good show. The move to Aldergrove had a few bumps, but now it鈥檚 getting there and downtown Aldergrove is a great place for a car show.鈥�
鈥淲e can鈥檛 wait for Cruise-In,鈥� he concluded. 鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be a great show this year.鈥�
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