‘The Hulk’ was one of many classic cars entered into Rob Dixon Memorial Classic Car Show. The vehicle was one of the front-runners for best-modified truck at the event, according to attendees. The Classic Car Show took place on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 in the Westco Construction lot.
The sun starts to rise above the horizon as the smell of exhaust fumes fill the open air.
The Westco Construction lot was tightly packed on Sept. 14 as the property was the host location of the Rob Dixon Memorial Classic Car Show being run by Logic Lumber.
This event started in 2006 and this year’s event marked the 13th event. Rob Dixon passed away on July 10, 2014. He was 44-years-old and worked at Logic Lumber as a sales representative. Dixon spent his time maintaining the trucks and working on his dad’s classic cars. He also had a few of his own vehicles which he was restoring.
Barry Maher, car show organizer and sales rep at Logic Lumber, said part of the inspiration to change the car show’s official name was due in part to the Dixon family’s passion with classic cars.
“Rob was a car guy. He really did love classic cars. He was an old school car guy, he loved powerful American muscle cars. At the time of his passing, he was working on restoring an old truck, that he was attempting to turn into a hot-rod. Classic cars were a big part of his life.”
After the first couple years of the car show, it became a charitable fundraiser with all the proceeds going to the Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge.
“We try to make it fun and interesting. We give away trophies every year. In addition to that, we also give away cheques to the guys that win the trophies. It is an expensive hobby sometimes and a lot of guys do it on a shoestring budget. So, if they can come win a trophy and a cheque beside it, it’s a big deal for them.”
Owner of Logic Lumber and Rob’s father, Tom Dixon, has a classic car museum on the site, which drew significant interest from attendees.
Other attractions at the event included a free pancake breakfast, a 50/50 draw and two separate raffles, with one of the prizes from the raffle being a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
Logic Lumber Sales Representative, Brad Calder, encourages everyone to attend in 2020 to support a great charity and to experience a fun morning.
“Come out, enjoy yourselves. Enjoy the cars, music and even bring food if you would like. It’s a good time.”
The best in show car receives $300. The best bike, best original car, best-modified car, best import, best original truck and best-modified truck all receive $250 in prize money, in addition to the trophies.
The Rob Dixon Memorial Classic Car Show runs annually every mid-September. To find out more about next year’s event when it comes around, head to logiclumber.com.