More than 230 vehicles on display during Moose Jaw Show and Shine

With all the interesting cars, trucks, motorcycles and everything in between on display at the Moose Jaw Show and Shine on Sunday afternoon, it would have been easy to pass by one of the oldest vehicles of show.

But when that old vehicle is a 1917 Ford Model T in near showroom shape – if there were showrooms back then – you can bet it’s going to get a lot of closer looks.

Such was the case for Phil Siggelkow and his Model T, with the black icon of automotive history on hand three years after he purchased it at a farm dispersion auction and alongside Dake King painstakingly restored the 102-year-old car to its present stage.

“The body was a little rough with some rust and the engine had no compression, so we rebuilt the engine and the transmission, fixed the body and the upholstery… it took a little bit of time,” said Siggelkow in between chatting with show and shine patrons.

“I was always intrigued by the Model T, my parents had one at one point before my time. And I remember the one my neighbours having one… it’s an interesting vehicle.”

Rebuilding the car wasn’t as difficult was one might think – when you’re working on the first mass-production car ever made, with over 15 million produced, odds are you’re going to find parts somewhere even at their advanced age.

“They’re plentiful,” Siggelkow said. “There’s so many of them out there that we didn’t have a problem finding anything  we needed.”

For Weyburn’s Chad Barnes, sourcing material for his build came a lot easier. Like Siggelkow, his vehicle drew plenty of attention through the day – but his 1964 Chevy Impala SS had a decidedly different look.

No, the crimson-coloured muscle car with white striping and interior was a thing to behold solely because of its immaculate condition – and the massive 383 Stroker engine capable of 450 horsepower.

“I drive it all the summer, and yeah, you can chirp the tires,” Barnes said with a laugh. “It’s a lot of fun to drive on a nice night, especially when you’ve put so much work into it.”

Barnes picked up the vehicle back in 1984 and did a partial restoration through the 80s, including the interior, suspension and engine compartment, with further work to get it into competition condition continuing ever since.

“Countless hours,” Barnes said when asked how look it took to rebuild the vehicle – a process that in addition to the modern engine married to an Overdrive 700r4 transmission also now includes rack and pinion steering, front disc and rear drum brakes, Chip Foose rims, a digital dashboard, air conditioning and power windows, just to name a few improvements.

Those vehicles were among the more than 230 on site Sunday afternoon, with more arriving throughout the day. Needless to say, Happy Valley was packed with every vehicle imaginable, with an impressive crowd on hand throughout the day to take everything in.

Here’s a selection of photos from the event.