Deuce Days Victoria BC 2025

[DanL]

Attended Deuce Days in Victoria BC a couple weeks back.... and what a huge colorful spectacle it was. At it's peak on Sunday the entire harbor front was solid cars and people. The pictures don't really do it justice. The Deuce Days model show was great... met some nice people, saw some fine work and even managed to pick up a few old kits. Highly recommend this show ... you can combine a west coast holiday with the love of all things automotive.

Cheers

Dan

[Misha]

This summer’s Deuce Days was a big hit as shown by the crowds filling Victoria’s Inner Harbour. It was also the fourth consecutive event that our club, Scale Plastic Automotive Modellers (SPAM) has hosted a model display at the host hotel. Our involvement stretches back to 2016 as Deuce Days is staged every three years. The past displays have been focused on the 32 Ford which have featured all the various production styles of the Deuce. This year we widened the scope to include Rods & Customs modelling subjects up to 1999. 

Display of fifteen factory variations of the Deuce from 2019

A high light to this year’s event was having Alan and Ute Barton from Perth, Australia 🇦🇺 join in the festivities. Alan proved to be a most entertaining guest with stories of the Aussie hot rod and modelling adventures. His partner, Ute is also very involved with miniatures with constructing book dioramas, volumes that open up to reveal amazingly intricate scenes. Alan is also very active member of this forum and it was a great pleasure to actually meet him in person!  

Allan Barton on the right with myself, wearing the DD t-shirt from 2000. 
 

B.C. Hobbies (since 1952) helped to promote and sponsor the show and devoted window space to feature a collection of Phil Dauphinee’s Deuces & Customs.

 

Enlarging the model display with more categories resulted in a considerable greater number of examples on the tables and an increased interest among the people passing through the doors. 
 

Phil’s display of 32 Deuce models built over the years. Many being replicas of local cars or well known rods. 

 

Allan Barton brought a couple of his builds from down under featuring the required switch to right hand drive. They are at the bottom of the shot sitting on the mats. 
 

Steve Hayden’s build of a Deuce sedan. Followed by his turbo hot rodded Fiat…

While I was unable to complete my entry for this year, there was a WIP category in which I displayed my 5 window comp coupe rail. 

 

In the Factory Stock category my entry of an AMC S/Rambler captured the Modellers’ Choice award. This is a kit I completed thirty-five years ago with extensive engine bay and chassis detail and it was a thrill to see it complete amongst the other great builds!

Overall this year’s event was bigger and better, building upon past successes one hopes for an even more impressive Deuce Days in 2028!

Featured Deuce on this year’s poster. 
 

Cheers Misha

[Phildaupho]

Thank you Dan and Misha for posting

[Bugatti Fan]

Very good show by the looks of it.

I visited Victoria B.C. a few years back and thought what a lovely capital city to live in or near. Thought that Vancouver was a nice city too, although a bit more cosmopolitan whereas Victoria was more traditional looking.

[meechum68]

Thank you for posting! Beautiful cars and fantastic models!

[Alan Barton]

Sorry for the late response Misha, but thank you for the kind words.  My wife, Ute, and I started our 11 week odyssey by visiting Phil Dauphinee and becoming involved in the Deuce Days in Scale show.  Words cannot adequately describe how fantastic the shows are - both the 1:1 and the 1:25!  We were treated like royalty and shown amazing friendship and hospitality the whole time we were there. The modelling scene on Vancouver Island is very strong and the standard of build is amazingly high. if anyone on this board has ever thought about attending, I can only say you will not regret it for one moment!  Plus, you have three years to save up for your holiday and get a few new models built to join in the display.

Might I add, the Deuce Days in Scale is held in a magnificent convention room at the hosty hotel with art deco fittings, deep pile carpet, crystal chandeliers, the whole nine yards.  This is THE classiest model show you will ever attend. All you have to do is take about ten steps outside the door of the convention room and you are surrounded by the most exquisite array of hot rods you have ever seen. This is an event not to be missed and was well worth the long flight from Perth Western Australia.

Cheers

Alan