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This page is dedicted to English Cars - Shows, Events, Displays - that have taken place over the years in British Columbia. Your input is appreciated, as we would love to 'capture the moment' and let it live forever.

If you have anything you wish to share, please email the Webmaster

	EVENT	DESCRIPTION
	1951 Austin Exhibition	Automobile Exhibition by Austin of England in Canada, held at the Seaforth Armories,Vancouver, B.C Aug 2nd to 11th, 1951
	Comments & Updates on the Show	Reader Comments on the 1951 Exhibition
	1951 Austin Ambulance Restoration	1951 Austin Ambulance being restored by the Kamloops Vintage Car Club (within the Comments & Updates on the Show page.)
	Highlights of 'Austin' in 1950 - Interesting Statistics	An interesting month by month analysis of Sales and Imports, January to December 1950
	Fred Deeley Dealership Vancouver, B.C.	Photos of the Fred Deeley Dealership and Auto Repair Shop on West Broadway in Vancouver, B.C.
	Sunbeams	Photo taken at Thieves Bay, Pender Island, the Seifert Sunbeams - a 1966 Tiger Mk IA and a 1965 Alpine Series IV - not totally historic, but may be one day!
	Austin Seven Year unknown	An Austin Seven used by A.E. Price, Locksmith's in Victoria. BC. This business is still in operation. Would be nice if the van was still in existence. Anyone know?
	Austin 10/4 Colwyn Cabriolet 1951 Austin A40 (Two really neat photos)	Greetings: Attached is a picture taken in Chilliwack, BC in 1948. The car was our family car, an Austin 10/4 Colwyn Cabriolet. I was under the impression it was a 1936. We lived in Vancouver, and my father's parents lived in Chilliwack (Sardis) on a 10 acre dairy and berry farm. This picture was taken under a big tree by their house .. that's my brother ( 3 1/2), myself (5) and my Mother telling us to sit still and smile. There were 3 kids and my parents, and we used to drive out to Chilliwack every weekend for a year in that little car. We later got a 1936 Willys and that was much more comfortable and easier to see out the windows. The second picture is myself and my first car, a 1951 Austin A40. That picture was taken on my High School Grad night (Vancouver Tech) in 1961. The car had been backed into by a schoolmate, so I had bought a new hood but it was black. I had wished the whole car was black because there were way too many green Austin’s around. Allan Reich (Webmaster note: The Austin 10/4 Colwyn Cabriolet: was built from 1934 to 1936, and had an 1125cc side valve engine with a top speed of 55 mph, with a fuel rating of 35 mpg)
	1953 Austin Somerset - bought from Gordon Sales A 'fond memories' story	Good folk, I came across your website while surfing, and I was delighted to read the remembrance of Gordon Brothers at Alma and W. 10th. I bought a 1953 Austin Somerset from the "sales" Gordon in the mid-60's for $200. My first car, a 1950 A-40 had been called Sammy, because we wondered "What makes Sammy Run?". Thus the second car became Sammy Two. My wife and I had our honeymoon in Sammy Two in 1966; fan belt broke on the way from Coquitlam to Harrison Hot Springs. Many fond memories of the Austins I've owned and ridden in. Memories like Dad trying to teach Mom to drive while my sister and I cowered and prayed in the back seat. Dad said, "Turn Right at the next corner". Mom did. Dad said, "Pull over to the side of the road and stop the car." He said it very calmly, and then asked why Mother hadn't slowed down to take the corner. "You didn't tell me to", was her reply. She had lifted the inner wheels up careening around the corner in Burnaby. My 1951 A-40 sits in the workshop patiently awaiting my time and limited skill to be mobile again. Her name is Taishus, which I think is appropriate. Cheers and thanks again, Doug. Sowden
	Johnston Alpine Ad	Scan of Ad Sunbeam & Alpine
	Fred Deeley History	The Racing Deeleys Ride a Winner - Fast Cycling, Business initiative and A-40's write a new chapter in BC Automobile Sales. June 1951 Issue.

		Historic British Car Moments in B.C.
	This page is dedicted to English Cars - Shows, Events, Displays - that have taken place over the years in British Columbia. Your input is appreciated, as we would love to 'capture the moment' and let it live forever. If you have anything you wish to share, please email the Webmaster