It was a hot day we had on the 28th the temperature hovered around 95F or 35C all day. We had about the same number of cars as last year but with the usual new cars coming and some of the old cars staying away. We are well on our way to establishing this event as the Hudson National meet for Canada.
Neil and Karen Lewis from Campbell River BC brought their beautiful 1935 Hudson Terraplane and it turned out to be a crowd favourite thanks to that evocative grill which reminded people of the gangster cars of the 30's. John and Donna Mireault returned for their second year from Warren Manitoba bringing their 1940 Hudson Traveler. Next year John hopes to bring his newly restored 1947 Hudson Big Boy 3/4 ton pickup.
Ray Barker arrived in his newly restored 1953 Hudson Hornet sedan which has the shiniest paint job you are ever going to see on a car and all of the newly rechromed bumpers were polished to perfection. I was lucky enough to ride along with Ray in his Hornet for the parade.
We setup shade tents this year to keep those attending out of the sun and I am glad we did, this might be a case of the weather being too good. People gathered under the tent all day long and the banter was continuous.
Next year we are planning to make the event three days. Friday night will now be for registration and supper at the Leduc West site which provides delicious food at very reasonable prices. Saturday will be the show and shine and we are organizing special events like running your Hudson through an obstacle course with your spouse or friend navigating. Sunday we will take a tour driving our cars down to the Reynolds Museum in Wetaskiwin to see their extensive antique car and aeroplane exhibits. Each year we will tour to a new place so those coming from across Canada can see some sites in our Province. We were told by many that the fun of owning Hudsons is driving them and that driving with a caravan of Hudsons is even more fun and we listened so get those cars ready to tour and we will see you at the show next July.
Check out the gallery for more pics of the meet. Pics of the Meet
Posted by 51hornet Thursday, August 02, 2007 (02:25:25) [ Administration ]
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