Driven by love of antique cars

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at the bottom of the pile
would have to move due to
cramping of his legs.

“The sea was calm, not
even a ripple,” recalls Ed. The
vastness Of the open water and
the absolute silence was scary.

Time seemed tc stop. The
days dragged and the nights
seemed like an cternity as their
dinghy drifted aimlessly.
through the darkness. Their
_ minds flooded with thoughts
of their loved ones, and their
own situation.

On June 8, they were spot-
ted by an Air Sea Rescue
Squadron plane out of
Gibraltar. Other planes were
alerted and kept the dinghy in
view until an American
destroyer picked them up.

A few days later they
returned to England. The
eight men have not kept in
touch.

Returning home after the
war, Ed worked for a timc at
roofing and installation, and at
selling real estate. ~

In 1952 on the North

Shore, Ed and his partner Bob
Evernden formed Crest
Realty. Bob built houses and
Ed sold them. Their company
grew, as did their army of
salespeople, and the rest is his-
tory — still in the making.

Ed and Norah moved into
their North Vancouver home
in °56 and into their West
Vancouver home in *71, where
Ed still resides. Norah passed
away in 1984.

After four long, lonely
years, Ed met another won-
derful lady, Beverley, and they
were married in December of
1988.

High on Ed’s list of inter-
ests are antique cars.

He owns a 1912 Kissel
Roadster and a 1929 Ford
Model A Sedan. In the *60s
Ed shipped, via a trailer, his
Ford Model A to Halifax. He
took a fight to the coastal city
and joined up with a grou
driving their antique cars from
Halifax to Vancouver. He
delights in talking about that
experience.

Ed and Beverley often join
other antique car owners at

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meets held at various places
for two or three days, usually a
weekend, to socialize, discuss
their cars, and do a group tour
of 30 or so old cars for the
pleasure of the lecal folks.
This past June, Ed and
Beverley drove their 1912
Kissel Roadster to a four-day
gathering on Salt Spring
Island.

Although retired, Ed can’t
seem to quit work. Most after-
uoons he is in the office look-
ing after his other business
interests, but owice a vear, |
time out for Ed and Beverley
is basking in the Arizona sun.

Folks highly respect this
honest, down-to-earth and
friendly realtor, who set goals
and reached them —one, right
here on the beaudful North
Shore.

If you know of someene who
might make an interesting pro-
file, send your idea to Vikki c/o
North: Shore News,

Sunday, August 22, 1949 — North Shore News - 23

NEWS photo Brad Lecwi¢ge
ED Aveting made his mark in real estate but a true passion of this tongtime North
Shore resident is antique cars. The co-founder of Crest Realty is pictured with
wife Beverley, seated in the couple’s 1912 Kisse! Roadster. ;

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