Issue 005 Fall 2013

Fall 2013
ALBERTA RIDES
A Publication of the Specialty Vehicle Association of Alberta
River City Classics Show & Shine, High River
SVAI
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EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTORS
Harry Bullock
President
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V.P. North
Paul Gordash
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V.P.South
Les McKelvey
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Secretary
Ted Lobley
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Treasurer
Earl Clements
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SVAIA Director
Directors
Bob Bownes
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Bill Chadderton
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Jim Herbert
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Bill Hunter
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Ken Hutchinson
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Orest Lazarowich
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Bill Chadderton
NAACC Rep
Warren Rogalsky
NAACC Rep
& Safety Director
Jim Herbert
Membership Director,
Events & Club Insurance
Al Riise
Admin Assist &
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Newsletter Editor
Patti Fieger
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Al Riise
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Warren Rogalsky
Dave Scragg
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
President’s Report
New Directors Bios
Classic Cars - Vegreville
Rock ‘n August
Alfa Romeo Tour
Ethanol Update
SCMAFC
Nifty Fifties Ford Club
European Classic Car Meet
Wild Rose Rod & Custom
Giving Back
Club Meeting Information
Radium S&S
Tales From Old Editor
1971 Charger Super B
River City Classics S&S
Young Guns
Nacho Average Super B
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Earl Clements has been the volunteer
Treasurer for the SVAA and is retiring
after more than 13 years. We are looking
for someone who has computer accounting skills to fill his shoes. If you would
like more information, please contact
Harry Bullock. Thank you for all your
work over the past 13 plus years Earl!
KUDOS GO TO....
Alberta Rides would like to recognize all the volunteers in each club who make the Show and Shines
happen. There are endless jobs that have to be done in order to make a show succeed. Setting up all
the tents and tables, organizing and selling tickets for the raffles and door prizes, manning the registration tables, parking the cars, selling tickets for 50/50’s , counting up the vote cards, selling tshirts, and stuffing and then handing out the goodie bags. Organization starts months in advance.
Really when one show ends, the planning for next year’s event starts. Everything from how to lay out
the vehicles, collecting those raffle and door prizes, deciding what charities to support next year, judging processes, trophies, dash plaques, food vendors, finding a site for the show, tracking down tables
and tents and sound systems and coolers and all those volunteers to fill all the roles. And always
working around the weather and hoping for nice sunny days for these shows. This year there was the
added tragedy of the floods. With High River being so devastated in June, the volunteers with the
River City Classics Show and Shine have literally moved mountains to make their show go ahead as
planned on September 29. Congratulations to all the volunteers in all the clubs who give their time
and energy to raise money and donate it to all the various charities. We are proud to be a part of this
hobby and congratulate all the people who make it so successful.
Help us to protect the rights and privileges of the auto hobbyists of Alberta
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
September, 2013
I am always amazed at how our Editor is able to find interesting and informative articles to
put in our magazine. We have stories about young people and a new car club. We have
stories about older folks who have been involved in the hobby for years. It seems that once
you have an interest it stays with you forever.
It has been a busy summer with shows and events and it is good to see that the High River
show is taking place. Another example of the dedication in our hobby.
Many clubs use shows or activities to raise funds and/or food for charities and some clubs
are up to many thousands of dollars in donations. I truly appreciate this aspect of the
hobby.
We often get asked “what is happening with gasoline and ethanol?” Jim Herbert gives us
an update on the current regulations.
Numerous other articles submitted by contributors make our magazine an interesting
read. Please share and pass it on when you are finished with it.
Keep the articles coming! We all enjoy a good car story.
Next issue: when does a project require an assigned vin number and what does it mean?
Keep on cruising,
Harry Bullock,
President
Harry Bullock in his 1963
Pontiac Lemans chauffeurs
the Coalhurst High School
mascot (Trojan) with his
entourage in the Coalhurst
100th Anniversary Parade.
Help us to protect the rights and privileges of the auto hobbyists of Alberta
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Bob Bownes, Director SVAA
I was raised on a farm and was always
interested and tinkering with mechanical
things. When I finished high school I took
automobile mechanics at S.A.I.T. and N.A.I.T.
earning my interprovincial journeyman mechanics ticket. Working in a farming town
shop you repaired everything that came in the
door. The shop owners were a Chrysler and
International Harvester truck and farm equipment dealer.
My first vehicle was a '46 Chevrolet 1/2
ton truck, several other vehicles followed, including most every make. My favorite car was
a 106- Plymouth "The Las Big Tailfin". My current vehicle is a 2011 Dodge Ram pickup
truck.
I spent 33 years as a heavy duty mechanic and maintenance supervisor in a coal
mine in Western Alberta. I retired in 2002
from the mine and am still restoring vehicles
as a hobby.
it's got a HEMI! Currently working on a 1937
International Harvester 1/2 ton truck. I still
drive the Valiant, Charger and the Hot Rod.
I belong to the Red Deer Cruisers Car
Club and remain close to the "West Central
Classics Car Club" of Hinton, Alberta.
Although it appears many Car Clubs are
shrinking in size, I don't see them disappearing
anytime soon. The young "car guys" or "motor
heads" have different types of machines and
technology than anything from the past, but
they are still interested in restoring, repairing,
driving and showing off their rides.
I like the people you meet when you belong to a Car Club or a group like the SVAA. I
think the SVAA is a necessary group, what
with technology advancing and changing as
rapidly as it is today. We need to keep current
on new thinking and changes made by our
Legislators.
I have attended SVAA meetings for over
ten years and reported back to my Car Club. I
agreed to become a Director when approached
by Al Riise and hope I can be of some value to
the group.
To date I have restored: 1969 Dart (son's car),
1964 Valiant convertible, 1954 Nash Healy
coupe (friend's car), rebuilt Ford Model A motors, built a 1933 Dodge Coupe hotrod and ya -
Dave Scragg, Director SVAA
AIIPC EC President
I am married to Susan and we have one
daughter. The first car I had was a 1965 International Travelall that I had when I was 16
years old. My first car I bought new was a
1974 Charger baby blue with white interior.
My dad was the main person that guided me in
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a appreciation in vehicle maintenance and
modifications, which lead to a lifetime of extreme interest in the car hobby. The interest
started in modifying 4X4 trucks which eventually lead to Mud Bog Racing. After many years
of this, my wife Susan, suggested we get into a
cleaner hobby which lead to restoring a classic
muscle car.
The car we chose is a 1970 GTO which I
restored and enjoyed the learning curve and all
challenges. The GTO was showing its age and
my first thoughts were to the Kiss principle
(Keep It Simple Stupid) and just redo the paint,
which would have cost $8500. But the project
grew from a simple paint job to a total frame
off restoration.
My first job was to strip out the interior,
then engine and transmission removal. From
there the body was removed from the frame.
Next Simon Johnston (friend) and myself replaced the trunk sheet metal and the rear inner wheel houses.
The body was then ready for paint removal, so it was sent to RMC for a bath in the
dip tank. The dip tank cleans all paint, calking and filler from the body and shows all the
sins. From RMC the body was taken to the
body shop, ECS coatings, where vigorous
cleaning was done to remove residual paint
stripper. Now we sanded the body from top to
bottom, 21 tubes of seam sealer were used and
the complete body was epoxy primer coated.
The bottom side of the body was then painted
with chip guard and black acrylic enamel
paint.
Then the interior and the back side of
all the panels were painted Code 65 Carousel
Red Acrylic Enamel paint. While the body was
in the paint shop, I had stripped the frame
down and taken it, the rad support, inner
fenders, rear diff, brake backing plates, A
frames, wheels and drive shaft to BoonTec for
sand blasting and powder coating. They did
an excellent job.
