Bob Stephens had something to prove in his hometown of Aldergrove Saturday, during the 2017 edition of the Good Times Cruise-In car show in Langley on Sept. 9.

Stephens parked his bright yellow 1950 Chevy Coupe along 272 Street in front of the former Aldergrove mall, as the enormous charity show-and-shine moved to Aldergrove for the first time in its existence.

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The Coupe害羞草研究所檚 hood was flipped up and sitting on the engine was a sign that read: 害羞草研究所淚 want to prove you can build a car for less than $5,000. Cost was $4,995 total.害羞草研究所�

When Stephens came across the car in Gibbons, Alta., it was in rough shape. The motor had seized and 害羞草研究所渆verything was rotted,害羞草研究所� Stephens said.

This wasn害羞草研究所檛 a case of a car needing simple restoration; more like it needed resuscitation, then resurrection.

害羞草研究所淚 picked it up for $500, brought it back from Gibbons, and I put about a year害羞草研究所檚 work into it,害羞草研究所� Stephens said during a rainy Cruise-In day.

He rebuilt the car害羞草研究所檚 floor and its trunk, and he sourced some of the other key parts from an RCMP cruiser.

害羞草研究所淭he radiator is out of a cop car re-wrecked, the antenna is out of a cop car, (and) the fuel tank is 50 gallons and that害羞草研究所檚 out of a cop car,害羞草研究所� Stephens said.

He noted that the main expense in fixing the car was $1,500 worth of upholstery.

The car害羞草研究所檚 sun visor was 害羞草研究所渉ard to come by,害羞草研究所� Stephens shared, noting that set him back $325.

A friend donated the car害羞草研究所檚 wheels to Stephens for free.

The stunning paint job is TREMCLAD mixed with lacquer thinners and automotive hardeners.

All the work was done 12 years ago, in 2005, Stephens said.