Discovery Ford opened up their lot for car enthusiasts to show off their classic, vintage, antique and custom Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln vehicles at the sixth annual Discovery Ford Classic Car Show on Aug. 12.
By early morning, Wally Brecht with Discovery Ford in Humboldt says they had 27 cars already on the lot, including some from Bigger and Saskatoon, besides some impressive local entries.
“They’re a lot of beautiful vehicles locally. It’s crazy how many there are.”
There was plenty to go along with the classic cars with a charity barbecue with this years proceeds going to Arts Humboldt.
People were also entertained by local artists as they got to look around the lot with Andy McAnally, Jodie Hergott, and Brian Grest taking the stage outside Discovery.
By the end of the day, Brecht says that 44 vehicles came down, which is a good number of cars considering they are all Ford based vehicles, says Brecht.
Participants also were up for the best in two categories with Oscar Johnson from Margo winning the Fan’s Choice with his 1969 Mach 1 Mustang.
The Judge’s Pick category was won by the oldest model on the lot with Mel Swyryda from Bigger taking home the top prize with his 1953 custom hot rod.
Swyryda says around $45,000 worth of work has gone into his custom vehicle but he luckily had a friend who was able to do some of the work for less than it would normally cost. The majority of the parts are re-purposed from other vehicles, including some Ford and Chevrolet parts.
It is considered an old style, says Swyryda, because there are very few new parts in the restoration.
Swyryda is quick to put his beauty on display taking it for drives around Western Canada.
As soon as May rolls around, Swyryda says he puts it into at least one Car Show every weekend during the summer.
“That’s my summer holidays,” he says.
Even though he does not own a classic car of his own, Brecht has always had a love of classic cars.
Planning the car show give Brecht, and other car lovers, the opportunity to drool over some beautiful Ford vehicles, he says.
