Importfest

Today Drake and myself continue our coverage of Importfest 2014, and this set runs through more of the overall show field. There's some familiar cars, along with a new comer or two, and an elaborate internet...

Every scene has a car show that ultimately influences enthusiasts in the area and for many of us in Toronto Importfest is that show. Importfest is loud, busy, extravagant, and quite literally the 'biggest and...

Another colossal Importfest show is in the books and to start off the 2014 coverage Drake Nolte has resurrected the 'women of' Theme Tuesday which has been MIA since 2011! Depending on where you work this...

When I first started this site in 2009 the thought never occurred to me that I would have the opportunity to hand pick cars for a Stance Is Everything designated area at one of the largest aftermarket automotive shows in Canada. After an enjoyable, and successful, showing in 2012 I approached the Importfest organizers early in the year to secure six spots for 2013.

Now in it's thirteenth year Importfest is a firmly established staple of the Toronto scene and for the second year in a row Stance Is Everything was there via both media coverage and a physical booth. Like last year 201 coverage will be split into three parts with the third dedicated to the awesome group of guys who were part of the Stance Is Everything display at Importfest 2013.

Woke up a little bit early this morning and decided to use those few extra hours I didn't plan on having to get a bit of a jump on the Importfest 2013 coverage. After setting up and getting the cars cleaned I did a quick 30 minute lap of the building to get an idea of what to expect for today's show.

To me the most important thing about being a part of Importfest this year was bringing together a group of cars that not only looked good but also represented the audience this site is aimed at. Looking back I think the 4 vehicles (plus mine) that came out did a perfect job of that.

Picking right back up where we left off here is the second batch of the show day coverage from Importfest. I actually didn't intend to do two separate posts but once I started going through the photos I realized that there was no way I was going to be able to keep things in and around the standard 40-50 photos.

I've heard people grumbling on message boards that car shows going the way of the dodo due to people showing up to parking lot meets in record numbers but anyone who was at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Saturday knows that is simply not true. Meets will always have their place but shows like Importfest are not going anywhere. Proof of this was that at any given time there was a huge line of people waiting to get inside to check out the show.

Another Importfest has come and gone which means this week is going to be almost completely dominated with coverage from the event. I haven't had a chance to go through all of my photos but on first glance I estimate about three posts worth of material.

For those of you who may not already know this years Importfest takes place Saturday August 25th, and once again the IF staff have included Stance Is Everything in the festivities. Similar to previous years a trophy will be awarded for best stance but unlike last year static rides will have their own trophy and bagged rides will have their own trophy in attempts to even the playing field.