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Vintage vehicles on display Pull out the chairs and maybe put on some bunny ears for the 44th annual Easter Parade put on by the Vintage Car Club of Canada, Kamloops Chapter on April 20. This show of cars, trucks and anything vintage is a staple in the community. You may have seen this massive lineup of historic vehicles rolling through the streets in the past and this year you won’t want to miss out. The Vintage Car Club of Canada, Kamloops Chapter was formed in 1972 and Dick Parkes has been a part of it from the beginning. “My family has a long line of tinkers; my grandfather used to play with stuff all the time,” comments Dick. “I also like playing with cars, it is just something I like to do and I like to save a piece of history.” Dick also enjoys the social aspect of the club; seeing friends and families enjoying the various automobiles. The group has members with vehicles that are dating back to the 20’s, maybe even earlier than that. Last year there were 130 cars in the parade strutting their sleek lines and shiny chrome. New for this year is the introduction of the 1952 Austin Ambulance that was bought brand new by the city when it first came off the line. “We had to restore everything and it took us eight years,” Dick says. “The
The 1952 Austin Ambulance was originally a special delivery from England and came equipped with a bell (this had to be changed out as in Canada ambulances have sirens.) The ambulance arrived in Vancouver in early October 1952 and had to be driven up to Kamloops.
last owner was a firemen who worked with the city. When he passed away his wife gave the car to us. It is a significant vehicle, it is the only one in Canada and there aren’t many left in the world.” To truly showcase this rare car the feature or focus of the parade is emergency vehicles with the Austin leading the way. The group picks a theme each year to focus on and hopefully
get more rare and beautiful vehicles to make an appearance. You can also expect to see fire trucks, police cruisers and more ambulances leading the parade. Engines will be purring and wheels will be spinning starting at the Westsyde Shopping Centre. The parade will then make its way through North Kamloops, to Downtown along Seymour and end up at the Bandshell where
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the vehicles will be parked for people to view. They will leave Westsyde at 1:00pm and arrive at the park around 2:00pm. At Riverside Park there will be activities, vendors and even the Easter Bunny with some eggs to hunt for. Many cars come out of the woodwork just for the parade, as - continued on page 2
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