We started the car show in the driving rain and..........

[RDMcG]

..I thought we would be like Hurricane Katrina survivors.. the rain was thunderstorm-heavy, so getting out of the car meant being instantly drenched. We has the most central street in Toronto blocked off, and I expected dozens of cancellations. However, Canadians are hearty folk, and the vast majority made it. As we started to line the cars up, I also thought that there would be no spectators. ( The show is free,but proceeds from the sponsors go to help out Prostate Cancer Canada.)

At 9:30am , the the heaviest rain over, it still looked like this:













But it cleared, and suddenly squeegees, cloths,sprays, chamois and all the other stuff suddenly appeared as people dried their cars, and by noon it looked like this:





We had some interesting cars in the turnout...here are a few:




































The Tesla got a lot of attention:





Some finishes were an acquired taste:

Ford GT




Bentley:





BMW




Lots of Porsches of course:


















In any case,,,,what could have been a disaster turned out very well indeed

For the kids....this was the star of the show:

Edited by RDMcG on Monday 17th June 16:22

[g3org3y]

Great, thanks for sharing. Is this an annual event?

Anymore shot of the 2002 in the foreground?

[RDMcG]

Yep..we run it annually,,great fun. Don't have any more of the 3 series, but here is a nice original M3 that was next to it

[RDMcG]

[drakart]

Not a bad line up!!! I always think cars like that (bright colours and sporty lines) always look good with a skyscraper backdrop.

[Jasandjules]

Superb pics! Looks like a great day out

[y2blade]

Great pics, looks like a good day.

Thanks for sharing.

[E31Shrew]

Thanks for those.

[GTIR]

g3org3y said:

Great, thanks for sharing. Is this an annual event?

Anymore shot of the 2002 in the foreground?

I was just about to post the same thing!

[RDMcG]

GTIR said:

I was just about to post the same thing!

I checked back on my file and have nothing..however, if I see a posting I will grab the pic. There were thousands of cameras there

[RDMcG]

drakart said:

Not a bad line up!!! I always think cars like that (bright colours and sporty lines) always look good with a skyscraper backdrop.

Wel,,since its charity event for the general public we try not to be purists, but to provide a bit of variety......

Couple of past years' pics:


2012








2011






2010

Edited by RDMcG on Monday 17th June 19:57

[Butter Face]

Great pics, thanks for sharing!!!

[RDMcG]

Butter Face said:

Great pics, thanks for sharing!!!

Am heading for a superb event next week,the Porsche Parade in Michigan. 800 cars - some very rare. Should have a few pics.

[aka_kerrly]

Blimey, that looks like a fantastic line up of cars!

[The Moose]

When you know the details of next year's event, would you mind PMing me and I'll see if I can make it over. Need to head to Canada next year. Good excuse!

Is yours the pork in the first pic?

[RDMcG]

The Moose said:

When you know the details of next year's event, would you mind PMing me and I'll see if I can make it over. Need to head to Canada next year. Good excuse!

Is yours the pork in the first pic?

It is always on Father's Day, and will be on Sunday, June 15.

I had my green RS gen.1 there..you can see it in a couple of pics but not featured.

[Monsterlime]

Superb pics, and I certainly didn't expect to see some TVR's lined up there!

[joebongo]

What is this?





That looks awesome.

[E31Shrew]

joebongo said:

What is this?





That looks awesome.

Aston Martin Lagonda

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagonda

[TVR1]

joebongo said:

What is this?





That looks awesome.

Aston Martin Lagonda.

You fking pleb!