All the frame components were rein-
stalled including all SS lines. Once the frame
was completed it was transported to ECS Coatings where the body was waiting to be dropped
on the frame. With all new body mounts they
became one. The body parts were fitted and
installed.
With my baby back at home I proceeded
to assemble the interior complete with dyno
mat sound proofing, new wiring harnesses,
and head liner. Next the GTO went to the body
shop where it sat for eight months before they
could get to the finishing. All body work on
the GTO was completed and long blocked three
times.
Then the day I was looking for, all the
body parts were removed and painted with
Code 65 Carousel Red (1970 Firebird Color)
and sprayed with three coats of clear, wet
sanded with 1,000 grit and then three more
coats of clear.
My GTO has shown very well, winning
many awards, including a 3rd at 2009 Powerama, 2nd at 2010 World of Wheels, 2nd at
2010 Powerama and a Silver Concourse Modified, at the GTO Association of America Convention in Portland, Oregon in 2011.
The Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club, Edmonton Chapter was started in 2010 with the
prompting of the Calgary AIIPC. The executive and
members make this a fun club to be a part of and it is
very well organized. The founders of the Alberta
Iron Indians Pontiac Club Calgary deserve a big
thank you for the support and camaraderie. The Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club, Edmonton Chapter
strives for the preservation of Pontiacs and to ensure
that all members have fun.
Preserving the car hobby and influencing younger people to be more involved are the
main reasons I joined the SVAA. I feel we need
to be watchdogs when it comes to government
policies that may influence our hobby.
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PORCUPINE HILLS COUNTRY CRUISERS
By Marlene Smith
Mini show and shine for the elderly residents of the Willow Creek Continuing Care Centre in Claresholm was held
on Sunday September 8, 2013.
We had 17
cars and it was
a huge success
to raise funds
for the residents. There was music, raffles and food and
all the proceeds were donated back to the facility. We do
this every year but this year it is a little bit different as
the care center had organized music and beef on a bun,
along with displaying our cars
for the
residents. Any
money raised
from this endeavor will be used for the residents activities that are not
covered throughout the year. We have two care centers in
town and we visit each residence for the enjoyment of the
residents, at least once during the car season. Also, members of our car club will be meeting and traveling to High
River on September 29th, which is the last car show of the
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CLASSIC CARS TELL TALES OF
LAST CENTRY
by Rosanne Fortier
Article provided courtesy of the Vegreville
News Advertiser, Sept 2, 2013 edition
Vegreville Train Station’s parking lot was the
quarters of vintage vehicles from 1921 to 1956
while Edmonton Antique Car Club stopped and
stayed for a few hours during their annual Oldies tour that this club has been on since 2006.
The classic cars stopped into Vegreville a few
weeks ago as part of their tour.
While members treated themselves to a
hearty lunch and a historical explanation with
stories of the Train Station being told by owner,
Ellen Dunn, vintage car enthusiasts from all
generations browsed the spotless vehicles. Zack
B.C. to Victoria, B.C. It was a 10 day round
tour and we drove it back to Edmonton.
“I bought my first vehicle when I was 16
years old and when I was younger, I restored a
lot of vehicles from scratch which takes a fair
bit of time but I find it to be very enjoyable
work.
Young car enthusiasts (left to right) Zack Pooke and
Michael Lanti rode their bikes to view all these vehicles on
display at Vegreville Train Station. Over here, they are
standing in front of Mike Reid, President’s 1930 Ford Model
A. (Rosanne Fortier,/Photo)
There was an array of vintage vehicles to explore during
the few hours that Edmonton Antique Car Club stayed at
Vegreville Train Station.
(Rosanne Fortier/Photo)
Pooke and Michael Lanti were two of the young
men who rode their bicycles to catch a glimpse
of these cars.
Mike Reid, President explained about the vehicles and club. “The car I have over here is
Annabelle. At least, that is what my wife and I
call her. It’s a 1930 Ford Model A, which I
bought in 2006 to go on a car tour from Fernie
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“It takes a lot of effort to maintain these vintage vehicles compared to the newer ones.
Most of us do our own work on them. They
need to be washed often and aren’t as well built
or last as long as the vehicles we have now.
There has been a significant improvement in
technology this way because the quality of
newer vehicles has really improved.
“This year while we are on tour, we are heading towards St. Paul and then we are going to
the Bonnyville and Cold Lake area where we
will be staying in hotels.. We’re at the Train
Station now because it is an interesting spot to
have lunch. After this, we’ll explore the museum.
“Our primary focus is pre-1948 vehicles but
anyone who has older vehicles can join our
club.”
The Oldies tour wrapped up on August 18.
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St. Albert 17th Annual Rock N
August Show & Shine and Festival
Aug. 6-10, 2013
Photos & Story by Al Riise.
SVAA Director.
The week long festivities culminated on Friday night
Dave Scragg beside his Pontiac
at the Apex Casino
with over 400 vehicles assembling at the Apex Casino
and cruising through St Albert to the downtown area.
On Saturday, the large car show was held at 3
parks: Lion’s, Centennial and Millennium. Despite
some line-ups for registrations, the flow of vehicles
continued for several hours and over 760 cars assembled within the 3 parks by late morning. The weather
was great so no complaints, since they had had rain
during the week.
What a beautiful setting!
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The Specialty Vehicle Association of Alberta
(SVAA) has embarked on a new type of promotion for
the quarterly newsletter, to reach more of our members and other vehicle owners who may not have
heard of the SVAA. The first newsletter hand-out was
at the Calgary Spring-Thaw car show at Deeroot Mall,
and members of SVAA- Al Riise and the Calgary
Chapter of the Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club,
Warren Rogalsky, Bill Hunter, and Randy Poch, assisted with this promotion. It started cold, but the cars
arriving warmed the show up.
For St. Albert, SVAA again printed an extra
600 newsletters for handouts at this show, and SVAA
members from Calgary, Al & Pauline Riise, were
greatly assisted in the handouts to cover the 3 entrances to the parks, by the Alberta Iron Indians Pontiac Club – Edmonton Chapter (AIIPC)
Special thanks for their assistance goes to David &
Mrs Scragg, & Terry and the other members as we
couldn’t have done it without you.
The AIIPC-Edmonton Chapter also had a great
weekend in terms of
Pauline & Lynn
trophies and awards.
enjoying the day
The club received the
trophy for Club Participation, and 5 other trophies for club members. Congratulations to
all members of the club
and its continued hard
work and growth to
support the hobby and
the Pontiac story.
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FUTURE OF THE HOBBY
Patti Fieger
We all talk about the future of this hobby of
ours. Who will buy our cars when we have to
sell them? Who will keep the shows and the
cruises and most importantly, the passion,
alive? Here is my answer: the Young Guns.
These are the 18 year olds to the thirtysomethings that are out there with their cars,
and their dreams. These are the little kids at
the shows whose eyes light up if you ask if they
want to sit behind the wheel so smiling parents
can snap photos. It is the 14 year olds, with
their hats on sideways, lugging their skateboards. The ‘kids’ with their Tuner cars - with
as much money invested into the stereos as we
have into custom paint jobs on our rides. Our
visions of ‘hot rides’ may not be the same, but
The Southern Alberta Antique and Classic
Automobile Club had a inspection on September 7th. Eleven vehicles were inspected. It
was nice to see a few members out who do not
regularly come to the inspections.
Barb Yakubowski
INSURING YOUR
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the passion for the hobby and the love of a well
tuned engine and proper fit and finish is the
same.
