If you’ve been following me here, or anywhere else, you already know that coverage from the Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo is something I’m known for.
As an automotive generalist, the variety at this Ontario event makes it one of my favourites each year. In fact, in recent years, it’s been the only indoor show I’ve attended.
I can shoot from the moment I arrive to the moment I leave, and somehow still realize I’ve missed something when I get home.
Last year I was so eager I even started taking photos while driving — I was that desperate for my annual reprieve from the winter automotive blahs.
Sure, I had an additional reason to be excited thanks to Zehr including me in their booth, but that’s the exception rather than the norm.
Traditionally, like most attendees, I’m a spectator admiring the work of others.
If you’ve seen one or two of these photos prior to this post, it’s because I’ve dropped a few here and there between last March and now.
Most of them, though, I kept in the vault because at the time I was contracted to another publication.
Sadly, that outlet ground to a halt before the majority of these photos could go live. Because those articles remained in draft form, I was 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 lot of success since taking over the coveted early-March timeslot. Much of that comes from constantly working to make the event better, whether through the addition of special guests or new displays.
In 2025, it was awesome to see space on the show floor reserved specifically for lowriders. Typically, there are always one or two sprinkled throughout the show, but in 2025 they finally had a real home.
After such a strong showcase, there should be no doubt about the quality of the Toronto lowrider community.
As always, the front hall was an impeccable display of some of the best builders in the country.
These builds, with countless man-hours invested, competed for the coveted Motorama Grand Champion award.
Builders tend to keep these projects fairly close to the chest all year, so you never truly know what to expect 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 beautiful build from bumper to bumper.
Much like essentially every other year, 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 was looking at: a Mazda 13B-powered Autobianchi Transformabile.
It’s a make and model I 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 top, and added suicide doors.
There simply isn’t another Autobianchi like it anywhere.
Finally, seeing my longtime friend debut the custom chassis arm of his shop, Issyfab Speed LTD at Motorama made a great 2025 event even more enjoyable.
I’m a big fan of seeing my friends do well, and seeing him succeed on such a big stage was outstanding.
I could likely continue to wax poetic about how great last year’s event was, but with the 2026 show approaching fast this Friday, March 13th, I think it’s best if I just leave you all with a few more photos to scroll through.
Unfortunately, I managed to break my foot and have surgery scheduled for this coming weekend, so I don’t think I’ll be able to make it to this year’s event.
But I might see if I can pin someone down for a bit of guest coverage. Cross your fingers for me — and maybe a toe, since I won’t be able to.
