About British Car Day
British Car Day is hosted by the Toronto Triumph Club, annually on the third Sunday of September. Since its inaugural event in 1984, it has grown in leaps and bounds, and now draws around 1000 British cars, with room to grow even bigger. The event is the premier all-British car event in North America, with visitors from throughout the northeast United States, the Maritime provinces, Quebec, and Manitoba. We have even had visitors from Alberta, Texas, the U.K., and New Zealand.
The venue for British Car Day is Bronte Creek Provincial Park, about 20 miles west of downtown Toronto, conveniently located at the Burloak Drive exit of the Queen Elizabeth Way. The south entrance is for non-British cars, while the north entrance is reserved for British car exhibitors.
Every year one of the most popular destinations of the park is the Vendors' area. Annually, over 50 British-related vendors offer their new and used goods for sale, including car parts, whole cars, t-shirts, hats, tools, books, supplies, and on and on. Many vendors offer end-of-season specials so there are lots of bargains.
The gates open at 10:00 AM and participant judging begins in earnest. The judging wraps up around 1:30 and the awards ceremony begins about 3:00 PM. In 2006, there were well over 1000 vehicles, in 49 classes of cars, buses, and motorcycles, running the whole range from Minis to Rolls Royce, from Austins to Zephyrs, and everything in between. Many people bring their daily drivers, or projects-in-progress, just to line up with the many concourse-class cars in their class. This is the opportunity everyone looks forward to, to chat, to scrutinize, and plan for next year.
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