![]() Congratulations to Milt and many thanks to our team of judges for selecting this British gem. The Best of Show car, selected by a panel of judges headed by Toronto Triumph Club member Tony Fox, was a spectacular 1955 Sunbeam Alpine owned by Milt Chesterman of Tillsonburg, Ontario. Congratulations to those of you who won a Participants’ Choice Award a complete listing of winners is shown on this page. Last year, after 2 long years of COVID restrictions, we enjoyed a great British Car Day® where there were 1,062 cars and motorbikes on the field. In addition it’s the 75th anniversary of Jaguar. Examples of these fine British makes will be located on the show car field. so there will be special focus on these two popular British marques. Notable British car anniversaries in 2023 include 100 years of Triumph Motor cars and 100 years of MG. It’s a car show but it is also a big, end of season, social event. British Car Day® is the opportunity everyone anticipates to chat, to scrutinize, and to plan for next year. The organizers encourage everyone to bring along their British cars whether they be current model cars, daily drivers, partially restored cars or projects-in-progress, to line up with the many classic and concours-class cars in the appropriate marque and model class. If you are interested in becoming a vendor please contact us.īCD comprises almost 60 classes of cars and motorcycles, running the whole range of British automobile marques from Austin to Westfield with model names from Anglia to Zephyr and everything in between. Many vendors offer end-of-season specials, so there are lots of bargains to be had and great food is available from the many food vendors on site. Over 50 British-related vendors offer their new and used goods for sale, including car parts, complete cars, t-shirts, hats, tools, books, supplies and so on. The south entrance is for non-British cars & spectators, while the north entrance is reserved for British car exhibitors and vendors.Įvery year one of the most popular destinations at British Car Day® is the Vendor Village area. The venue for British Car Day® is Bronte Creek Provincial Park in Oakville, about 25 miles west of downtown Toronto, conveniently located at the Burloak Drive exit off the Queen Elizabeth Way. Over the years, we have even had visitors from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Texas, the UK, and New Zealand. The event is the largest, one-day, all-British car event in North America, with car owners and visitors travelling from Ontario, the northeast United States, the Maritime provinces, Quebec and Manitoba. British Car Day® is open to vintage, classic and current British-manufactured vehicles, including motorcycles. ![]() Since its inaugural event in 1984 it has grown in leaps and bounds and now draws more than 1,000 British cars and over 9,000 spectators, with room to grow even bigger. Money collected at the show car entrance goes towards putting on the show and supporting the Toronto Triumph Club, a not-for-profit organization.īritish Car Day® is hosted annually by the Toronto Triumph Club, on the third Sunday of September. If you are driving a car for display at British Car Day, please follow the signs carefully and use the north maintenance entrance at the corner of Burloak Drive, where it turns into Upper Middle Road. All fees collected by them at the main park entrance remain theirs and they do not offer refunds. NOTE: The Toronto Triumph Club, organizers of British Car Day, have no financial connection with Parks Ontario and Bronte Creek Provincial Park. There is no entry charge for pedestrians and bicycles. Arriving early will help alleviate any delays. Please pay using cash if possible, as use of credit/debit cards really slows down entry to the park and causes long line-ups. There is no limit on the number of people in the car. The entry fee to the park for spectators is $18 per car (or you can use a Parks Ontario season pass). Spectators should enter the park via the main park entrance on Burloak Drive, please follow the signs. An agenda for the day will be available closer to BCD but in summary Vendors arrive at 7 a.m., Show Cars at 8 a.m. ![]() Here’s a link to the Bronte Creek Provincial Park web site. ![]()
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