Model T Ford Events
The Model T Ford club is a loosely organized group. We attend two main events annually with our Model T. The CanAm is a meet that people from B.C.,Can., and from Wa, Ore, USA, hold annually in Sept. The meet alternates between a Can. or US venue.
On Father's Day the cars from Vancouver Island, B.C. hold the Barney Oldfield Memorial Model T Ford meet sponsored by Rob Oldfield. This commerates the run for parts with Model Ts from Oldfield's service station in Saanich to a downtown Victoria parts supplier. Over the years this became a race against the clock.
Pat has had the Speedster for 17 years as of 2009 and is now in the process of having his new old 1912 Torpedo Roadster Model T Ford rebuilt.
Albums:
- 2009 - Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20, 2009. The CanAm is arranged by Blaze and Monica, in the Campbell River area. We trailer the Speedster up on Neff's trailer, on Thursday. Tour on Friday is very good despite a bit of rain. We see the Marine Museum and then lunch stop at Elk Lake Falls Park. The dinner was at Dyke's home. On Saturday we have another good tour that takes us to Sayward with interesting coffee stops and lunch stop. The banquet is in the Lions Hall. We seem to have a record number of participants and the Hall is full. Back home on Sunday with a lovely lunch stop at a pub overlooking the ocean.
- 2009 - June 21 2009. The annual Father's Day or Model T day of the Barny Oldfield Memorial run. A good breakfast and visit before we set off on the run. There are a good number of participants this year.
- 2008 - June 15,2008 The Fathers Day Model T Barney Oldfield Memorial run. I do not have many photos of this year. We do not do the CanAm this year either as there were conflictiong dates, plus it was held farther south around Fife.
- 2007 Sept. 13, 14, 15, 16, 2007 - The Can Am was held in Mission this year, with a nice tour to Harrison Hot Springs on Friday. Saturday is another foggy day with lunch stop at Fort Langley and the awards banquet at a pub up the street from our Best Western Hotel. Was a fine tour organized by the Findlays. Some of my photos make it to the VCCC magazine, as Ken said he was too busy to take pictures. Thanks Ken and Chris and friends and family, for all the hard work.
- 2007
- June 17, 2007. Barney Oldfield Memorial Model T Run. Have some good photos of this year, if I ever get the album finished.
- 2006 - September 14, 15, 16 CanAm meet at Anacortes. We take our BMW as there is a promise of rain. Cyrs bring their Smart Car as their T died on the way out the driveway to the tour. I have some interesting photos of this trip, from the BMW point of view. It is one of the first times out for my Canon S3 IS, also. We have a stop in L'Connor during this meet.
I am pretty sure we were on the Model T Days run in 2006 and previously, but I have no photos or notes for this event when using my old Canon Powershot A50.
- - - - All Albums listed are under construction. . . . to be continued . . .
- Genoa Bay - We take at least
an annual trip on the motorcycle to have lunch at
Genoa Bay. I go every chance I get. Its a beautiful
spot. It has a nice little art shop, on the water, of
course.
- Car stuff - RROC & BDC - We have gone many
places with the Fuel Economy Meet, and the Spring
Meet.
- Car Stuff - Model Ts - We attend meets
with the Can-Am group, the Model Ts day,
annually.
- Car Stuff - Antiques - The cars and the
members of this group are often the same as the
people in the other groups, but we go to some
interesting places with a meet that lasts 5 days with
the Antique chapter of the VCCC. We attend the Island Challenge with this group annually.
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