Thousands of visitors attend Truck Show at B.C. Vintage Truck Museum<\/p>\n
Published 9:30 pm Tuesday, July 14, 2026<\/p>\n
The Cloverdale Fairgrounds were busy July 11 as thousands attended the annual Truck Show at the B.C. Vintage Truck Museum.<\/p>\n
The show featured both vehicles in the museum\u2019s collection and many others brought down by private owners for a \u201cshow n\u2019 shine\u201d portion of the event. The show is run in coordination with the Hot Rod Saturday car show held next door at Elements Casino.<\/p>\n
Mike Breed, a volunteer with the Surrey Heritage Society, said the turnout was high and that the day went \u201cpretty darn good.\u201d The Surrey Heritage Society is the not-for-profit organization that runs the truck museum.<\/p>\n
Breed said volunteers had stepped up to help put on \u201csuch a great event,\u201d which serves to showcase the museum, trucks and transport in general, and raise much-needed funds\u2014as the museum is still looking for a new home.<\/p>\n
He noted they had just under 100 entries down to the show n\u2019 shine portion of the annual event.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe truck show was absolutely excellent,\u201d Breed said. \u201cThe early morning weather was a little iffy, which slowed us down at first, but I did give out all my dash plaques. So we did very well.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said it was great to see so many people out for both shows.<\/p>\n
Breed explained that the museum has been fulfilling its mission to preserve, restore, and repair trucks that were important to the history of British Columbia. He added two new museum acquisitions were on display\u2014a 1947 Diamond T dairy truck that served routes in Vancouver and North Vancouver in the \u201940s and \u201950s, and a 1948 Hayes 13-12 flat deck rig that was used to haul machinery up and down the mountains around Port Alberni for logging operations in the \u201940s, \u201950s, and \u201960s.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are two very, very nice pieces of equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Breed also said the the museum is open two days a week and he encouraged folks to come down and visit.<\/p>\n
\u201cCome and enjoy the museum,\u201d he said. \u201cThere really is something for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
The B.C. Vintage Truck Museum is open every Wednesday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n