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1968 Chevrolet c10- 250 six, 3 speed standard. Purchased new in Melville, Sk by the Lynn family from Flin-Flon, Manitoba. Used for many years with a camper on the back to tow the family sailboat to lakes all over Northern Saskatchewan. Original paint, we got it from the second generation of the Lynn family a few years ago. My girls have learned to drive 3 on the tree in it, eventually it will be my older daughter’s truck.

1964 Fargo Power Wagon fire truck. We aren’t sure which department bought this truck new, but Buckland Fire Dept purchased it in 1969 and used it until 2020. V8, 4 speed it was a versatile unit as it wasn’t a big truck, could get into remote spots and could pump water on the fly. It’s low mileage, under 15,000 original miles. In 2018, 2 miles from our home, a forest fire started- dubbed the Rally Fire in this area because it started the day of a huge quad rally. That fire raged for a week, at one time was in a 1/2 mile of our home. This unit sat beside a slough for several days near our home working as a relay pumper to fill tankers in that fire fighting effort. Also interesting is that the fire body was built and installed in Saskatoon, SK. It’s always popular, everybody loves a fire truck. My 15 year old has already laid claim to it when I’m done with it.

1979 Shriner Mini Model T- in 1979, a family friend purchased two of these, donated one to Sukanen Ship Museum to be raffled and kept the other one to use for advertisement for his transmission shop. I was his official driver as a kid- that’s me at 5 in the driver’s seat. Fast forward 30 years and have kids of my own and he decides we should buy it for our girls. Deal was struck and “L’il Lizzie” came home to our house. Our girls have loved her, grandpa built her a custom built enclosed trailer so that she could come along with us to car shows. 5hp Briggs, converted to electric start- has chain drive with forward and reverse.

When I was a kid, we had a super cool 69 Dodge Adventurer pickup with the buddy seat and a v8 Auto. Then, along comes my stupid sister and we need a different truck. So Dad was selling cars and this truck got traded in on a brand new L’il Red Express that was in the showroom. It’s a 1974 Dodge 3/4 ton club cab. 360, auto with power steering and brakes. We added air conditioning and it’s been our trailer puller ever since.

Sorry, I should have clarified- he indicated it is a 9g model- 1950 Champion. He also says it is a custom, lower trim level and what he calls a tudor. I assume then it is a 9G- F1 Champion two-door sedan, however the starlight coupe was also a two door, but it had the wrap-around rear glass. If it is one of those it is a 9G- C1 Champion Starlight coupe.

1950 Studebaker Champion Series 9G, 113 in. wheelbase 1Model No. Doors Passengers 2CCD Price 1TW Price 1No. Produced Custom Business Coupe (Q4) 2 3 $1,419.00 $1,419.00 1,562 Custom Starlight Coupe (C1) 2 5 $1,514.00 $1,514.00 3,583 Custom 2-dr Sedan (F1) 2 6 $1,487.00 $1,487.00 19,593 Custom 4-dr Sedan (W1) 4 6 $1,519.00 $1,519.00 16,000 DeLuxe Business Coupe (Q1) 2 3 $1,482.00 $1,497.00 2,082 DeLuxe Starlight Coupe (C3) 2 5 $1,572.00 $1,592.00 19,028 DeLuxe 2-dr Sedan (F3) 2 6 $1,547.00 $1,565.00 45,280 DeLuxe 4-dr Sedan (W3) 4 6 $1,577.00 $1,597.00 46,027 Regal DeLuxe Business Coupe (Q2) 2 3 $1,552.00 $1,576.00 849 Regal DeLuxe Starlight Coupe (C5) 2 5 $1,642.00 $1,671.00 29,966 Regal DeLuxe Convertible (S2) 2 5 $1,955.00 $1,981.00 9,362 Regal DeLuxe 2-dr Sedan (F5) 2 6 $1,617.00 $1,644.00 21,976 Regal DeLuxe 4-dr Sedan (W5) 4 6 $1,647.00 $1,676.00 55,296 Total 270,604

I have two of those Kattle Kaller horns- one on my daughter's truck and one in our display with a pull handle to operate it- kids love it.

1979 Plymouth Volare- 318, auto. Delay wipers and light package are the only options-she’s a stripper. My dad worked at the Chrysler-Plymouth dealer in 1979- the new Horizons were out and in high demand. In order for a dealer to get a Horizon from what Chrysler corp called “The Bank” at that time, they had to take three Volares for every Horizon they got. And Chrysler picked the Volares. They were all the misfits- dad remembers one being a green SE sedan with blue interior. This Volare was one of them. It was dad’s demo when he was selling cars that year. In 1981 my grandparents’ 71 Polara 2 door was T- boned and written off, this Volare was still sitting on the lot as a demo. They bought it and it was their last car. It’s really a nothing car, but it’s got less that 50,000 original miles and is still in great shape. So we keep it and use it. Someday maybe I will put a set of cop car wheels on it and drilled dog dishes to make it look like a detective car.

