June 18: Happy Fathers' Day!

Happy Fathers' Day! This is the time when you plan to spend quality time with your dad, to make up for all the other times during the year, when you blew him off, oblivious to his hurt feelings. A car guy might find that taking your pop to a car show would be a good way to connect, at least that is what the merchants of Toronto's Mink Mile thought when several years ago, they started a Fathers' Day tradition, the Yorkville Exotic Car Show..........

A great idea? A chance to show your dad what he could have bought, if he hadn't had to sink all his hard earned coin into you and your siblings. And for his special day, all you can do is take him to a free car show?

But what a show. Not too many cars, but the creme de la creme. The high rollers' rides, that one seldom gets to see everyday. Quiz time.......when was the last (or first) time you saw an Aventador SV, the insanely fast and costly Lambo? Yorkville had two...........

or a Huracan Performante, like this red coupe (or the white spyder in the first pic)........

Coincidentally, when my wife and I were out for dinner at a nice Italian bistro last week, a matte black SV drove by. How appropriate. Just like being in Rome.

Now for something even rarer than one of those Lambos........

What is it? This is a Shelby Series One, produced from 1998 until 2005. A grand total of 249 cars were built with an Oldsmobile (remember them?) motor. I'd never seen one until last Sunday. Put a note in my diary.

What beauty contest would be complete without a stunning Aston Martin DB11......

And just when you've caught your breath and your heart beat is approaching normality, you spot this atrocious Morgan........

Sorry folks, but you've got to take the good, the bad and the ugly (sorry, Clint). Morgan should stick with their anachronisms, that they do so well, although the ones below were the real deal oldies........

At Yorkville one can always count on seeing a classic(?) or two that you'd never see anywhere else. For example this '60's Jensen........

.......parked beside the pride of Israel, a Sabra.......

Even if you knew that this car existed, I'll take big bets that you've never seen one before or will never see one after this.

And then of course, there are the line of rather rare Porsche and Ferrari models, including a $2.5 million plus tax, La Ferrari. But hey, I've seen two or three of those on the road, so no big deal, right?

And to top off the day.........the Toronto Indy race is right around the corner, so what better place to let people know about it and what better way to draw attention to William Ashley's very high end China.........

 Take a close look, dad, as each of those big racing slicks are resting on a delicate China cup.........

Wonder if that would work with eggs? This demo points out that one can stand on these fragile cups, but for Pete's sake, don't you dare drop one, as a million pieces will become a reality. And if you were thinking of going to the big race with junior, forget, as he's busy.

So dad, are you thrilled with what you saw on your special day? Did it make you rethink your life decisions? Wonder if junior or whatever was worth it? Well, dad, you've got an entire year to ponder it, before the next Yorkville Exotic Car Show.

Until next time........