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Times -Advocate, August 13, 1986
Antique autos at museum
SpIt and p.IIsIi makes 'ten glow
Sunday marked the annual antique
auto show at the Lambton Heritage
Museum. •Despite a rattier steady
downpour of rain, it was well attend-
ed by over 700 fans of the classic
horseless carriages. There were more
than 40 cars registered on display,
spanning the entire history of the
automobile.
The rarest entry was a 1900 Vic-
torian liorseless Carriage, manufac-
tured in Hopewell, Nova Scotia, the
only one in existence! It's owned by
Huth and Larry Johnson of London,
and he even got it running. The vehi-
cle is constructed of wood mainly,
wood body and spoke wheels, black
with red trim. It has a two cylinder,
water-cooled gas engine, one speed
forward, and no reverse gear at all.
It even steers with a tiller, like today's
golf buggies.
Another oldie was a 1911 wooden -
bodied Russell, a four door sedan
touring car. It features a four -
cylinder Knight engine, made in
Toronto, and was considered THE
luxury car inCanada in its day, own-
ed by Harold Cudmore.
This year there were four cars from
a Michigan car club participating: a
1940's Hudson, grey with red trim and
a 1948 super Nash, burgundy with
brown interior. There was a 1933
Chyrsler Imperial, straight V -i
engine, in maroon and black, with op-
tional wood spoked wheels, very
handsome, the grandest entry from
Michigan was a 1955 Lincoln Capri,
white with a red roof, and red/white
interior, a real beauty.
Grand Bend area was well
represented with a 1906 Model N
Ford, 15 horsepower engine, owned
by Jean and Ross Smith of Embro,
who have a summer cottage in
oakwood Park. This unusual model
was burgundy with black trim and
upholstery, and featured all that
beautiful brass trim and big brass
carriage lamps.
Philips Walker, of Oakwood Park,
was showing his 1931 Model A Ford,
four door sedan, beautifully restored
in apple green and brown velvet
interior.
Cornelius Holzeimer of Southcott
Pines had an impressive yellow
Puckard, 1943. Willy Michielsens, also
of Grand Bend showed a 1952 Dodge
Fargo ',L ton red pick-up truck.
There were several cars from the
1930s'; a 1937 Packard, made in
Detroit, presently owned by Grace
and Cam Dorman of Ailsa Craig, on-
ly the second owners of this honey.
Dean Thompson of Thedford had a
1930 black Chevrolet 4 -door sedan,
and there was a 1939 burgundy De
Soto.
From the 1940's there were a 1919
black Chrysler from Windsor, and a
1941 burgundy Plymouth owned by
Robert De Villaer of Sarnia. Jim
Meerburge of Forest had a blue
Dodge, 1941, and R. Dale, also of
Forest showed a red Internatipnal
1947 pickup truck that's always been
in the Dale family.
There were more cars than ever
from the 1950's: a 1957 Pontiac, a 1952
C-hev-and another real beauty, a two
tone lavender 1958 Rocket 88
Oldsmobile, owned by Harry Tozer of
London. John Ryan of Forest, had a
1955 Chev Belair, red and white, and
Tom Rathwell of Clinton had a yellow
and black 1957 Chevrolet. Richard
Graham of Goderich had an unusual
entry, a 1956 Army truck, a troop car-
rier model in original khaki, with
28,000 miles.
Mr. Graham also had a 1952 brown
Chevrolet on display. There was an
impeccable 1956 white Thunderbird,
owned by Barb and Mery Lyley and
a 1952 Ford Galaxie 500XL red and
white convertible, owned by Bob
Snetselaar of Petrolia.
Jamie St. Pierre of Chatham was
well prepared for a rainy day - he
drove in a 1959 red and white Cor-
vette, pulling a 1959 tent trailer - a
great place to get away from the wet!
W. Young, of Goderich, is the original
owner of a 1957 Dodge Regent,
restored in 1978, in black and white.
A gorgeous model, a 1960 Dodge
Matador in aqua, presented a real
nostalgia trip, if you were ever in love
with fins on cars, owned by Jim and
Pat Tricker of Sarnia.
A Forbes French Fried Snack
Wagon was on hand to dispense food
to the hungrier in the crowd,. Coffee
went down well, to ward off the damp.
By -slanders all- commented very
favorably on the quality and variety •
of the car models - a ver successful
stow
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IS THIS DISNEYLAND? — Special guests at the Grand Bend Em-
porium on Sandcastle Day were some very popular people. Everyone
wanted to have a picture taken with Donald (Shaun Gillet, age 15)
and his buddies Goofie (Jarett Kobe).Mickey (Paul Prendergast) and
Minnie (Brent Zubyk) all of Grand Bend.
A FUN TEST — The Saturday morning "Softball Canada" skills pro-
gram sponsored by Maple Leaf and Spalding and co-ordinated by Bill
Uniac of the Grand Bend Minor Softball Association and his coaches
was well attended as an opening event to Sandcastle Day. Here we
see one of the seven skills - running bases - with Trent Stellingwerff
ready to go while Murray McKay, Andrew Sharen, coach Jerry Van-
bruaene, Mark Mallard and Bill Jennison watch the time clock.
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LIFT-OFF — Giving Darryl Farquhar a helping hand with the laun-
ching of a triple acrobatic delta kite combination were Harold Neely
(left) a visitor from Florida and Ken Fitzgerald whose mom works
at Farquhar's store on Queen St., "Go Fly A Kite". This and about
six other kites at the same time provided an fantastic aerial display
at Sandcastle Day Saturday, in Grand Bend.
