Several Ford enthusiasts met at a Science World parking lot on Thursday to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the brand's legendary Model T.
Driving and maintaining the century-old cars is a labour of love, said one of the drivers, Greg Lillico.
"My dad restored one in the sixties and I had a soft spot for them," said Lillico, who bought his first Model T from a farmer in Bella Coola for $150 twenty-six years ago.
"It was quite a mess, it was all rusty, no paint on it, engine was missing and no top," he said.
Over the years he has restored the car -- spending a lot of his time scouring the countryside for spare parts.
Now he's been able to drive the car all the way to Stettler, Alberta, to a Model T convention.
It was 100 years ago last month that the model began rolling off the assembly lines -- a car that even the workers who built it could afford.
In all 15 million cars were made -- outselling everything but the Volkswagen Beetle.
An astonishing 500,000 cars are still around -- a testament to their longevity.
With Ford facing financial troubles and asking for a bailout from the U.S. government, the future of the company is unsure.
But the Model Ts were built to last, said ICBC's Nigel Matthews.
"They are a symbol car," said Matthews. "They would go forever, they were indestructible, they were built like a tractor."
Well maintained, they could last another hundred years, he said.
With a report from CTV British Columbia's Jon Woodward