Next time you are at a show, take the time to go
and talk to the Young Guns there - you will be
pleasantly surprised at their mechanical knowhow. Taking their regular street cars and making the mechanical, electrical and custom body
work to turn them into what you see at the
show is on par with what we do on our 1910 to
1980 rides. One of a kind paint jobs and custom interior work is the same skill, no matter
the year of the auto.
After spending time talking to these younger
men and women I have come believe this hobby
is going to be just fine. The very competent next
generation is in line to take over. We are leaving
this passion of ours in very good hands.
Watch for the story of
the Arctic trip undertaken in this 1947 Dodge
D25 in our next issue of
Alberta Rides, coming
out in February 2014.
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ALFA 8C TOUR OF THE
ROCKIES 2013
by Peter MacFarlane
Between 1931 and 1939, Alfa Romeo built
about 230 sports and racing cars with first
2300cc and later 2900cc 8-cylinder supercharged engines. These cars were mostly bodied
by some of the great Italian body makers. About
110 of the cars still exist and approximately 30
of those took part in this, the last Tour. Most of
the cars also appeared in a special class at the
2013 Pebble Beach Concours on Aug. 18. The
tours have been held every 2-3 years since
1999, and this is the last scheduled tour. Beginning in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, it travelled
through British Columbia and Alberta before
finishing at Whitefish Lake, Montana. Here are
a few of the cars at the overnight stop in lake
Louise Aug. 25.
1932 2300 LeMans
1932 8C 2300 Spider by Zagato
1932 2300 Lungo Spider by Castagna
right: '32 2300 Spider by Touring, on left: '32
2300 LeMans Spider Touring
1932 2300 Spider touring ('32 Mille Miglia winner)
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1932 2300 Spider Touring
1938 2900B Lungo Spider Touring
Renewable (Ethanol Blended)
Gasoline in Canada
Jim Herbert, Director NAACC
There has been a lot of discussion both
in the automotive media and around the car
show circuit about ethanol’s negative effects on
collector car’s fuel systems. The purpose of
this article is to summarize the current regulations and requirements for ethanol blended
gasoline in Canada.
The national Renewable Fuels Strategy
and the resulting Renewable Fuels Regulations
came into effect December 15, 2010. This
regulation requires that that all fuel producers
and importers to have an average renewable
fuel content of at least 5% based on volume of
gasoline produced and imported. Provinces are
allowed to to set their own standards as long
as they met or exceeded the national standard
of 5%.
Currently all provinces except Saskatchewan and Manitoba are at 5%, Saskatchewan is at 7.5% and Manitoba is at 8.5%.
Newfoundland and Labrador, NWT and Nunavut are currently exempted from the regulation.
The Regulations require that all retailers
of gasoline products must either have a label
on their pumps or have a document posted to
inform the consumer to the of ethanol in the
gasoline. A check of the major suppliers has
found that the wording of the label states that
“the gasoline may contain up to 10% ethanol”
Are all retailers required to have ethanol
in all their blends? The short answer is no as
long as their supplier maintains at least 5%
based on volume of their production. This allows a retailer to have 10% ethanol in their 87
octane, 5% ethanol in the 89 octane and 0%
ethanol in their 91 octane.
If you are wondering if your favorite gas
station sells any ethanol free gasoline, check
out the site www. pure-gas.org as they maintain a list of stations selling ethanol free gasoline.
If you are still wondering if you are getting ethanol free gasoline here is a simple test
method.
On a sealable test tube, or skinny glass bottle
that is six or seven inches long make a permanent line about two inches from the bottom.
Fill with water to this line, then fill the bottle to
the top with gasoline.
Cover the tube, agitate it, and then let stand
The ethanol and water will mix and
separate out together. If the water level appears to have increased, the gasoline contains
ethanol. If you are the engineering type you
can use a 100 ml graduated cylinder and a ratio of 25 ml of water to 75 ml of gasoline and
calculate the amount of ethanol in the sample
by the formula.
Percentage of Ethanol = D/75 X 100 where D
is the volume change of the water in ml
It should be noted that at this time
there is no open discussion with our regulators
about increasing this standard to 15% E15 as
is currently happening in the USA. But we
must be aware that the Canadian Renewable
Fuels Association is constantly lobbying to
convert more of our food supply into automotive fuels.
Your continued support of the NAACC
and the SVAA ensures that your concerns
about E15 are presented to our regulators.
Jivin’ at the ‘Dub at the Junction.
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Like most Club’s ours is limited in what we can
contribute to the community but we do keep
contributory items in our budgets annually
plus schedule activities that are of benefit to
the community. Recent, current, and budgeted examples include:
1) We are currently in the third year of a five
year commitment to contribute a $500 per year
bursary to the SAIT student enrolled in either a
machine shop or automotive program who best
exemplifies the spirit of their program and the
trade.
2) We also budget $500 annually to contribute
to a charity, (or charities considering on one or
two occasions there have been two selected). The selection is made annually at our December general meeting and the contribution made
prior to the holidays.
3) In addition there have always been a few
visits annually to various seniors centers such
as the Beverly, the Mayfair, and the MacEwan,
- which allows residents to reminisce a bit
about their own Model A years.
4) We also respond to the City’s request that
we display a few cars at the Lougheed House in
support of Calgary’s annual Heritage Day celebrations.
5) An additional item we are involved with annually is our members involvement in support
of the Tim Horton’s Kids Camp program. (see
photo).
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6) Some activities just arise occasionally with
one recent example being Jack Anderson’s
charitable contribution of 100 cars to the Olds
College. Generous yes, but in addition the cars
involved had to be put in safe running condition and then hauled from their interim storage
location to Olds in readiness to by auctioned. With a number of Model A’s and AA trucks involved our club contributed a significant
amount of effort during the latter part of 2012
and the first half of 2013 toward that event.
7) Lastly, one additional item relates to this
year’s floods and there having been several
members affected. More importantly however
is the fact that some of our members spent
time up to their knees in muck helping strangers to recover, or hauling sand bags until their
backs ached.
Whether it be our Club members or other participants in the collector car hobby it has been
my experience that old car people are largely a
generous and compassionate group by nature
and generally a credit to their respective communities.
Ron Rigby – (SCMAFC President)
NIFTY FIFTIES FORD CLUB
OF CALGARY
John Moore
“The Flood” of June was devastating to many in
to help shovel and hose the muck out at his
shop.
the Calgary area, including one of our own
members in High River. With the mess it left of
his shop and his home, members rallied around
The club also
donated to
several
causes this
year including the Food
Bank, Adolescent Recovery Center, needy
families and
an annual
sponsorship
gift to SAIT
automotive
for young aspiring techs. From the Spring Thaw car show we
put on annually, we have donated over $30,000
to the Calgary Food Bank over the years.
Club members put on show for grateful Newport
Harbor Care Retirement Home residents. The
cars brought back many memories for them.
CALGARY THUNDERBIRD CLUB
On Sept.21 did the annual highway cleanup on
their stretch just east of Chestermere on the
north side of the #1 highway. They have been
taking care of this piece of road for over five years
and plan on continuing to do so. This year there
were a total of 20 bags of trash collected. As
usual, there was a lot of fun and laughter, but
only $.05 found, down from $10 last year.
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EUROPEAN CLASSIC CAR MEET
July 20, 2013, Calgary
clubs provided their members with a shaded
place to socialize and lunch.
