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StretRods Hr or .ekîe ndi kL1i~ SECTON TO BOMANVLLEONTAIOWEDàNESDAY, JUL1,16 by George Kennedy Thanks to a break in the damp weather of recent 3 weeks, the 6th Annual Lawn a Show and Rod Tour hosted by the Motor City Car Club of Oshawa helped get Bowman- ville Week off to a rousing start. The skies cleared. as the first of 75 street rods, arrived ~ ~last Friday at the Flying Dutchman Motor. Inn. This ? event, commonly referred to Q4, as a rod run, attracted some of the finest, street rods to be seen anywhere, and many of the participants travel several hundred miles to attend. Many spectators found it hard to believethat these cars are street driven at ail. But ini Wý2% fact, ail are street driven t, regularly despite many having chromed engines and undercarriages, and some sporting paint jobs costing 1,00O or more. As one rod ownier was overheard to say, "at's what street rodding is ail about." On Saturday during the Show and Shine, Mayor ý, Garnet Rickard judged thee cars and awardedthe Mayor's A Trophy. Mayor Rickard selected the beautiful 1934î Ford Coach owned by Mike * ~ Otvos of Hastings. This car is Trust company, manager Gary Wakelin, of Peterborough, is pictured bere witb three of the top awards powered by a superchargedl 3n byis 19314 Ford Coach, at the Motor City Car Club rod run held last weekend, including Best Sedan 4nd6splot aHeingobin, re odr oa ý,7ngatnink ea1Tebd d Best Canadian Car. This car is powered by a 327 Chevrolet engine with an automatic transmission. shades of gold and copper that perfection, and the interiors_ and drive trains receive the modemp touch. This fineeapeir e top bas been cbopped (lowered) 3 inches and the mirror-like finish is black lacquer with flames of red defies' description. After Sulo' 94Fr rmTrno id old. This car bas been a prlfcso inrfr eea eryti rae huad fmls ddressing the particiDants nually.City Car Club on a fine event, Mayor Rickard was chauf- feured back to the town hall by Otvos in the winning car. Other major award winners a t the Show and Shine were .selected by the participants. f Deir, Toronto, 1940 Ford Couple; Gary Wakelin, Peter- borough, 1934 Ford Coach; % Craig Campbell, Oakville, C, 1926 Ford Touring; Dave Gerard, Toronto, 1929 Ford Roadster Pick-p Larry Scanlan, Toronto, 1934 Ford Coupe. Residents of Orono, Kendal, Newcastle and surrounding * ~ areas were somewhat sur- prised and ýdelighted to see ç street rods touring past for a * couple of hours on Saturday - - -~afternoon during the "Poker <~Run". This unique rally event was won by D. McMillan of ~ Owen Sound, in a 1936 Chev Coach. On Sunday morning the Poddearse were treated to a raca- and sausage break- fast b;thé- Lions Clu. hs breakfast is very popular and, in fact, several cars which could not attend the runi earlier, drove to Bowmanville just for the breakfast. In an interview with Motor The Bowmianvil ionsClbsrdsaagsndp cketonetmtd30 peol tteL City Car Club President, Reg Centre Sunday morning. The volunt1eer cooks in, thisphot eograph are (right to left)LarSbnB 7ayor Garnet Rickard of Newcastle and Bruce, Robertson of Toronto engage in a littie street rod McMillan, plansare already Sutherland, Ted Muller, Bruce.Lush, Ed Leslie and Nels Osborne. -It was the fourth yea htteLo .goniý. ,Rober-tson isprobably trying to explain howhbemanaged that bîg ChevV-8Binto that little '23 Ford, bventing made for n ext er sevdbaksto merofheM o CyCrClbswl sanmme fte ayor Rickard was on band last Saturday to judge tle rods'and choose a winner of the Mayor's Award vnt owhichill againbe hed ser e ralokfat th emlbrs of the MoftreCety r Clubaseweions anyttha m eber cleub cwhdrp troph.-y, and showed considerable interest in the cars. to jîli ms es f0d town next year for a fifth car show.~'-- Large Turnout Attends Befhany His Hunt -Show on Sunday Gary Deir stands proudly beside his 1940 Ford Coupe during the S how and Shine. This car was later voted Best Coupe in the show. Deir, from Toronto, complet.1ed the car Iess than two weeks ago affer a,three year rebuilding job. By the way -'under the hood lurks a 396 cubic inch Chevroletengine. Dave Gerard of Toronto owns this Chev powered 1929. Ford Roadster pick-up, voted Best Truck in the show. tasýy wMile at rignt is ivaster of the rHunt genial jed SpenceiY cleckeci out in Dozens of young equestrians from a wide area were on hand'with thèir red icoat, white breechesand riding boots. During the event, it was announced horses Sunday afternoon for the semi-annual Show sponIsored by theBethany that Mr. Spenceley was celebrating bis 7th birthday but it was hard to believe Hulis Hunt Club at the farm home of Mr. anid Mrs. Ted Speflceley, northwest of b-ecause he was as energetic as ever. In addition. to the many riders, a large Bethaniy. These photos show one of the young riders clearing a jump quite -rw fsecaosw s eett he nterfvrt constestants. wc Tih ani an Ma