Aldergrove’s Steve Holloway proudly describes himself as a “second-generation hot rodder.”
His dad, Don Holloway “goes back to the ’50s [of hot rodding],” Steve informed the Langley Advance Times on Sunday, June 25, as the fifth Stay Gold Custom car show and fundraiser was getting underway on the playing fields of H.D. Stafford Middle School in Langley City.
“Big Steve,” as the son is better known, had brought his 1947 Ford three-passenger coupe, that he and his dad worked on together.
“I got the car when I was 11 years old,” Steve explained.
“My godfather gave me the car, and it was a father-son build when I was 13, 14, 15. I’ve had the car ever since.”
Steve went on to a career as a custom painter, operating “Sacred Kustoms” in Aldergrove, “as in we hold all the stuff is sacred. We’re old school,” he smiled.
The Stay Gold car show supports mental health initiatives at H.D. Stafford and in the community.
Founder Paul Frost got it started to raise money in the name of a longtime friend and avid car enthusiast he’d known since he was 15.
In partnership with Langley Community Services Society, Frost started the Ken Laviolette Stay Gold Fund where LCSS could allocate the funds where they felt it was most needed to benefit the mental health of those needing assistance.
Stay Gold also distributes a portion of the proceeds to H.D Stafford for school programs.
It will be a few days before the final tally of cars and donations is completed, but the field was packed with hundreds of “cool vehicles,” and drivers kept on arriving well after the show got underway.
Frost said 260 cars turned out the previous year, and there was room to grow.
“We could probably squeeze about 400 cars in right now, before we have to get real tight on parking or remove some things around,” he said.
This year, the event included food trucks, a concession, skateboarding half-pipe and pro demos, cooling stations, and KidZone with bouncy castles.
“We always try to add [to it] every year. Do different things, new ideas,” Frost said.
More photos from the day can be viewed online at the Langley Advance Times Facebook page.
The next major Langley car show is set for the day after Canada Day: theBC Corvette Club is hosting its second annual “Vettes at the Fort” Corvette show on July 2, 2023, on the orchard at the Fort Langley National Historic Site at 23433 Mavis Avenue, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m..
All eight generations of Corvettes will be on display just outside the Fort wall. Visitors are welcome to view the many Corvettes, talk to the owners and take pictures of their favourite models.
More information can be found at bccorvetteclub.ca.
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