¬Peter MacFarlane
With the success of the City of Calgary’s much
appreciated efforts to restore the Stanley Park
site, the Vintage Sports Car Club of Calgary
event was held under blue skies and in warm
(even hot) weather. Cars were lining up before
8am and continued to arrive after the 11am official close of registrations, with a final total of
over 200 vehicles entered. The event was held in
conjunction with Wellspring, a cancer support
from top: Ghia 450SS & '31 Alfa Romeo 6C1750
1953 Ghia Abarth Fiat; 1954 Rolls-Royce Silver
Wraith
from top: Sunbeam Harrington leMans Tiger; BMW
M coupe and roadster; Ferrari 308 GT4 and Alfa
Romeo 1750 convertible
organization, to provide a chance for charitable
donations. There were food trucks and refreshments available on the grounds, and a few car
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Most well-known European sports or sporty car
makes were represented, including MG, AustinHealey, Triumph, Jaguar, Morgan, Lotus, BMW,
Porsche, Audi, Mercedes, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati. Roll-Royce,
Bentley, Volvo, DeLorean, Borgward, deTomaso,
and Ghia were also represented. The Volkswagen club was a crowd, and partied at the east
end of the park area, using a remote-controlled
helicopter or drone to photo the good times.
A few dealers brought new models to the event,
and their presence was appreciated, not least
because of the opportunity to contrast them
with earlier cars and see the progress in design
and technology.
A number of cars not seen before or rarely
viewed were present. The Borgward Isabella
coupe project car showed stage one in the restoration process, the unpainted one-off Ghiabodied Fiat Abarth (innocuously labelled “Fiat”at
the show¨) showed a later stage and the 1931
Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 and Jim Briggs’s AustinHealey showed preservation. Steve Crosby’s Triumph was a fine example of a fresh restoration.
Limited production models also were shown, including the Jaguar XJR 100, Ferrari F50, 16M
roadster, F40 and 550 Barchetta, and the oneoff Sunbeam Harrington LeMans Tiger. The
Rolls-Royces present, a Silver Ghost and a Silver
Wraith, though differing in body style, nevertheless served as a good example of the extent of
change in auto development over time as did the
“old” versus “new” Alfa 1750s. The Jaguar, BMW
and Porsche lineups also reflected development
over time. The early (postwar) MGs and the Morgans showed “the way it was”.
The cars were classed by decade and a list of
winners can be found on the club website vsccc.ca – along with logos of the sponsors, for
whose support we are grateful. The Ferrari Club
of America, Alberta Chapter made this a judging
event as well and provided trophies to winners
in their classes.
A good crowd turned up to view the cars and
talk with the owners and seemed to enjoy themselves. Many questions were asked and answered. Fritz Peyrl and his committee and other
volunteers are to be congratulated for doing
such a great job and we thank you all very
much for a very enjoyable day.
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Not all young guns are boys! Four year old Clementine may not be able to read yet, but she pointed
out “there is no D Nana!”. Grampa has a
Thunderbird too so she knows what belongs!
Her and her
6 year old
sister Alex
loved this
shiny black
’65 Tbird
spotted in
Medicine
Hat.
Wild Rose Rod & Custom
Calgary Alberta
The weather really co-operated on this Sunday
Story & Photos by Al Riise,
SVAA Director.
On Sept 21, 2013 this club will be celebrating
30 years as a club. The Wild Rose Rod & Custom Club held their 27th annual Salvation Army
morning and a great selection of cars, a big red
firetruck and pickups, and owners arrived for
breakfast and Toy Run on Sept. 8, 2013 at
Winston Heights Community Centre in Calgary.
With generous donations from sponsors and
friends attending the pre-poker breakfast, over
$11,000 has been raised in terms of cash and
goods-in kind over the last few years. Participants come from all over and recognition was
paid to participants, who have attended all 27
events, in particular those from Ponoka and
others from Edmonton.
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the fun filled day. A private fire truck was in
attendance from High River along with a sleek
red Pontiac from the same family.
Congratulations to the Wild Rose Rod & Custom club
members and
friends for
working so
hard for this
Christmas Toy
fund raising
event. Donations will be
made later to
the Salvation
Army.
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GIVING BACK
The various clubs in our hobby support the communities in which they live. Each year tens of
thousand of dollars are given to local charities and organizations by the many clubs around the
province. Hundreds of volunteer hours are spent helping local charities, Legions, food banks
and seniors homes, to name only a few. Mostly this is done quietly, with little publicity or fanfare. Let us know what your club has done so we can recognize your club’s efforts!
A total of $4,000.00 will be donated to the following charities
with the $4,000.00 being split
evenly for a total of $1,333.33 for
each recipient.
- Claresholm Health Foundation
- C.A.R.E.S. – Claresholm Animal
Rescue Society
- Mike, Sylvia and Raiden Wasylyshen to assist with ongoing
medical expenses for Raiden
We also raised $781.25 in Cash
and l shopping cart full of food
for the Claresholm Food Bank.
Hope this gives you some insight
into our club and its members. Marlene Smith
Porcupine Hills Classic Cruisers
From the Spring Thaw car
show we put on annually,
we have donated over
$30,000 to the Calgary
Food Bank over the years. John Moore, President
Nifty Fifty's Ford Club of
Calgary
Calgary Thunderbird Club - 2013 donations
* $200 Canadian Breast Cancer - CBIC run for
a cure (2012)
* $200 VTCI for Missoula show
* $200 to PADS in memory of member Bill
Mackenzie
* $500 Special Olympics
* $200 MADD
* $200 Shriners Transportation Fund
* cash & food (each Dec) Legion Food Bank
* Sept Highway Cleanup for 7+ years
* visit to senior’s home for Fathers Day
The Three Hills group have been involved in the
following events: (Not a complete list)
* Tim Hortons Camp day
* History Road (Reynolds Museum)
* Local Museum - Model A rides to visitors
* Model A rides to Rehoboth clients
* Parades and Show and Shines in various
communities
* Big Valley’s 100th anniversary requested us to
participate in their celebrations
The Cochrane Classics Car club, a not-for profit organization, donated to four charitable organizations last year, being the Cochrane and Distinct Warm Water Therapy Society, The Cochrane Activettes Food Bank, the Alberta Adolescent Addiction Council and the Cochrane Humane Society.
This year at our show on Sept. 15 the Rotary Club of Cochrane is selling our Raffle tickets, which
allow people to vote for 10 different categories, which leads to 11 trophies - including Spectators
Choice. We have a separate trophy for Participants Choice. This year we’re hoping for good weather,
which should bring in hundreds of classic vehicles. We’re barricading many downtown streets this
year for the safety of both spectators and participants. Every dollar we take in goes directly to our
five beneficiaries this year, which are the Rotary Club of Cochrane, The Cochrane and District Warm
Water Therapy Society, The Cochrane Activettes Food Bank, The Cochrane Heritage and Preservation
Society, and the Right to Play organization.
We are committed to building a Classic Vehicle Library at the Cochrane Library, with the cooperation
of the library and the Town of Cochrane.
Alberta Pioneer Auto Club supported: MS Society (late 2012), Poppy Fund - for Veterans Food Bank,
Olds College - member participation and contributions to JC Anderson auction via cash and work.
Also, members visited the Beverly Centre as a community activity event. (There may have been other
seniors facilities attended by a few members as well.)
VSCCC supported: Wellsprings - through the European Classic Car Meet, and Olds College as above.
For safety checks this summer, APAC had 23 cars checked and VSCCC had 21 cars checked.
