Well, it was our annual Italian week here, and what was planned as a great gathering of DeTomasos from Ottawa, Montreal and Ajax (near Toronto) sort of fizzled out when the chance of rain went from 30% to 90% the night before. Nobody was all that keen to do a long drive in the rain and I decided at the last minute that since there was only going to be a few mm of rain (so I was told...) we would head down to our little Italy to see who showed up this year.
As it was the event's 30th anniversary, there were amazing cars everywhere. An entire parking lot was dedicated to Fiat 500 and other Italian micro-cars (including three new 500s on display). Separate parking lots contained some cool race cars, the Ferraris and more. Some special cars were brought in from far afield and charities benefited from rides for donations in them and many of the Ferraris. Of course, just as the official Italian car parade was about to start, the heavens opened up and the rain poured for the entire parade. Fortunately the die-hard fans lined the streets under umbrellas and canopies and enjoyed the sights. As soon as the parade laps were over the owners were all treated to a nice Italian lunch courtesy of Frank's Garage, the local Italian repair shop. All-in-all it was a fun time.
Mark
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