CANADIAN EH? Wherever he went this furry, cuddly Chocolate
Mousse was a favorite as he handed out treats for all the kids at
Sandcastle Day. Chocolate Mousse is not only the Main St. store of
Kris Mclndoe's but a real live Tim Oliver under those antlers.
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LOCAL ARCHITECTS Owner of that irrestible shop "the Chocolate Mousse" on Main Street Kris Mcln-
doe,(right) congratulates her Sandcastle building team who were second runners-up in the event; (left
to right) Linda Bennett who works at the store, John Pittendreigh, Peter Thomson, Michael Martins,
Hugh Gutliffe, and Wendy Harford of London.
ANTIQUE AUTOS AT MUSEUM — Automobile enthusiast Stephen
Hancock, a summer resident in Grand Bend admires the wooden
spoke wheels on this model at Lambton Heritage Museum, Sunday,
August 10. "Of the less prestigious marques, the Chrysler Imperial
of the 30's was the chosen motorcar of celebrated personalities dur-
ing the period", such as aviator Lindberg, Hancock explbined. Owner
Gary Minnie of Michigan claims there were only 2500 of these 384
cu. in.,,straight 8 engine models manufactured by Chrysler, Detroit.
Parents, Fids battle
in soccer contests
The Grand Bend Soccer Association
held its parents versus minor teams
day Saturday at the soccer field
beside the GB Legion. These games
were taking place while the Grand
Bend Softball Association held its
skills at the diamond. Both sports took
place on the resort's annual Sandcas-
tle Day.
A free lunch served up by volunteer
mothers was donated by Maple Leaf
and Tuckey Beverages, and was en-
joyed by over 100 enthusiastic
sportsters.
The GB squirts edged their parents
in a close 5-6 match, showing that
practice makes perfect. Defensive
player Bryce Kadlecik made a
number of good moves. The atom
parents won over the GB team who
were shorthanded and had to call on
some reinforcement from other soc-
cer fans.
What a come back ! With a score of
4-2 the determined parents of the
mosquito -peewee teams battled back
to beat them 6-5. Russ Linga rd scored
the winning goal on passes from Tony
Mennen (London Pro) and avid
player Ed Fluter. A good time was
had by all.
DECISION MAKERS Standing in front of one of the prize winning entries the hardworking judges
for the Sandcastle Day, castle and sculpture building contest are (left to right) Larry Cole of RR 2 Grand
.Bend, Ian Martindale from Southcott Pines; Vero Morrison, Ted Hunt, chairman, and Edith Chisholm
all of Grand Cove Estates. There were three teams entered in the castle category and seven in sculpture.
Mark Mollard was the lucky wickner
of the draw for a top-notch soccer ball
by Spalding, while Jeff Lingard won
the Spalding baseball glove.
In regular league play, the squirts
defeated Lobo Thursday night in Col-
dstream, by a score of 7-0. The win
gives them six wins, one tie, and three
losses this season. With only two
games left to play, they meet Denfield
tomorrow night at home in GB.
The mosquitos beat Exeter II by a
score of 4-2 at Kelders field Wednes-
day. The Exeter coach was ousted
from the game for his
unsportsmanship-like conduct, by
referee, Eddie Mommersteeg and it's
unfortunate that spectators can't be
asked to leave as well for their poor
sportmanship! Dave Maguire scored
two goals, Pat Larmer and Cullen
Kobe each added a single.
Playoffs are now underway in
baseball action. The peewees lost to
Thedford in their first match. The
peewee/girls are batting six for six go-
ing into the playoffs. The squirts have
nine wins and three losses, with the
mite Jays winning seven and losing
three. Tops in the mite action is the
GB Tigers with nine out of ten games.
They play Poplar Hill tonight in GB
for their first playoff meet.
Grand Bend's new team, the ban-
tam boys played well to bring the
team into the playoffs against Lieury.
If they beat out Lieury, the team will
meet either Parkhill or Ailsa Craig
for the final. The team had four wins,
seven losses, and one tie for the
season. Coach Brian Pearen was
pleased by the efforts to improve by
his team. First playoff game was
Monday, August 11.
About 45 peopleathered at the
Turnbull residence for the year -ed t -
hall wiener roast ( BBQ ). Coach Suzy
Turnbull organized a parent -team
game at the school.
Two buses carrying 85 GB and area
• people left the resort Wednesday for
a•Blue Jay game against the Royals.
It was just fantastic reported avid TO
fans!
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THREE BOWLS FUL4 = This ice cream •eating family took some top
honours in the Chili Willy's Ice Cream eating contest at Sandcastle
Day in Grand Bend. Brian Hernacki (left) defeated his opponent in
the 12-17 age group by downing three bowls of icecream while his
brother Paul (right) took the under twelve age group. Mike (centre)
was edged out by his brother Paul by only a spoonful after he had
won the first heat in this incredible edible event. The Hernacki fami-
ly are vacationing at a cottage north of Grand Bend.
DISNEY VISITOR — Donald Duck (bantam player Shaun Guillet) •
waddled over to the Grand Bend baseball diamond on Sandcastle
Day to cheer for the teams. Player Brian Baird, left, and Brent Love
on the right greeted the friendly bird.
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