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CLUB MEETING INFORMATION
Calgary Thunderbird Club
Horton Rd Legion, Calgary
1st Thurs each month
Steve 403-251-3339
Calgary Z Club
Brasso Nissan, Calgary
3rd Tues each month 7 PM
Al 403-208-3814
Corn Country Cruisers
location varies
2nd Tues each month 7 PM
Brian 403-223-1581
Calmar Custom Wheels Auto
Club
1st Tues each month 7 pm
Lanny Burtch 780-980-1107
Cypress Rod & Custom Car Club
location varies, Medicine Hat
1st Wed each month 7 PM
Les 403-526-0545
Alberta Post War Car Club
Memories 134 Ave St. Albert Tr Edmonton. 2nd Tues 7:30 pm
Lorne 780-464-0204
Canadian Vintage Motorcycle
Group
Rocky Mountain Section
Chapelhow Legion, Calgary
3rd Tues each month 7 PM
Janice 403-273-7840
Diablos Car Club
Crossfield
Random locations every Thurs
Pat 403-630-3779
Alberta Region of Packards
Intn’l Motor Car Club
location varies, 3rd Tues
Ray 403-652-7806
Central Alberta Mopar Assoc.
Humpty’s - Gasoline Alley
2nd Tues each month 7 pm
Ryan 403-357-0892
Alberta Superrun Association
Westener Park, Red Deer
1st Sun each month, noon
Dick 250-7046
Central Alberta Vintage Auto
Club
Golden Circle, Red Deer
2nd Tues each month 7:30 PM
Malcolm 403-742-1663
Alberta Iron Indians, Calgary
ABC Country Rest, 24 ST SE
1st Wednesday each month 7 PM
Bill 403-242-9718
Alberta Iron Indians, Edmonton
ABC Country Rest 127 St
Last Monday each month 7 PM
Dave 780-940-2641
Alberta Pioneer Auto Club
2nd Tues Sept - June 7:30 pm
Aero Space Museum, Calgary
Lynne 403-652-5518
Antique Willys Association
Innisfail & Crossfield
AGM Sun after Sept long weekend
Donna 403-946-5286
Bonnyville Gear Grabbers Car Club
AG Society Boardroom
2nd Thurs each month 7 pm
Shon 780-573-8951
Calg & Area chptr Fifty 5-6-7 Club
1070 2600 Portland St SE
Water Valley
Lorne 403-637-2209
Chestermere Car Nutz Club
WestCreek Pub, side room
3rd Tues each month 6:30 pm
Roy Spanko 403-285-8309
Chinook Wings Motorcycle Club
ABC Rest, DouglasGlen SE Calg
3rd Mon each month 7 PM
Annette 403-252-6819
Chipman Car Crafters
Chipman AB
Lana 780-363-2324
Calgary Cruz N Tour Club
Denny’s Rest 16 Ave & 19 St NE
last Tues each month 7 PM
Rob 403-203-0073
Coaldale Custom Cruisers
Hub 13 ST Coaldale
2nd Wed of month 7:30 PM
Gary 403-330-4598
Calgary Firebird Club
Calgary Motor Products
last Tues each month, 7 PM
Dave 403-686-6048
Cochrane Classic Car Club
Cochrane A&W
4th Thurs of month 7 PM
John 403-932-5450
Calgary Plymouth & Friends
Wendy’s - Macleod Trail S
as scheduled
Jim 403-272-1925
Cold Lake Cruisers Car Club
A&W Cold Lake
2nd Monday
Lance 780-639-3084
Country Cruisers
Gawford
Jerry 780-797-3088
Dropsicles, Edmonton
7508 Gateway Blvd, Edmonton
Last Wed each month 8 PM
Paul 780-473-6644
Edmonton Antique Car Club
N.Alta Pioneers & Desc. Assoc.
1st Wed each month 7:30 PM
Ted 780-458-6370
Edmonton Thunderbird Club
Chateau Louis
4th Thurs each month 7 PM
Bob 780-473-0750
Elk Point Auto Club
Magic Pizza, Elk Point
2nd Wed each month 7:30 PM
Ed 780-724-2966
Foothills Model T Ford Club
Aero Space Museum, Calgary
7:30 4th Wed. (see website)
Keith 587-888-9393
Foothills Street Rod
Legion - 606 - 38 Ave NE, Calgary
2nd Monday each month 7 PM
Alan 403-982-5431
Ford Central Club
Gord’s Shed, Red Deer
Kelly 403-350-6379
Just Kruzin’ Specialty Vehicle Club
Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds
Gary 780-875-4414
LeBarons Car Club
location varies, Lethbridge
1st Tues each month 7:30 PM
Tal 403-381-7236
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River City Classics Car Club
High River
1st Wed each month 7 PM
Ted 403-652-3786
Touring Tin Street Rods
Edmonton
Lionel 780-446-9618
St. Albert Cruisers
St Albert Inn
2nd Wed each month 7:30 pm
Bob 780-718-2257
V8less
2437 San Fortunato St NW
Edmonton
Mark 780-910-6260
MG Car Club of Calgary
606 - 38 Avenue NE
2nd Tues each month 7 PM
Azim 403-288-1153
Southern Alberta Antique &
Classic Auto Club
Atco Gas Auditorium, Lethbridge
1st Tues each month, excluding
July & Aug 7:30 pm
Don 403-380-4825
Vegreville Iron Runners Auto Club
1st Wed each month @ 7PM
Club house at the
museum Bill 780 632 2793
Mountain View Pistons
Smitty’s Restaurant, Olds
1st Wed each month
Barb 403-556-7295
Southern Alberta Drag Racing
1610 - 31 St N, Ft McLeod
1st Wed each month 7:30 pm
Wayne 403-320-7272
Vintage Sports Car Club
of Calgary
Austrian-Canadian Club
2nd Wed each month 7:30 pm
Steve 403-238-1075
Nifty Fifties Ford Club of Calgary
Advantage Ford
2nd Tues each month 7 pm
Norm 403-242-9088
Stampede City Model A Ford Club
Club garage, Springbank
2nd Wed each month 7:30 pm
Dean 403-240-1277
West Central AB Classic Club
Athabasca Valley Hotel, Hinton
1st Thursday 8:30 pm
Ron 780-865-4713
Northern Thunder Car Club
Westwinds Motor Inn
Drayton Valley
3rd Thurs each month
Bob 780-621-8677
Studebaker Drivers Club
Edmonton Chapter
History Road RAM Wetaskiwin
Mike 780-662-3605
Western Wheels Classic Auto Club
Tamarck Inn Rocky Mtn House
1st Wed each month 7 PM
Dick 403-845-5227
Old Kool Kruisers Auto Club
Calmar Legion, Leduc
1st Tues 7:30 pm
Vern 780-722-7171
Studebaker Drivers Club
Foothills Chapter
Austrian Canadian Club
1st Tues each month 7:30 pm
Craig 403-605-4215
Wild Rose Rod & Custom
Shaganappi Community Hall
3rd Tues each month 7:30 pm
Mike 403-273-5096
Peace Classic Wheels
Dunvegan Motor Inn, Fairview
3rd Wed each month 7:30 pm
Don 780-835-2804
Sylvan Lake Customs & Classics
Legion Hall, Sylvan Lake
1st Wed each month 7 PM
Gord 403-887-7047
If your club wants to join the
SVAA, please contact Al Riise
at his email
[email protected]
Ponoka Piston Poppers
1st Tues each month, loc varies
Gene 403-783-5322
The Cruisers Club of Red Deer
Circuit Cafe, Red Deer Airport
2nd Wed each month 7 PM
Victor 403-886-4016
Lloydminster Auto Club
Heritage Building, Weaver Park
1st Wed each month 7:30 PM
Tony 306-825-0511
Medicine Hat Vintage Vehicles
Club
Veiner Center
1st Wed each month, 7:15 PM
Gary 403-528-9918
Porcupine Hills Classic Cruisers
Klein Auto Sales, Claresholm
April thru Sept 6 PM Sundays
Dave 403-625-6023
Time Travellers CC of Airdrie
85 Eastlake Circle, Airdrie
varies
Peter 403-850-8257
If your club are members and
your information is not on here,
or is incorrect, contact
[email protected]
NEW CLUB - Metalmorphosis
A new club was started in Calgary this summer by a group
of Young Guns. It is called METALMORPHOSIS. Young
Guns, and young at heart, are welcome to join. They are
already planning their first show for next summer. They
had 8 members as of mid August, ranging in age from 16
up. For more information, or to join, please contact either
Cody at: [email protected]
Kris at: [email protected]
find them on Facebook.
