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.
Pat sold the Speedster in September, 2010, and we will now be using the Torpedo Roadster.

Albums:

• 2011 - Sept. 15, 16, 17, 18, 2011. The CanAm is arranged by Ken and Chris Findlay, in the Abbotsford, White Rock Chilliwack area. We trailer the 1912 Torpedo Roadster in the T Cart (new closed trailer), on Thursday. Tour on Friday has some hills. We see the Johnson Group Collection and Henderson's pedal car collection with a scrumptious lunch in a cafe in White Rock. The dinner is back in the Best Western motel and its pizza. On Saturday we have another good tour that takes us to the Military Museum for the coffee stop and lunch at Bridal Veil Falls. Pat has his wedding ring cut off because he got a bee sting when leaving the Military Museum, and his finger was swelling up. Nice flat roads, but a bit of rain. We stop at a bee farm and then an icecream stop. The banquet is at The Old Spaghetti Factory with the awards back at the motel room. Back home on Sunday. It was a good tour. Mark and Sandra Fetback had our old Speedster out. After changing the oil it ran superbly. Our Torpedo needed an adjustment to its coil box and then ran superbly, also.
• 2011 - June 26 to July 1, 2011. We have the new closed trailer to take the 1912 Torpedo Roadster to Pincher Creek National Tour hosted by the Foothills Model T Ford Club. The Cowboys and Coal Mines tour takes us to Wateron, Fort McLeod, Lundbreck and other interesting places. Very windy and car not running the very best, just yet.
• 2011 - June 19 2011. The annual Father's Day or Model T day of the Barny Oldfield Memorial run. This is the second year that we take the 1912 Torpedo Roadster. Car is running great. We have a good turnout of about 15 cars. Very good run organized by Warren and Bruce E. We have 4 checkpoints to see that take us down town. Lunch at Tia's cafe after. Andy Jones wins the trophy this year.
• 2010 - June 20 2010. The annual Father's Day or Model T day of the Barny Oldfield Memorial run. This is the first year that we take the 1912 Torpedo Roadster. A good run on a sunny day with lunch to follow. Pat and the car preform very well. Pat takes second place, and so we avoid getting the big, ugly trophy! We do not go to the Can Am this year due to conflicting travel plans when we cruise the St.Lawrence.
• 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.
  
• 2005 - July 15 to 23, 2005, the Model T Ford Club International Meet at Cochrane, Alberta. Excellent meet with many good photos. After the meet we continue eastward with the Speedster on the trailer behind the Campervan, to Saskatchewan.


• - - - 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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