| President | Gary Catherwood 604-931-3336 gcatherwood@shaw.ca |
| Vice-President |
Bill Trant |
| Secretary | Sandy Bromley |
| Treasurer | Peter Trant |
| Governors | Bill Trant Jim Macdonald Gary Catherwood |
| Membership |
Bob Hollingshead |
| Events Chair |
Gary Jarvis |
| Events |
Dave Wilson |
| Regalia |
Ray Mitchell |
| Trustees |
Henry Bromley Gary Catherwood Dick Parton |
| Librarian |
Glenn Blanchfield |
| Library Development |
Ken Berrecloth |
| Refreshments |
Ron Morris |
| Raffle Tickets |
Gary Jarvis |
| Entertainment |
Ray Mitchell |
| Newsletter |
Vic Bourne |
| Chapter Correspondent |
June Tucker |
| Award Pins | Peter Trant |
| Legal |
Bob Brewer |
| Sunshine |
Patti Macdonald Cindy Ganske |
| Nominations |
Jim Macdonald |
| Chapter Dues |
$25.00 |
| Chapter Meetings |
2nd Wednesday of the month at 8:00 PM. Administration Bldg, Burnaby Village Museum. (Exec meetings: Last Tues. each month) |
| Chapter Address |
P.O. Box 3070, Vancouver B.C. V6B 3X6 |
| Chapter Hotline |
604-519-4627 |
HISTORY (continued from above):
After a number of
meetings and a whole lot of enthusiasm the Centennial Tour, to be
held in the first part of August, went ahead as planned . There were 38
vehicles, of various makes, that took part in the 840 mile run from
Fernie BC to Victoria BC. The oldest car to make the run was a
1907 Cadillac driven by Quinton McAdam, Quinton has since passed away
but his daughter still takes the vehicle out on tours. The only vehicle
that didn’t complete the run was a 1923 Brooks steamer. The tour was
followed by a car show at the Pacific National Exhibition where 42 cars
were put on display to complete the new clubs contribution to the
British Columbia Centennial Events.
The first name given the club was “The Vintage Auto
Registry of British Columbia” which was to have a very short life due to
the rejection of the name by the government. It was followed later in
1958 by the name “Veteran Car Club of Canada” that was also rejected by
the government of the day. The 15 founding members were getting no where
and finally came up with the name “The Vintage Car Club of Vancouver”.
Some one else suggested “The Vintage Car Club of BC”. Another said “what
the heck why not go for Canada” and with that our club was born, “THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB of
CANADA”.
The first constitution was based on the Horseless Carriage
Club of Seattle/Tacoma as no one knew what a constitution should entail.
George Woods said he would have his lawyer draw it up and register it.
He was given the clubs first life membership for taking care of this and
underwriting the costs.
One of the first things the original members did in 1957
was to convince the Provincial Government that there should be a Vintage
License plate for the old vehicles. It took longer than expected but in
1969 the plate became a reality. Since that time we have been enjoying
the one time cost of the plate and the accompanying lower insurance
rates.
As time went on the membership grew and other cities became
interested in forming their own chapter. Victoria was the second chapter
to get organized. This took place on June 28th 1960. Then
followed by the Okanagan in 1967. From there it blossomed and there is
now 23 chapters in the province.
As the chapters started to come on stream a National
Executive group was formed in 1965. This was to look after the
administration of the chapters, handling the memberships, newspaper,
club insurance, *May Tours and regalia. Each chapter has one vote for every hundred members and
the directors attend the National
meetings.