Columbia Valley Show
and Shine, 2013
James McDonall
Whether you make it a full weekend or just
drive in on Saturday morning, the Columbia
Valley Show and Shine in Radium, B.C. is
always worth a look, and this year's 24th
edition was no exception.
crepes, and chilli - at around $8 each. In
addition to the food there are car-oriented
vendors like the license-plate crafter, the hot
rod artiste, and a number of parts and novelty
specialists to tug at the heart-strings and
wallets of the car-obsessed.
Your $20 registration fee buys a well-organized,
well-attended celebration of the automotive
subculture in one of the most beautiful settings
in the show and shine calendar. It also buys a
chance at some really cool door prizes.
This year, more than 800 cars, trucks and
everything in between graced the landscape of
the Bighorn Meadows Resort. From
heavily-badged racing Subarus to more
Most years the valley cooperates completely,
with calm, clear weather. While this was not
one of those years, the rain showers dampened
only the cars and the people - not the spirits of
those who attended.
As with most clubs, the Columbia Valley folks
take donations of cash or food for the area food
bank. Based on the turnout and the excitement
of the viewing crowd, I can only imagine that
the chosen charity does very well from all the
hard work.
traditional collectibles; from raucous,
deliberately different, impetuous and impudent,
to memories of Grandma and the way we were.
How about that classic 1958 Chevrolet, or the
1956 Ford Crown Victoria, or that impressive,
all-original 1967 Buick Electra? Or perhaps an
exciting, faithful resto-mod, like that red and
white 1957 Chevrolet, is what stirs your soul.
Whatever your preference, it's all about
passion. People come from all over the area for
this show - from all three western provinces
and the states of Washington and Idaho, and
beyond. The cars and trucks are
well-positioned for pedestrian access, spaced
far enough apart that accidents are unlikely.
Music piped across the fields is entirely
appropriate to the show and does not seem too
loud or intrusive. Vendors of all kinds look after
the happy crowd. Hungry folks choose from the
obligatory five-dollar burgers, from dogs,
smokies, popcorn, mini-donuts and coffee.
Some more unusual offerings include bannock,
If you plan to attend next year, be sure to book
your lodgings early. This is a very popular show
and shine and a huge draw for clubbers and
area residents alike. It's well worth a look, if
you're in
the area,
and if
you're
not, it's
well
worth
the trip.
(James is taking a communications degree at U of C)
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The unmistakeable
front end of a
Studebaker. Go to
their website at
studebakermotorcom
pany.com
to check out their
new lineup of
vehicles.
“Alberta
Rides”
printed
by:
TALES FROM THE OLD EDITOR
THE UNCLE GERALD AND
TUBBY SYSTEM
Malcolm Fischer
The Old Editor’s Uncle Gerald is one of
his favourite people. Always has a ready giggle,
and lots of good stories to tell! He’s about as
handy as anyone could be, looking at fancy machinery, then going home and building a piece
just like it, only better. Building and welding
and thinking and designing. I’m here to tell you,
there ain’t none better.
Seems one nice summer day many, many
years ago, Unc and his cousin Alfred, who was
commonly called Tubby (EVERYone had a nickname in the Old Editor’s family roots – Gooby,
Big Guy, Butson, Tubby – don’t get me started!)
decided they’d take a long, long drive up to
Westlock country with their sweeties, via the
Calgary Stampede (all of which is several hours
from home even today). And all they had to
drive on such a lofty journey in those long-ago
days was a borrowed ’27 Chevy, a former car
that was cut off and made into a truck. So, what
would make more sense than to put an old tarp
on some short poles over the back for the gals to
be sheltered by, and pull out in the late morning
on a trip that’d take most of the day and maybe
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even some of the night. If they were lucky.
Makes perfect sense, right? Off they went.
Well folks, the old Chevy’s wheels were in pretty
bad shape, creaking and shaking and making it
darn hard to travel over 20 miles an hour.
Mostly-worn-out wooden wheel spokes were the
cause, darnit. What to do? New wheels were
waaay too much money, even if you could have
found some.
Did I mention it was a sunny, warm Alberta day, and the car/truck had no …ah…er…
air conditioning? Well, you can just imagine how
hot the poor boys were by the time they waddled
the ol’ Chevy into Stettler, the closest town,
can’t you? Poor young fellas. So, they decided
that maybe it’d be in everyone’s best interest to
grab a few cold beers to help cool down. Better
than air conditioning right? So they grabbed
quite a few, seeing as how it was to be a long
trip and all. Didn’t want to take a chance on
getting deehighdra ………… dehydr ……….. er,
all dried out. No need to take a chance on that,
now was there? Off they trundled in the ol’
Chev, sipping the odd beer. (Now, we know that
in those days, traffic was very light, and very
slow across those prairie trails called roads, so
having a few nips while cruising wasn’t nearly
the risk that today’s high speed highway zoo
brings.)
Well, a thirsty guy in the hot sun, swilling
a quick cold beer back needs to take a stop
every now and then, right? They call ‘em rest
stops nowadays, but in those days they were pee
breaks, right? And the facilities consisted of
just the nearest ditch, unless there happened to
be another car within earshot in which case a
trot into a nearby bush would be in order, right?
Well Unc was the first one “in need” and when
he got out, being the quick thinker he was and
is, it struck him! Why waste that valuable liquid
on a ditch or a bush, when those ol’ wooden
spokes were in dire need of some wetness to
swell ‘em up a bit and make the wheel run
smoother? What genius! (Besides that, the
need was rather urgent!) So, with Tubby’s blessing and the ladies looking politely in the other
direction, he watered down the spokes on the
nearest wheel, and off they went.
My, my, but that wheel smoothed right
out – no creaking or squeaking or anything. A
miracle! Soon, Tubby had the urge too, so he
“tuned up” another wheel, and away th ey went
again, both marvelling at how smooth those
freshly watered wheels now cruised! Yee haw!
And it only seemed reasonable that the more
beer they were willing to “process”, the better off
the wheels would be. Right? So they did. Soon,
they were going breakneck speeds …….. like, 30.
Whooooosh!
SVAA
more than just an insurance program.
Open to all clubs, please come and join us!
check out our website at:
www.svaalberta.com
62 clubs throughout Alberta with a
total of approximately 2,552 members
currently belong
Well sir, you can imagine the sacrifice
they had to make to keep that speed right up
there, and get to Calgary and then all the way
up to Westlock the next day in record time, now
can’t you? They had to continually “process”
enough beer to keep ALL FOUR wheels well
swelled and rolling like clockwork. Whooppee!
They did it, and the ol’ Chevy never ran so
smooth.
A grand story, and probably a grand trip
too. They did make it, or so they say. So now
you know. If you don’t have the cash to get
those old spokes redone, there is ALWAYS another way. The Uncle Gerald and Tubby
System!
