Costco's Children's Miracle Network Fundraiser

1937 Dodge & 1938 Ford
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I attended the Children's Miracle Network Fundraiser at Costco today. We were supposed to go yesterday, but the rain kept us away. When I got there this morning, Norm Gable and his 1938 Ford were already set up.

Costco was really hopping!! It is estimated that on a normal Sunday 5000 people cross the threshold. Today, it seemed that number may be low.

Booths were set up by entrepeneurs and homeowners, selling their wares, with profits from the sale of the booths going to the Chidren's Miracle Network.

We were glad that we could participate and give the public a couple of beautiful cars to look at while pushing their full baskets back to their vehicles.

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An addition to the garage!

I had Don & Scott Robbins of Park Place Garage in Surrey, come over this morning and install a 3x8 overhead rack in the garage. They use Forged Racks which are made by a Canadian company based in Vancouver.

Park Place have transformed garages for Lottery Show Homes, the most recent being the Hometown Heroes Show Home.

Now, Del's wood which needs to dry out, can do so without taking up floor space around the cars.

Next on my list of Garage upgrades is the floor. While Don was here he gave me an estimate for the same beautiful floor that you see in the Show Home pictures .... Maybe next year!

Wordless Wednesday

Table decorations remind us of a great weekend!

Chariots onTires May Tour 2010

"The tour was one of the best we have been on" was overheard at breakfast on Monday morning!

It was a great tour ... it started off in the sun on Friday afternoon with 4 garage tours. We saw old cars, finished cars, rough but restorables, puppet collections, and had a great time re-uniting with old friends; and finished up that evening with a meet and greet attended by our one and only May Tour Queen (you had to be there!!).

Over 170 cars were in attendance from all over British Columbia and North West Washington. The oldest car was a 1911 Russell Knight 7 Passenger Touring car and the newest was a 1981 Pontiac TransAm, both from Maple Ridge. We had about 20 Orphan Cars which were recognized with a Certificate of Attendance at the Awards Banquet.

Saturday brought overcast skies, some of us travelled to Hayward Lake and the Stave Lake Dam, and had a great time in the hail storm.

Sunday's tour was to Alouette and Pitt Lakes. We stopped at Pitt Lake for lunch, but ended up eating in the car, as the liquid sunshine surrounded us.

Supper (on Saturday and Sunday) was provided by the Hourglass Restaurant and they did a fantastic job of feeding almost 400 people in less than 1/2 hour. The food was out of this world!

A Tea & Fashion show was held on Saturday afternoon after the judging meet. Over 100 people attended and we couldn't keep up with the teapots.

During the judging meet the 1937 Dodge scored enough points to bring home a 2nd place ribbon. Here I am with the car in period costume.

Sunday afternoon found us at the Valve Cover races, where in true spirit one of the teenagers took the valve cover off his car and taped his skateboard onto the bottom with Duct Tape. This was loads of fun. My little Madame Butterfly did not place. Wait until next year!

Monday morning came way too soon. After dismantling all the displays, the stage and the set up, we all gathered in the parking lot to say 'see you next year in Sushwap'.

Garage Tours

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The May Tour group went on a Garage Tour yesterday. This is one of the Rough but Restorable's we saw!

And here are some of the beauties that went on the tour with us.

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Madame Butterfly - Valve Cover Racer

Madame Butterfly
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I will be participating in the Valve Cover Races on Sunday afternoon at the Maple Ridge Fairgrounds. Come out and watch the competition, it`s loads of fun. Valve Cover Racers are any valve cover with wheels and weights to allow it to coast down a track competing against one other racer - this is very similar to the Kub Kar Racers your children had when they were in Boy Scouts, except the cars are made of the Valve Covers and not of wood.

Madam Butterfly has wheels made of Seat Belt washers, no bearings, and is driven by Momma - from the A&W. This Valve Cover Racer is not fast, its built for endurance - ah! ah! Or, is it 'all show and no go'!?

My cars

1937 dodge
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This is my 1937 Dodge. I found it on a car lot in Elmira, Ontario in 1979-80. It was taken off the road in 1988 and after some body work, new upholstery and paint was used for my Son's wedding in 1997. It is presently licensed as a Vintage Vehicle and is used mainly for parades and short tours.

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This is my 1966 Plymouth Satellite. I purchased this from a friend in 1987. It is a British Columbia car, sold originally by Lipsett Motors in Kelowna. 'Sadie' was used for my older Son's wedding in 2000. 'Sadie' has been on many long tours throughout British Columbia and Northern USA. You can see it out and about the lower mainland on sunny summer days.

Vintage Car Club of Canada - Annual May Tour

The 52nd Annual Vintage Car Club of Canada May Tour is being hosted by the Golden Ears Chapter, which draws its membership from Maple Ridge and surrounding area. The event will take place from May 21 to 24, 2010 at the Winter Club (Planet Ice) in Albion.

Over 170 cars are expected to attend, ranging in years from 1911 to 1981. Two tours will take the cars through the north Fraser area; one to Stave Lake Dam and Power House and the other to Alouette and Pitt Lakes. Both tours will leave at approximately 9:30 am and return to the Winter Club in early afternoon. At 2:00pm on Saturday some 30 cars will be judged at the host venue.