It was less than ideal weather for a car show, and the result was a lower than expected turnout for the first post-COVID Model A car show in Fort 91原创 on Sunday, June 5, at the B.C. Farm Museum, with 15 cars showing up compared to the usual 40 to 50.

Organizer Mike McVay was disappointed.

鈥淣ot as many as I鈥檇 like to see,鈥� McVay told the 91原创 Advance Times, 鈥渂ut we can鈥檛 control the weather.鈥�

Around noon, he said, the clouds opened up and heavily drenched the area for about 15 minutes, then cleared up.

鈥淏y then, it was too late,鈥� McVay remarked.

Brookswood鈥檚 Bill Casey was one of the old car owners who took a chance.

Casey brought his black 1926 Chevy one-ton truck, which he bought from the first owner, a farmer who was still using it as a work vehicle.

鈥淗e bought it brand new,鈥� Casey recalled.

鈥淚 was hauling feed up in the Interior, and one driver told me, you ought to see the truck this old guy was driving.鈥�

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Since Casey acquired it, his distinctive antique truck has found a second life as a prop, in films like A Christmas Carol 3 and 1922, and the Amazon series, The Man in the High Castle.

Casey estimates he鈥檚 made around $15,000 renting it out through the years, and offers are still coming in.

He has also had to step in on occasion to drive the vehicle, when actors proved unable to manage the square-cut gears.

More photos from the day can be viewed at the .

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Organizers of an upcoming 91原创 car show are also keeping a way eye on the weather, with the Sunday, June 12 鈥淧ontiac Performance鈥� show and shine planned for KMS tools at #300 鈥� 19600 91原创 Bypass.

It will be the 32nd edition of the show, which went on a two-year hiatus during the pandemic.

Terry Beale, president of the Maple Ridge-based club that organizes the annual event, said the show would draw 60 to 80 cars before it was shut down by COVID.

鈥淲ith this kind of weather, if I get 30 [vehicles], I鈥檒l be happy,鈥� Beale said.

The show will be open to the public at 9 a.m., when the entries start arriving, with judging at 2 p.m.

Beale said the show is also open to classic Olds and Buick owners, 鈥渂ecause they don鈥檛 have car shows of their own.鈥�

Some GMC trucks, which were built by Pontiac at one point, are also allowed.

For more information, email tbeale58@telus.net.