It’s the smells and sounds that really get you.
The oil, rubber and grease, the chrome, the booming engines.
Jim Williscroft says any car buff will tell you, “That’s what you remember forever.”
The classic muscle car community, he adds, “is absolutely huge.”
With a $3,000 crated engine to be won and a lot of grassroots promoting in recent years, organizers of the Hot July Nights Car & Bike Show, which runs July 11-13 in 100 Mile House, are expecting huge attendance numbers, too, and tons of entries.
“The show last year in this town was one of the biggest events we’ve had,” Williscroft says. “We’ve really ramped it up this year.”
He’s expecting between 200 and 250 entries.
Last year, the show in Centennial Park saw 139 cars and trucks and 17 motorcycles, and many more spectators.
The 100 Mile House Cruzers Rod Run kicks things off on July 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the 100 Mile House A&W restaurant parking lot.
There’s a meet and greet at the same location from 1 to 8 p.m. on July 12.
The Show ‘n Shine will take place in Centennial Park on July 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. That’s where entrants will have their rides judged by fellow entrants, where visitors can check out the scores of classic cars and bikes, and where Williams Lake rock band ThirdDegree is set to take the stage.
Admission is free for spectators.
A new Jack Barnett Memorial Award is going to best in show entry.
Williscroft says the annual event brings 100 Mile House together, and he thanks the sponsors for making it happen.
“We don’t get anywhere or do anything without the sponsors. Sometimes the sponsors don’t get talked about enough. Without them, you have nothing.”