1971 CHARGER SUPER BEE
Jason Howdle
My love of Mopar started back in high school.
Dad would tell me stories about his triple black
1970 Challenger R/T 440 6 pack. Hearing those
stories made my mind up, I had to have a classic Mopar of my own. After Dad and I searched
for my first car, I settled on a blue 73 Charger
for my first car in high school. I drove that 73
until my first year of college. That’s when I got
my first 71 Superbee. It was red when I bought
it, but it was originally a Plum Crazy car that
had been repainted. It was a 383 Magnum car
with a column shift. It had the rare N96 Ramcharger hood, but all the parts were missing. I
eventually put a 440 in it and raced a couple
years at SIR. Like many, life started to catch up
to me. Fun turned to work and I just didn’t have
the time or money anymore to put into the car. I
traded the 440 engine for a truck because I was
in need of a running vehicle. The car sat for a
few years after that and I sold the body as a
rolling chassis to a friend of mine because I determined I would never have the money to restore it. He has since built it into a nice ride and
even turned it back into the original FC7 Plum
Crazy car it once was.
Flash forward to 2010. Having more life experience under my belt and some extra income to
spare, my passion for old Mopars was fueled
once again. When I started looking for another
car I wasn’t exactly sure what I wanted to buy.
Then one day on the way to a Riders football
game, I was killing time as a passenger searching the web for old Mopars. This add jumped
out at me as soon as I seen it! A 1971 big block
Plum Crazy Charger with a 4 speed! There it
was, my dream car staring back at me as I
drooled with excitement! I contacted the owner
and quizzed him on the car. After determining it
was at a stage where I could finish the car how I
liked, I booked a flight to B.C. and drove it
home. It was a wonderful trip just for the simple
fact I was driving my dream car once again.
This car started life as a Charger 500 with a
318 auto. The car was ground up restored, but
at a stage where I could finish it how I wanted
to. I knew right away it had to be just as I always imagined my old SuperBee would look
like. First I had the vinyl top installed as well as
the correct interior including a console with pistol grip shifter. Then I had a complete engine
and drivetrain overhaul. I used the existing 400
24
block that came in the car and had it punched
out to 512 cubic inches. An 870 Holley fuels the
513HP/608FT/LBS torque MONSTER! Spent
fumes are dumped into TTI headers, through a
full 3” exhaust and out to the factory 3” Machine gun tips. The power now runs through a
Tremec 5 speed into an 8 ¾” with a 3:91 Eaton
Sure Grip. A hydraulic clutch eases pedal effort.
Cruising is a gear heads dream! 2000RPM is
now 68 MPH in this bad boy thanks to the 5th
gear. The front suspension has been upgraded
to a RMS
Alterkation with
rack and
pinion
steering
controlled by
an Ididit
tilt steering column that
is topped
off with the original Mopar Tuff wheel. Fluids
and temperatures are monitored by a custom
Auto Meter gauge assembly. Traction at the rear
begins with fresh Super Stock springs. For trips
to the track, Slide A Links help the hook up.
The frame is tied together as well as a driveshaft
loop for safety. To stop this beast 11” Wilwood
disks are on all 4 corners including a line lock
for smoke shows and launching at the tree. She
sits on modern 17x9 Mopar Rally wheels with
Nitto 255/50R17 up front and 295/45R17 M/T
Drag Radials out back. The outside appearance
is that of a SuperBee right off the showroom
floor. It has the correct body stripes, hood (with
insert showing 383 MAGNUM callouts as well as
correct hood pins), rear window louver, front
spoiler, Gull Wing and chrome wheel well mold-
ings. The bumpers and mirrors are color
matched; as well the correct R/T style tail light
assemblies are installed. These only came on
SuperBee’s with the color match bumper option. RGB Oracle headlights now light the path
and the trunk now sports a custom audio system dressed with purple neon for show and
those long trips to the track or a car show.
So some 20 years later I finally have my dream
car. There are still some bugs to work out and
these classics are always a work in progress,
but every day brings me one step closer. I have
under 200
miles since
completion,
though I
have not
got to enjoy it much this year, but I look forward to next summer when I really get to enjoy
RIVER CITY CLASSICS
Every year River City Classics hold their show
and shine at the end of September. Their show
is the last big event each
year in southern Alberta.
This year there was alot of
uncertainty about whether
or not they would be able
to go ahead because of the
flood in June and the devastation it brought to their
town. Showing the character that has shone
through the province this
entire summer, the show
went on.
The day was a bit cool in the morning, but the
sun and all the fans came out. There were 1015
it for what it
was built for.
The 3rd gen
Charger
doesn’t get the
love the 6870’s do, but
those who
have seen it
LOVE it! I
want to give a
big thanks to
Sound Obsessions, Curt’s
Autobody and
Elite Detailing
and Performance of Lloydminster as well as
Moretto Motorsportz in Edmonton. You made
my dream come true!
cars that
registered,
with
many
more
unregistered. It
was estimated
10,000
people
were wandering around all the streets of downtown High River showing their support for the
community. There are still many businesses
that are closed, or working out of temporary locations. The damage is still evident everywhere,
but that did not dampen the enthusiasm of the
participants, the spectators and certainly not
the organizers and volunteers.
In light of
the situation in
town, the
organizers
chose not
to ask local businesses for
donations
of items to
be given
out. But
they were
contacted
by businesses asking to donate prizes.
The admission was
$10 and a
donation to
the food bank. The proceeds from this years’
show will be going to local businesses affected
by the June flood.
This week the Canadian Hot Air Balloon Championships were also held in High River and the
prizes for this event were given out during the
car show. The 50/50 draw prize was approximately $1900 to the lucky winner, leaving about
$1900 for charity, plus $3500 given to the Salvation Army food bank, along with a trailer full
of food.
There were food & automotive vendors all
through downtown. A “Marketplace” was in the
Memorial Centre featuring local businesses with
all proceeds again to local flood relief charities.
Rotary Club set up food & beverage service in
Rotary Park raising funds for the Rotary Foundation flood relief. The Calgary Stampede Stage
was by the Museum of the Highwood. And the
“Sprung Business Centre” temporary store
fronts were also busy. The town came out to
support the car show. And the car club is giving back to the town. Congratulations to the
River City Classics Car Club and all it’s members for a job very well done. See you again
next September!
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Cody Francis
Cody was one of the first Young Guns featured in Alberta Rides back in August 2012 when he was
featured, along with his 1998 Dodge Neon R/T. He did that car up to be a show stopper and multiple
prize winner. Now currently sitting at an impressive 23 awards, he still takes it to the odd show here
and there.
He has added his second collector car to his stable. A 1967 Dodge Dart GT. This car has a
340 motor with 360 heads, 727 transmission with 8 3/4 inch rear end. He has finished it off with a
one of a kind paint job. There is no paint code for this color. It is a custom blue/purple metallic - in
the sun it appears blue and in the shade it looks purple. He painted it this color after painstakingly
restoring the body in his garage in less than two months. The car is still a work in progress and
needs a few things here and there. But considering he has only had the car since December 2012,
we think he is on the right track with this classic Mopar. He has taken it to a few shows this season
alongside his girlfriend Bianca with her 2013 Dart, going with the "his and her Darts" theme. Winter
is on its way and Cody hopes to spend it working on his Dart and getting it out to more shows for
the next season of car shows.
Cody & Kris have started a club called “Metalmorphosis”. Young Guns, and young at heart are welcome. For more information, look on page 20 in the Club Meeting section.
