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32 — Friday, August 28, 1992 - North Shore News

~ AUTOMOTIVE

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‘AFTER A four-year absence, the always exciting Demolition
Derby returns to the PNE Fair. The action takes place at the
Exhibition Bow! Sept. 5, 6 and 7 with two shows daily.

THE iiTH Annual ‘Con--
‘cours d’Elegance, the
premier vintage car show in
western Canada, will . take

ple: at- Minter. Gardens on ..

"Sunday, Aug. 30:

» This: prestigious one-day ‘Rotary
“fundraising event attracts _ well
~over-.5,000- visitors’ each year to
“view: up to:150-of the finest vin-
‘tage automobiles... ~

This year’s feature car is from a
little-known and-very secret epoch
-in automotive history. | .
“E.L.Cerd, an early automobile

ao manufactured different

luxury. car’ prototypes to help seai

a:merger with the Packard Motor

._ Corapany... The. proposed merger

failed, as did the further produc-

tion: of -these exquisite
‘automobiles. | °.

-Two of the prototypes, a Lim- -

“ousine ‘and a Dual-Cowl Phaeton,
“were destroyed by fire and lost in
India - réspectively. The third, a
“1932 Packenberg Coupe-Roadster

“A ‘BRITISH Columbia man is gZ0-
ing “‘Down Under” on Saturday,
Sept..12 to be the. first Canadian
‘to cross from the western-most
“point to the eastern-most point of
Australia by bicycle.

Racing across the country as
“part of the Australian Bike

~ -Chatlenige, Roger’ Street, 45, of

a

Vancouver, is cycling the 5, 000-
kilometre route both as a personal

-: challenge and to raise money for:

. the British Columbia Lung
- Association (BCLA).

' “it?s the first time anyone has
ever cycled across the broad ends
of Australia. Starting at Steep
Point in western Australia, we'll
be travelling along some of the
-Most sparsely populated and
desolate country in the world. Our
trip ends at Byron Bay lighthouse,

othe eastern-most tip of
Australia,’’ said Street.

A partner. in the accounting
‘firm Steele & Co., Street is the
only Canadian among 42 other
cyclists in the event. They repre-
sent 10 other countries: including
Scotland, Japan, Germany,
England and Souih Africa.

“My BCLA fundrasing and the
generosity of my supporters have

~ am.

“was. hidden away. ‘by Cord’s rela-

“tives in a grain silo near Trenton,
. Hingis, and is the only one in ex-

istence.

Here is a once-in-a-lifetime

opportunity to see this incredible -

car, which has been restored to its
criginal immaculate condition.

As anther special. presentation
this year, the Harley-Davidson
Travelling Museum is making its
first appearance at this show. This

‘display gives us a wonderful lock

at the history of America’s only
surviving motorcycle manufactur-
er.

To add a touch of good old

time Dixieland music, the interna--

tional band ‘Clearbrook Connec-
tion’’ will be there too.:

Rain or shine, Chilliwack
Rotary’s Concours d’Elegance
takes place this Sunday from 9
until 5 p.m. at Minter
Gardens.

Admission: Adults and Seniors —

-$10, Children 6 to 12, $5, five and

” under — free.

BC. man the first to
~eycle across Australia

added enjoyment and provided
incentive for what are likely to be
interesting times.””

He has raised over $6,900 for
BCLA while preparing for the
Australian Challenge and is still
collecting donations. A two-year
veteran of the Association’s 200-
kilometre Bicycle Trek for Life
and Breath, he raised $4,100 in
1990-91.

Street has received significant
support for his ride from several
sponsors
McLennan Ltd, Recky Mountain
Bicycle Co. and West Point Cy-
cles.

A voluntary health agency with
130,000 regular supporters across
the province, the lung associaticn
funds medical research, conducts
education programs and coordi-
nates patient support activities.
BCLA relies cn contributions
from individual British Colum-
bians for virtually ali of its sup-
port.

To support Street in his fund-
raising efforts, call BCLA at
731-4961 oar outside the Lower
Maintand, call ‘toll-free 1-800-
665-LUNG.

including Marsh & .

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