10th annual \u2018Hot Rod Saturday\u2019 held at Elements Casino in Cloverdale<\/p>\n
Published 6:00 pm Monday, July 13, 2026<\/p>\n
The 10th annual Hot Rod Saturday car show was held in the Elements Casino parking lot July 11.<\/p>\n
Hosted by the B.C. Hot Rod Association (BCHRA), the annual event attracts hundreds of vintage vehicle owners and their rides and thousands of spectators.<\/p>\n
Joe Morris, BCHRA executive board member, said with nearly 500 cars, the event rivaled their 2025 show, which was their biggest to date. He said despite some overcast skies early in the day, the car show was off to a \u201cvery good\u201d start.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe weather\u2019s great. Gorgeous. Warm. Not too hot. This will probably bring out even more people over the course of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morris said BCHRA expected about 5,000 visitors to the show.<\/p>\n
The car show featured both a 50\/50 draw and a unique raffle draw for a 1976 Sterling.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of our members built that car,\u201d said Morris. \u201cHe built it quite a while ago and he donated it to the club to raise money for charity. All the money we raise will go to the Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to their website, the Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association (VTEA) \u201cprovides medically-approved therapeutic horseback riding and hippotherapy treatments to children and adults of varying abilities.\u201d VTEA has been around since 1983. Their mission is to \u201cenhance the quality of life of our riders by improving their physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hot Rod Saturday was the first time the BCHRA displayed the Sterling\u2014with an estimated appraised value of $19,000\u2014in public. The car was built and donated by Bob McLaughlin.<\/p>\n
Morris said it\u2019s $10 a ticket for the raffle or three tickets for $25. The raffle is a nearly year-long event and the draw will be held Nov. 3. Tickets for the 1976 Replikit Sterling 2-Door Coupe are available in person by visiting VTEA (3330 256th Street, Langley), by phone (604-857-1267), or via email (info@vtea.ca).<\/p>\n
He added the hot rod show keeps getting bigger and better every year. In 2022, the event only had 300 cars. The show has been held at Elements Casino for about 5 or 6 years now. In 2017, the event was held on 176th Street in downtown Cloverdale. <\/p>\n
Morris said he loves Hot Rod Saturday because there are always \u201cso many nice people\u201d and the day turns out to be a big reunion of sorts.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou run into people you haven\u2019t seen in a year or more, sometimes five years, sometimes 10 years,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s like a huge family reunion. It\u2019s beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Hot Rod show ran from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
Vehicle types on display included: classic cars, collectibles, vintage hot rod cars and trucks, dragsters, military vehicles, and motorcycles.<\/p>\n