I could travel all over the world to review classic car concours but once a year I need only take a 1.5 hour ferry ride from my home on Vancouver Island to the great city of Vancouver on the mainland to view a small but nevertheless interesting show known as The Steamworks Concours. The name has two sources, one being the wonderful old steam-powered clock in Vancouver’s restored Gastown area, the other being organiser Ely Gershkovitch’s restaurant and bar on the same street. Space limits the number of cars to a maximum of 100 but as all entrants are there by invitation, spectators (who pay nothing for the privilege!) are assured of seeing some rare and beautiful automobiles. This year’s Concours happens on Saturday, September 02 and I’ll be there, camera in hand. Watch Classical Drive next week for a photo review of the best of ’06 Steamworks.

• Muscle Cars Star in 2007 Steamworks Concours
• Steamworks Report No. 3: 1896 Roper Steam-driven Motorcycle
• Class of the Concours, Bentley Sports Fabric-Covered Bodywork
• Steamworks Report No. 2: 1937 Horch 853
• PCGamers Blog: Valve Announces SteamWorks
• Clocking in at the Steamworks
• Age Before Beauty at Steamworks Concours
• Steamworks Report No. 5: 1913 Peerless 6-48 Torpedo
• Steam's on the Boil at 2007 Vancouver Concours
• Steamworks Report No. 1: 1953 Fiat V-8
• Czech Streamliner Stops Crowds in Gastown