It sure is- it's showing its age, it has a poor paint job from the 70's on it- but it looks great moving down the road. Hopefully this summer it can get itself some much needed road time. They certainly are graceful looking cars. All of the cars i've been sharing are from our current collection of cars. They just seem to find us somehow.

That looks amazing!!!

54 Studebaker Starliner. Designed by Raymond Loewy, one of the most stylish 50s designs. I’m a fan of the 53-54, as they were, in my opinion, the cleanest and un-cluttered of this body type. 232 v8, 3speed standard with overdrive makes this a great driving road car.

Dad and I have collected auto accessories for many years. We finally set up a display on our building that looks like a store display window. Here are some shots

1926 Chev 1 ton- originally used by Sands Brothers on their farm at Glentworth, SK. Rescued and restored in 1970.

The first car my dad restored in 1967-68. A 1928 Model A sport coupe. Canadian , early AR car. Our family has enjoyed this car for many years, and now my daughters are learning and enjoying driving it.

1927 Model T Roadster pickup. Restored in 1987-88 by Ralph Anderson of Prince Albert, Sk. Equipped with a Ruckstell, this truck was one of 7 Model Ts that traveled as a group from Prince Albert, Sk to Detroit and back in the summer of 1988. Ralph was an engine rebuilder, and built several of the engines in the other cars that made that historic journey. 3500 miles round trip, only one car experienced trouble, was fixed that night and continued the journey the next day. I heard stories of memories made on that trip that Ralph told until his passing. I’m fortunate to be the caretaker of this vehicle now.

1965 Fargo 300 wrecker. Originally the wrecker for the Plymouth-Chrysler dealer in Hanley, Sk. Restored in the early 2000. 318 poly V8 and 4 speed.

1954 Studebaker 3R5 pickup. 54 was a transition year for studebaker trucks, 49-53 was basically unchanged, but 54 saw a new grille, 1 piece windshield. This was the transition model for the new E series trucks in 1955. This truck was bought new by Mr quigley, the plumber in Rouleau, Sk and was bought second hand by a farmer after that. We bought it in 86 from the field at the farm and restored it.

My 65 Galaxie 500 convertible. Special ordered through Agnew Motors in Shellbrook, SK. It arrived and was delivered in Dec of 65. Special ordered with 352 engine, 3 on the tree manual transmission, no power steering or brakes. By 1967, it had 29,000 miles and a blown up 352. It sat beside the chicken coop for two more years and was traded in, blown up engine and all, on a 69 F150. Clayton Agnew, the dealer, had the original engine rebuilt, had the car repainted and kept the car for himself. Over the next 35 years, it was sparingly used for local events only. In 2007 I became its next caretaker. It needed a new top and some minor mechanical work to get it back in the road. I eventually repainted it, and the 1970 paint job was not a good one. Interior is still all original and car has under 50,000 miles .

1950 Crosley Farm-o-road. Serial #150- restoration finished in 2019.

1949 Kaiser Traveller- known history since the day it was purchased new. We are the third family to be the caretakers of this unique vehicle. The b&w photo is this car they day it was purchased new in Yorkton, SK

1964 Meteor Custom sedan. 70,000 mile original car, 352, auto with power steering and brakes . Optional power breezeway window. The meteor was a badge-engineered car for Canadian markets. A full-size Mercury body with a 64 Ford dash and Interior. This car is our go-to road trip car, easy to drive and the breezeway ventilation keeps the interior comfortable.

Today is our 1961 Mack pumper- started life as part of the city of Edmonton fleet, after it was decommissioned it moved around small towns in Saskatchewan, the last being Shellbrook. That’s where we got it from, hasn’t required much work and it’s tons of fun- everyone loves a fire truck.

Today is 1929 Sterling DB4 1 ton- all its life it lived on a Saskatchewan farm, during ww2 made two trips to Texas and back with the Massey Harris Harvest Brigade on a custom combine crew. I’d love to see pics of any other 1 tons remaining

That is such a cool story- and a cool truck!

Today is my 1962 Olds Fiesta wagon- the newest addition to my collection. 394, 4bbl auto with all the options- autronic eye, speed sentinel, air, power windows, power seat, 9 passenger. Can’t wait to put some miles on it next summer.