Nice Pics. Looks like a fun day.
They have a British Car show in my area as well, just across the river. It's not a huge show but it's claim to fame is that it takes place on the sight of where the first Canadian automobile owner took the first ride. Quote from a historical archive.
"In 1866, Father G.A. Belcourt shocked his Rustico parishioners by driving a horseless carriage through their St. Jean Baptiste Day picnic."Church records also indicate that he was perhaps the first Canadian to have an automobile crash on that very day when it accelerated beyond his control. After which he gave up on the idea of cars, sold it and was quoted as saying something roughly along the lines of 'Steam power is a great way to run a log splitter but will never replace the horse as a means of transportation.'
Ironically, PEI was the first province to ban 'horseless carriages' in 1908 as a danger to horse traffic and a general agitation.
If you are interested in automotive history, you will probably get a few chuckles from the complete article describing the arrival, subsequent ban, and eventual adoption of the automobile in this area. It explores how the entirely rural nature of the province of the time had an effect on public views making the ban almost completely unanimous.
My favorite quote from a naysayer.....
"One man from New Annan wrote to the Island Farmer labelling those now in favor of autos, "Those Judas Iscariots and Simon Peters."
Island Meets Auto .
