There used to be a slogan, Ford has a better idea.

But Ron Metheral believes that a hundred years ago it was Chev with a better idea.

Metheral rolled onto Weyburn's Canadian Tire parking lot, with his 1917 Chev 490 on Saturday. " 'Cause that's what it cost when you bought it new, 490." said Metheral.

While priced at 50 dollars more than the soon-to-be popular Ford Model T, Metheral says many felt the Chev was a better deal. "The T's, they were selling for about 450. But they never had lights, they had carbon lights on them, and they never had the 3-speed transmission."

Metheral says the difference was enough to concern the Ford family. ""And so Henry Ford Jr and Edsel, talked to Henry, and said we'll, we better catch up. Chev is beating us."

The hundred-year old Chev has been in Metheral's possession for the last 50 years. He and a friend worked on it after its discovery in Stoughton half a century ago.

Metheral cherishes the old vehicle. "You don't want to hit bumps, because the front wheels will wobble." he laughed. So you watch railway tracks, especially on an angle, if you turn out, one will wobble, then another will wobble, so you have to slow right down."

His Chevy was on display for Canadian Tire's Jump Start promotion, along with other classic automobiles.