Burlington, ON Car Meets- From Big to Nothing??

"TheBlacktopExperiment" (theblacktopexperiment) 07/10/2016 at 19:53 • Filed to: None

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I was talking to an elderly classic car enthusiast (and perhaps owner), and long time resident of the Lions Club of Burlington.

He says that up until this year, Burlington used to have weekly classic car meets, most current at MapleView Mall lot. Apparently, the property owners no longer allowed them to hold car meets there anymore for some reason. They are struggling to find another location big enough to house the weekly meet.

He said something along the lines of years back, they would ring in around 200 cars per week. Quite a large weekly show of gorgeous cars in the summer months.

And he said even years before that, they would bring 500 cars per week (his number was 500), making it one of the largest weekly car meets in Canada.

And now, Burlington just has a few classics rolling around and an Annual Meet (this past Saturday) of about 80 classic cars.

Even as I drive around, there are very few classics left cruising about. I see enough to count on my fingers in a 20 mile cruise.

Interest just dropped? What happened?

chaozbandit > TheBlacktopExperiment 07/10/2016 at 20:04

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I think its just the crowds that are scaring them, and fewer and fewer venues willing to host. Whether its a case of police authorities cracking down, communities outgrowing their spots, etc.

Its the same reasons why Skymeet East is no longer a thing, and the former members of GTRCanada just end up showing up to smaller meets or joining other groups.

bob and john > TheBlacktopExperiment 07/11/2016 at 02:02

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Because everyone in toronto and the GTA is a fucknugget basicly. Ertefa was a thing, but all of the idiots leaving trash, doing burnouts, 2 stepping and generally idiotic things have given car guys a bad name in this city.