Featured Event Coverage Can Am Curmudgeons are Road Trippin' Again

Like WOW !
I just got home after 3400 miles, totally blown out ! Took a gillion pics tho after scoping this thread, looks like Tim and Ed have it pretty well covered,...thanks guys but I can't resist sharing some of my memories of "the best one yet".
Yanks invaded Victoria Thursday and Friday. Always, for us, a novelty driving on to a boat.
The Chateau Victoria was first class for our dirty fingernail bunch.

Poker Run, this years AMBR contender promised to drive his Roadster.

Recently restored and retired Mars Amphibian Fire Fighter. It was huge! Sposed to be 2nd largest aircraft after the Spruce Goose.

We were off at Oh Dark Thirty to stage for Sunday's main event. We were set up by about 5:00am and looking for coffee. What a spectacular venue!

and we did our diplomatic best to assure Canadians that we meant no ill to our brothers and sisters in the North.

 

Great photos B-2, @wstory. Thanks for adding them...would love to see others.

 

I never get tired of lookin at pictures so a few more, more or less in chronologic order overlapping Tim's previous postings but hopefully providing a different view or of different cars.


The Compton Farm where Ed, Liz, Sierra and her guy served BBQ salmon, salad and cake.

And Ed jumped on the opportunity to memorialize a couple of recent less than pleasant events documented in Tim's earlier post. This panel in Ed's shop records most of the visitors from previous and the current NWDDs.

 

Thanks to Ed too for the cool commemorative sticker.

 

Nice video Eddie - rounding those turns and staying upright!

I was the busted fan car driver. The fan came - at 6:30 AM on Sunday, the day of the big show. I should ad that Terry had an hand in getting me a new fan delivered on Sunday morning! That’s a Curmudgeon- going all out to help solve a problem.After MikeIver overcame the mismatched mounting holes etc I was able to get my Plymouth into the closed perimeter of the show and parked close to the rest of the gang.

 

I've tried to layer in more pics that respect the chronology of the trip but,....I've lost track Seems if I modify an image, like cropping, it goes back into my files at a diff. place. So here are a bunch more of random images I like. Hope you enjoy clicking thru them.
First night, this was the front desk person. Everything was "virtual",...even issuing the room key. He was in Bolivia

Yankees on the way to Canada.

 

Jackson, Grandson of one of our guys. "Special" young man who joined us for two weeks.

He was on and off the ferry 1/2 dozen times and directed traffic like the Energizer Bunny!

Tim, who created this very special record of our 2025 "Best One Yet",.. drives this very cool 3 window!

Minstrel Given Harrison's 39

Sherriff Hogue, aka B3's 33

AMBR contender.

 

I gotta wonder. Did you mean to say grand kids?

 

Thanks for taking us along on the Tour Tim! Great job of reporting as always!

 

The colours in some of these photos make 'em look just like '60s or '70s post cards!

 

Wow, that looks like fun! I met one of your curmudgeons at a show Saturday here in Vancouver (USA not BC).

He lives locally and regaled me with stories of his adventures North of the border this year.

 

Indeed that is Dennis Parker (aka Denny) and his '32 5 window. He also has a very nice '40/ '41 Ford pick up.

 

We shared pictures of our 40/41 pickups. Nice man.