MOOSE JAW — Car buffs can view and vote for their favourite vehicles on Saturday at the Sukanen Ship Museum’s Spring Fling Show and Shine.
The show is geared to pre-1980 vehicles with cars, trucks and motorcycles taking part.
In its 16th year, the show attracts vehicles from all over Southern Saskatchewan, including museum members and some of the museum’s vintage cars.
This year, car enthusiasts can take the time to view the vehicles in the new Lorne Hart building.
The new building, donated by member Lorne Hart, was only open for one day last year on the last day of the threshing bee.
New vehicles come to the museum all the time.
One of particular interest is a 1923 Overland Willys touring car.
The elegant car once belonged to Moose Jaw bus driver Gary Hogg. When Hogg died, his son took the car to the Okanagan with the intent to restore it.
He never got around to it and donated the derelict car to the Sukanen Museum. The car had sat outside all these years.
Over the winter, the car was restored. Gary Davis led the restoration.
The car needed body work, headlights, wheels, axle, springs and a bumper.
The back seat was a “mouse condo’’ with everything but the springs chewed away. Some of the wood had to be replaced,
Charlie Meacher and Glen Kendal put on a new top and re-padded the seats.
“It’s not a show car but is very presentable for display considering how rare it is,” said Davis.
Other new vintage units are a 1965 tractor truck donated by Richards Transport of Regina and a Massey Two tractor from around 1917.
The Richards transport was fully restored and sat in the terminal for years until it was donated to the museum.
The eighth annual model engineering show will be held at the museum on Saturday as well.
The show features elaborately machined model engineering projects from miniature steam engines to threshing machines.
Most were made by machinists as a hobby. The museum will display part of a collection it received from an Alberta man.
The burger cabin will operate as will the canteen concession. All buildings are open too.
Tickets are still available on the 1965 Comet convertible muscle car. About two-thirds of the 2,500 tickets have been sold.
Regular admission applies, but the driver and one passenger of show cars are admitted free.
The show starts at 10 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. with announcement of the winners.
The first 100 cars get a dash plaque.
The museum is 13 km south of Moose Jaw on Highway No. 2.
Ron Walter can be reached at [email protected]
