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John McNarry’s 1948 MG TC Midget has been part of his life since he was 15 years old, but Sunday was one of his first opportunities in decades to show off the classic car.
The Brandon and Area Car Enthusiasts held their 12th annual Assiniboine Valley Run at the Riverbank Discovery Centre yesterday, giving members of seven local car clubs, including McNarry, the chance to get together and show off their favourite pastime.
"When I bought the TC, it was all in pieces, totally disassembled," McNarry said. "We brought it home in the station wagon in five loads. I put it together to where it was drivable, but my dad took it away from me because I was driving it illegally — no licence, no insurance, no safety, no fenders — just a barely running car."
McNarry, who works as an instructor at Assiniboine Community College, teaching students to fix heavy equipment, has spent the last few years restoring his TC and got it out on the road at the end of May.
"I drove it out to Calgary and took dad for a ride for Father’s Day," he said.
Brian O’Donohoe had his white 1973 MG Midget on display Sunday, a unique car as it was one of the last years the model could legally be made with metal bumpers.
Classic British cars have been a big part of O’Donohoe’s life since he moved to Brandon from Britain at 32 after a stint in the Royal Air Force. He got a job at Western Motors Ltd. and later opened up Brandon British Autos, which he owned for 12 years.
Since his retirement, classic cars have been a hobby for him. O’Donohoe purchased his MG Midget five years ago and completely restored it.
He has shown it, or his yellow 1974 Austin Mini, at car shows in Chicago, Minot, N.D., Regina and Winnipeg.
About 150 cars, trucks and vans were on display Sunday.
One of the event co-ordinators, Charlie Tosch, said most of the participants were from Westman, but a few came out from Minot and Winnipeg to participate as well.
"Days like this, people just enjoy walking around, mingling and looking at each others’ cars and the new projects people have going on," said Tosch. "It’s just a fun thing to do with your car."
Tosch said the event generally receives good community support, drawing plenty of curious spectators every year. Many Brandonites turned out on the sunny Sunday afternoon to have a look around.
The day also featured a pancake breakfast, a poker derby and valve cover racing, where participants created mini race cars out of a valve cover and raced them down the track.