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PHIL MELNYCHUK

Contributing Writer

It’s been a mainstay of the Tsawwassen Sun Festival for eight years now and with good reason What’s not to like about an event that features sun, interesting and unique autos, shiny paint, sparkling chrome and good music?

After starting out in 2014, with fewer than 100 cars, the Tsawwassen Sun Festival Car Show now welcomes almost 200 entries that come in from Washington State, Alberta and Saskatchewan.

The show takes place on the holiday Monday, Aug. 7, in Winskill Park, from 9 a m to 5 p m

“Each car is someone ’ s pride and joy,” says Linda Whitelaw, one of the show’s organizers

She said there’s a range for autos for all tastes, from trucks, to convertibles, to hard tops and T-tops to high performance, to all-original, custom builds, as well as imports from Asia and Europe

Two models may catch more than the usual attention, one being an Austin 7, that’s more than

100 years old, which still putts around town

The other rarity is the Czech-made 1948 Tratra, a rear-engined, air cooled car, one of only a dozen still around.

Comedian Jay Leno has one also, notes Whitelaw. An Aston Martin also will be at the show.

However, if you ’ re not into the rare and exotic models, there’s lots of opportunity to see old cars and trucks that you grew up with, restored and brought back to their original glory With that, memories of days gone by are also restored

Food trucks on site will also provide some munchies and a DJ will be spinning tunes to keep things moving as awards are given out for best paint, killer chrome, ladies’ choice as well as for the best in each category

If you ’ re looking for restoration tips, some of the vendors on site might be able to help out, such as Eye Kandy Customs, Road Rage Auto Gear, the Hornets Nest with his AMX Hornet and Hobby Exclusives, where you can pick up a model car. Joe’s Farm Market will be on site with sales of fresh fruit and veggies, and Bubba will be there with his truck full of freshly roasted coffee.