A wide array of cars came out the cruise night Thursday (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

By Michael Joel-Hansen

Cruising in P.A.

Cruise nights up and going

Jun 28, 2019 | 12:48 PM

Summer has come to Prince Albert which means the return of a number of outdoor activities.

One event back in full swing is cruise nights at the A&W on 36^th Street East put on by Klassic Kruizers Kar Klub.

Les Nemish, who organizes the cruise nights for the club, said there are a wide array of cars to see when the club descends on the restaurant parking lot every second Thursday night.

“It’s all about vehicles of interest. It’s not a specific car or anything like that. We have some imports, we have some new cars from early 1900s right up until the 2000s,” he said.

Nemish said many of the cars on display are older ones which have been restored by members, some with help from fellow club members. Nemish added they are always interested in having more people come out to show off their vehicles.

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“There’s a lot of vehicles that are out there in garages that we don’t know of,” he said.

One of the vehiclesf shown off Thursday was a 1960 Ford Starliner owned by Allan Huber. Huber worked over the course of two winters to restore the vehicle after he got it about six years ago.

“Bought it out of a farmers field with no windshield, no hood, laying in the sand,” he said.

Huber said he is a fan of vehicles from the era, as they were the ones he saw growing up and always liked. When it comes to going to events like the cruise nights, Huber said showing off your vehicle is not the only thing it’s about.

“It’s fun. That’s what we do, after a while, you go to a lot of these shows, but after a while it’s not even about the cars, it’s about the people,” he said.

(Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Along with some old classic vehicles, there were unique ones on display. One of those was owned by Joe Hamel, who brought out his “rat rod”, which is the body of 1955 English Ford combined with the engine and other components of a 2012 Jeep Patriot. It also includes a modern interior.

Hamel said he put together a similar car in the 1970s. He added this type of vehicle has been popular in the United States due in part to them being more affordable than hot rods and he hopes they catch on locally.

“In one aspect I am attempting to convert the population of Saskatchewan to accepting rat rods. I think they’re cool,” he said.

Joe Hamel with his rat rod (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

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