A special thank you to all the attendees at the 2015 Vancouver ABFM, held Saturday May 16 at VanDusen, followed by the All-British Whistler Run on Sunday May 17.
Following are some of the highlights sent to us by attendees.
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2015 Vancouver ABFM featured on Vancouver’s Best Places
Click here to see the editorial.
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Bruce Woloshyn is the visual effects supervisor at Method Studios in Vancouver and is also the editor of the Mercedes Benz Club of America Newsletter (BC Edition). He attended the 2015 Vancouver ABFM and his editorial about the show was published in the Spring 2015 edition of the newsletter.
British cars in a German car club newsletter? Thanks, Bruce, and hopefully you won’t be fired!!!
Click here to see his editorial.
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Question: What do you get when you cross a hot red Jaguar XK120 with an X140 and “Whistl at er?”
Answer: A “1st in Class” baby TR3A (see pictures below).
Submitted by Richard Lester from Lake Oswego, Oregon, who attended the show and the Whistler Run in his 1959 Triumph TR3A.
Richard Lester’s 1959 TR3A won 1st in class at the 2015 Vancouver ABFM.
2015 All-British Whistler Run: (left to right) Paul Mascuch’s 1952 Jaguar XK120 open two seater (2nd in class 2015 ABFM), Richard Lester’s TR3A (1st in class 2015 ABFM) and Steve and Susan Blake’s 1955 Jaguar XK140 fixed head coupe (1st in class 2014 ABFM). What a classy lot we were. It’s remarkable how similar the lines of the TR3 is to the XK’s, and it is only when you put them side by side that you see how small the TR3 is in comparison.
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Tariq Jamil attended the 2015 Vancouver ABFM and submitted his photo album.
Click here to view. 
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2015 Vancouver All-British Whistler Run
Mark Teasdale took some pictures of the cars driving back to Vancouver from Whistler. Teasdale pulled his car over after he saw a few go by and took photos for 30 mins. The photos are all slow shutter panning shots that are somewhat different than normal show shots.
Click here to view and enjoy: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bcbusinesshub/sets/72157650681477234
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Royal Enfield Featured Marque
Royal Enfield was the 2015 Featured Motorbike, click below to read the story by Nigel Matthews, printed in the May 20, 2015 Province newspaper, about Shad Lievesley’s winning ride.
Indian-built ’59 Royal Enfield Bullet wins award
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Young Entrants recognized
Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe is one of the Vancouver ABFM’s roving judges, who, along with Kellen Voyeur, judges the 30 and Under ABFM entrants. At the 2015 Vancouver ABFM, there were 6 entrants aged 30 and Under (up from two in 2014).
Vancouver ABFM judge Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe with his 1990 Bentley Turbo R.
The award went to Ian Weverink for his 1970 MG Midget.
Ian had been frantically working on his Midget with the goal of bringing it to the ABFM and, according to his father, it had been touch and go for the last two weeks prior to the show. The Midget was insured and road tested the night before the show and Ian, along with his father, Paul, drove it from Anmore to the show at VanDusen.
Ian was very happy with the recognition he received for his Midget and after being in the company of close to 600 other British vehicles, he has become even more motivated to improve his car.
Ian Weverink’s grey 1970 MG Midget (right) received the Best Young Entrant (vehicle owner aged 30 or under) Award for the 2015 Vancouver ABFM .
Ian Weverink (21) works on his 1970 MG Midget in preparation for its debut at the 2015 Vancouver ABFM.
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2015 Vancouver ABFM acknowledged in New Zealand
The 2015 Vancouver ABFM received press coverage as far as field as New Zealand, when Vancouver writer Tony Whitney provided 4Wheel Drive NewZ with info on the strong classic Land Rover lineup on site at the show.
Click here for the story…
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