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Monthly Car Feature April 2024

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Feature Car of the Month for April 2024

Alex Tsui and his 1971 Camaro SS

Alex came to Canada from Hong Kong in 1970. The first car he bought was a 1964 VW Beetle. A few years later, Alex saw a second generation Camaro out on the street and instantly fell in love. He decided then that he wanted to own one of these cars, so in 1974/75 he purchased his first Camaro - a 1974 350.

In 2020, he found the car featured here. He saw it advertised in Auto Trader, but it was in Regina, Saskatchewan. So, Alex flew to Regina to look at it, purchased it on the spot, and arranged to have it shipped back to Toronto.

The only modifications the car has undergone was the previous owner replaced the 396 motor with a 502 crate engine, and the car originally had 4 wheel drum brakes which were converted to disc brakes. The original owner replaced the front brakes and Alex completed the conversion by replacing the rear brakes. Alex stated the car “is still solid” so it has not needed any body work to date, but the car was repainted its original colour about 20 years ago.

Alex also owns a 1987 Mercedes SL 560, 1988 Supra Turbo, plus a few other cars. While the 1971 Camaro is his favourite, he has a soft spot for the 1974 Camaro as this was the car he had when he dated and fell in love with his wife, Amy. Alex and Amy have been happily married for 47 years and have 4 children (2 sons and 2 daughters). While Amy is not a kindred car enthusiast, she wholeheartedly supports Alex’s car hobby passion, and Alex is pleased that his sons, now 45 and 41 years old, also enjoy car culture and Alex occasionally let’s them borrow a car to take to car shows

Alex Tsui decided to join MSC after meeting us at the My MS Family charity car show last summer. He has been a regular at our Wednesday night cruise-ins and is great supporter of our car club.