Cody has given generously of his time helping out the other young guns with their vehicles.
He did not tell me this, his buddies did. My impression of this young gun is that he is an outstandPatti Fieger
ing person. If this was a sport - he would get my vote for MVP.
Bianca Racicot-Cobby
Bianca is the first female
member of the Metalmorphosis Club. With her 5 year old
son Jayden as her co-pilot she
drives her 2013 Dodge Dart
with its 1.4 Turbo engine
along side her boyfriend Cody
Francis’ 1967 Dodge Dart GT.
"his and her Darts".
She has had the car about 6
months and has done all the
following work herself: tinted
the windows, smoked both the
head and tail lights, added
racing stripes and some decals, custom twocontinued page 28
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toned black and body color matching red rims,
blacked out all the badges, painted the dash
piece red with metal flake. She has put in LED
lights
above the
dash piece.
She has
installed
interior
lights under the
hood and
in the
trunk. She
also has an
impressive
stereo - including a
12 inch 1000
watt Boss
Phantom
subwoofer.
She has
named her
car “Guiliet”.
The Dodge
Dart is built
on the platform of the
Alfa Romeo
“Giulietta” so
she has
named her
car after it’s
big sister. This is a really good looking car,
driven by a very savvy and talented young lady.
Brice Maier
Brice is just starting out with his car. He has a
1991 Toyota Soarer, 2 door right hand drive
that he bought for $1500. At the time he purchased it, it was undriveable. Along with his
dad they replaced the whole front end, put on a
new painted bumper, custom exhaust and new
Gewalt rims. The exhaust has been custom
built from the cat back. Otherwise it is completely stock. It has a 2.5 L V6 1J2GTE Twin
Turbo engine with a HKS blow off valve. His
plans to work on over the winter? Replace the
fenders with overfenders, lowered on coiled
overs. He wants to turn this 1991 Soarer into
a show car, but still a daily driver. Only in the
summer of course!
At 19 years of age, he knows he has a lot to
learn about cars and mechanics and is eager to
keep working with cars. One thing he pointed
out is the need for extra caution with right
hand drive vehicles - you have to really watch
Kris Maier
You have seen an article on Kris
and his Baracuda in our October
2012 issue of Alberta Rides. He is
one of the founding members of
The Young Guns club. He has now
gotten his second car, a 2003 PT
Cruiser he calls Big Blue. A few of
the things he has done to the car,
with help from his family and the
other Young Guns:
motor: 3 inch cold intake, blue fil28
for blind spots when doing left turns and passing. He is currently working at a major auto
dealer doing detailing and wants to work his
way up in the dealership.
The exterior he has
blacked out the bumpers
and grill, custom tail light
covers, shorty antenna,
blacked out headlights
with 8000K HIDs, blacked
out the rims, full underglow and grill lights,
blacked out the door handles, side mouldings and
emblems.
ter, blue dipstick, painted the intake manifold,
blacked out the filler caps, blue wire looming.
The interior: painted the center bezel, dash &
shifter. Custom triple gauge A-pillar (boost, oil,
water temp) rear GR9 speaker covers painter,
custom sub box (matched to car) 2 X 10 inch JL
subs, 1600 watt Pioneer amp - puts out 137
decibels, underdash blue lights, painted the
door panels, blue lights around the sub woofers.
James White
James was featured in our Young Gun section
back in the August 2012 issue of Alberta Rides.
The Baracuda is limping a
bit right now, he blew the
rear main seal. Guess we know what he will be
working on in the family garage this winter! He
is Brice’s older brother and the similarities of
these two young guns is obvious after chatting
with them for a few minutes. They are both very
knowledgeable about cars and very keen to learn
all they can. I expect parking spots will become
a hot commodity at these brothers house!
out of the truck to assist James to get in and
out. A Bruno Crane Lift comes out of the truckbox and swings around to the driver door to
pick up the wheelchair and place it in the box of
the truck. The wheelchair is protected from the
elements by a Leer canopy with an “AccessATop” structure that lifts the canopy open and
closed. Some of the after market modifications:
20 inch Hostile rims wrapped with Mickey
Thompson 33 inch MTZ tires, the DPF delete kit
He has added a second vehicle to his garage, a
2012 Dodge Ram 3500 1 ton). Wheelchair modifications have been done to the truck. Hand
controls were installed. A Bruno seat lift is in
place of the drivers seat. It turns and lowers
and an AFE stage 2 cool air intake with a Mini
Maxx tuner and two10 inch Thunder Pro 2 subs
under the rear seat. James is still planning still
more customizations.
Now for a update on the white 2002 Chevy
Xtreme - it has a new 4 inch cowl from LMC
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Truck and a set of scat racing seats. There was
a new set of lifters put in and a new cam put in
thanks to James’ good pal Geoff, plus a 650, 4
barrel double pumper carburetor with maniacal
secondary's. It was prepped and painted last
NACHO AVERAGE SUPER B
CLARE & DARA OOSTERLEE
When they were newlyweds Clare and Dara had
a 1971 Duster and like many collectors, wanted
spring along with help from his buddies Cody,
Kris, Junior and Sam. The truck has a true
dual 2.5 inch exhaust with flow master 40 series mufflers. He is planning a few more things
on it to follow. He wants to thank all his friends
for their help with his trucks.
to replace the car they had fond memories of.
In 2007 they were looking on E-Bay and found
an ad for a Plymouth Duster Super B. After exchanging info with the seller in Los Angeles,
Clare went down and found a bit of creative
writing had been used. This was a Super B, not
a Duster. The vehicle had been manufactured
in Toluca, Mexico. It came with a huge amount
of documentation including the original bill of
sale from 1971 and registrations from 1993 to
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2002. At some point it had been moved to LA
with registration for 2004 included in paperwork.
After having their new treasure shipped home
they started work on rehabbing the car. There
had been some very interesting repairs made
over the years.
The back lights
were held together with a
Coke can and
some rivets. The
rear view mirror
adjustor was broken and had been
repaired with a
pop top. No
shortage of creativity! They
started rebuilding
their baby - and 3 months later came another
surprise. A live black widow
spider, along with some Mexican pesos were hiding under
the seats. The spider only
lived long enough to make it
into a glass jar.
They have rebuilt the front
suspension, replaced the rear
suspension, the rebuilt motor
is now a 318 high performance, new exhaust manifolds
and fixed that mirror and
back lights. The rear window is original.
There had been a decal on it that had baked
an image into the glass in the hot sun. If the
light is right, you can still see it ”Auto Club
Clasicos, Guadalajara”. The 1970 had the
tack on the hood. It was only the ’71’s that had
a tack in the rally dash, but they continued
putting them on the hood from 1972 till 1980.
She is painted “Sublime Green”.
Two years ago they picked up a 1968 Charger
from a good buddy who wanted to sell this
beauty to buy his dream car, a1970 Dart
Swinger. Clare had always had a soft spot for
this year of Charger. During his teenage years
he had taken his driver’s license in his
brother’s 1968 red Charger! It was meant to
be! This car was originally from Colorado,
then Phoenix and finally her home in Calgary.
Now they have “His and Hers” to take to the
many shows they attend. They participate in
shows all over including Great Falls, Cranbrook, Missoula, Lethbridge - putting on 2000
KM in one trip alone.
“If you had $1,000,000 - what would you get?”
Their answer - “a bigger garage or an acerage
just outside of Calgary”. They love the cars
they have. “Why this hobby?” Their answer “The people! You meet the nicest people in this
hobby.”
Dara and Clare Oosterlee with their 1971 Super B and the 1968 Charger
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