After two years of COVID, car aficionado Marty Brown was glad to be back on the field at D.W. Poppy Secondary school along with hundreds of classic cars and thousands of car fans on Sunday, May 1.

鈥淚t has a really great positive vibe,鈥� the 91原创 resident remarked about the all-volunteer fundraiser for the school.

鈥淚t鈥檚 definitely got a big heart.鈥�

Principal Diane Smillie was explaining it was their 33rd show, which is held 鈥渆very year aside from the COVID years.鈥�

鈥淲e are raising money for our shops and its been very, very successful,鈥� Smillie said.

Event coordinator Kerri Winter reported the show could set an all-time record for the most cars at 825, biggest crowd with more than 4,000 visitors, and, potentially, the most money raised with a rough early tally of around $40,000.

鈥淚t really is part of the Poppy culture,鈥� Winter told the 91原创 Advance Times.

About 150 volunteers kept it all running smoothly.

The show is the school鈥檚 biggest fundraiser and benefits the shops and school technology, athletic teams, dry grad and many others.

Funds raised by this year鈥檚 show show will help the shop and tech ed departments to purchase tools and technology 鈥� this year, a tire mounting machine, CNC (computer numerical control) router machine and a large capacity grill for school events.

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Brown, one of the judges at the 33rd annual car show, brought his own 鈥淗ootenany鈥� 1929 Model A hot rod with its distinctive weathered patina.

Brown was pleased to see the 鈥渘ext generation鈥� of car fans is coming up, with more young people developing an interest in old, cool cars.

People like Jeffrey Morris, a mechanic and his dad Joe, a realtor from West 91原创.

鈥淗e鈥檚 a car nut, just like me,鈥� Joe said of his son.

Joe brought his 1946 Ford with a 300 horsepower Corvette engine under the hood.

鈥淚t鈥檚 built Ford tough with Chevy stuff,鈥� Morris smiled.

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Kevin Ball from Coquitlam brought his classic 1971 VW camper wagon with pop-up Westfalia roof, setting out folding cars and camping gear on portable furniture.

As immaculate as it looked, the VW is a working vehicle, he explained.

鈥淲e actually go camping in it,鈥� he advised.

More photos from the day can be viewed on the .