In the event you’ve been following me here, or anywhere else, you already know that coverage from the Motorama Custom Automotive & Motorsports Expo is something I’m known for.
As an automotive generalist, the variability at this Ontario event makes it certainly one of my favourites every year. Actually, in recent times, it’s been the one indoor show I’ve attended.
I can shoot from the moment I arrive to the moment I leave, and one way or the other still realize I’ve missed something after I get home.
Last 12 months I used to be so eager I even began taking photos while driving — I used to be that desperate for my annual reprieve from the winter automotive blahs.
Sure, I had a further reason to be excited due to Zehr including me of their booth, but that’s the exception relatively than the norm.
Traditionally, like most attendees, I’m a spectator admiring the work of others.
In the event you’ve seen one or two of those photos prior to this post, it’s because I’ve dropped a number of here and there between last March and now.
Most of them, though, I kept within the vault because on the time I used to be contracted to a different publication.
Sadly, that outlet ground to a halt before the vast majority of these photos could go live. Because those articles remained in draft form, I used to be also unable to archive what I’d written.
Hopefully, posting over 50 unreleased photos from the event makes up for not quite remembering what I wrote.
Motorama has seen a whole lot of success since taking up the coveted early-March timeslot. Much of that comes from consistently working to make the event higher, whether through the addition of special guests or latest displays.
In 2025, it was awesome to see space on the show floor reserved specifically for lowriders. Typically, there are all the time one or two sprinkled throughout the show, but in 2025 they finally had an actual home.
After such a powerful showcase, there ought to be little doubt in regards to the quality of the Toronto lowrider community.
As all the time, the front hall was an impeccable display of a few of the perfect builders within the country.
These builds, with countless man-hours invested, competed for the coveted Motorama Grand Champion award.
Builders are likely to keep these projects fairly near the chest all 12 months, so that you never truly know what to anticipate before entering the show.
A front hall favorite of mine from 2025 was Fabrizo Cella’s C10-R. Sitting on a Porterbuilt chassis, powered by an LT4, and tucking Billet Specialties wheels, it was a gorgeous construct from bumper to bumper.
Very similar to essentially every other 12 months, Mississauga’s Chassis Stop debuted a vehicle that had me returning for second, third, and fourth looks.
On my fourth visit, I finally took the time to read the nameplate of what I used to be : a Mazda 13B-powered Autobianchi Transformabile.
It’s a make and model I even have no shame admitting I’d never heard of before. Chassis Stop, true to their name, put it on a bespoke custom chassis. They didn’t stop at just an FR conversion, though. They tubbed the rear, chopped the highest, and added suicide doors.
There simply isn’t one other Autobianchi prefer it anywhere.
Finally, seeing my longtime friend debut the custom chassis arm of his shop, Issyfab Speed LTD at Motorama made an incredible 2025 event much more enjoyable.
I’m an enormous fan of seeing my friends do well, and seeing him succeed on such an enormous stage was outstanding.
I could likely proceed to wax poetic about how great last 12 months’s event was, but with the 2026 show approaching fast this Friday, March thirteenth, I feel it’s best if I just leave you all with a number of more photos to scroll through.
Unfortunately, I managed to interrupt my foot and have surgery scheduled for this coming weekend, so I don’t think I’ll give you the chance to make it to this 12 months’s event.
But I would see if I can pin someone down for a little bit of guest coverage. Cross your fingers for me — and possibly a toe, since I won’t give you the chance to.
This Article First Appeared At www.stanceiseverything.com
