Event Coverage Canada Wish Cruise update

Here is a pic taken today of our homebuilt '28 Ford Roadster at C**** Beach on Vancouver Island. We leave early tomorrow on our coast to coast adventure across Canada. We are raising awareness & monies for the Make A Wish charity of Canada. It is inspired by our grand daughter , Marley who had brain surgery in Edmonton, Alberta. Make A Wish made her wish come true.
I read Dave Schaub's story about driving his '32 Roadster for Ronald MacDonald House in California by driving 49 states in 9 days and two years later, 49 states, 8900 miles in 7 days 14 hours! (solo @ age 62!) My wife Joan & me will be taking our time with a 12-16 days to go across and 7 - 10 days to get back from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Aprox. 6500 KM each way!
Check it out at www.canadawishcruise.ca and there is a link to Facebook where you can see daily updates and a link to Google Earth.


Here collecting Pacific water this morning at C**** Beach, Vancouver Island to dump in the Atlantic Ocean at Halifax, Nova Scotia.

 

I wish you and your bride a safe trip and keep the photos coming as you travel coast to coast. HRP

 

GodSpeed!
It's a great cause!

 

Have a great trip...and lots of Pic's along the way... Good luck...

 

Made some rear fenders from used stock 28 / 29 fenders. Used modified stock fender braces which mount to a bracket welded to rear end housing. These fenders float over the rear tires.


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safe travels

 

Good on you for doing this.

 

Safe trip, are you travelling through Ottawa?

 

Cruising the Coquihalla hwy yesterday


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Larry & Dorothy are making the trip to Edmonton in their '37 Ford flat back with us.


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Lake of the Woods
Kenora Ontario
Response to our event has been over whelming!
The roadster has been running like a champ!


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Cool -Thanks for updates

 

@ Super Run in Saskatoon last weekend. Parked next to the SoCal roadster from Spruce Grove.
Got a Long Distance award in Saskatoon, Sask (pic was taken outside a Denny's near Winnipeg)

16 year old won the Young Gun award with his roadster pickup!

Lake of the Woods , Kenora Ontario

From Dryden to Sudbury we cruised with Morley and his cousin Thomas who we're bring this Cadillac back from Nanaimo B.C. to Ottawa Ontario

The Caddy never used a drop of oil, but the 331 was thirsty!

Terry Denomme editor of Canadian Hot Rods magazine was heading back to his home town of Kitchener Ontario

Morley, Terry & Thomas with the Cross Canada Caddy



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Did roughly 3,000 miles to get to Toronto!


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Looks like you are having a great trip. Sorry to have missed you on the way through Edmonton. Maybe I can catch you on the way back, unless you take a different route

Larry.

 

Awesome! Are you guys staying for the Jalopy Jam Up?

 

Hey Larry, will taking #1 through Calgary on our way back home



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Very worthwhile cause and inspirational as a friend recently had brain surgery. Drive safe.

 

Sounds like a fun trip Mo. Will this be covered in a feature article in an upcoming magazine?

Why don't you make a left turn in Calgary and come on down to Arizona again? It's only a little warm right now.

 

We made to our final destination today. 2 years ago this was just a thought. I built the roadster, worked with Make A Wish, got sponsors, It has been the trip of a lifetime and would tell anyone reading this. Don't be afraid to get out and drive your hot rod And if you you can help a charity also, there is Nothing Better!


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slip over to PEI when your that close

 

We were in PEI this past Monday & Tuesday Beautiful province!!


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So where are you now ?

 

We got our 1st day of rain today after 17 days off dry weather, 1st time the side curtains have been used and they work great!

Driving in the rain ****s!


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Grand Falls New Brunswick


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Cool, glad to see the top is functional. Keep us updated on the progress of your trip. I was riding in a roadster today, a buddy of mine here in Edmonton and I were out running around in his bright orange 27 RPU.

A great day, I was loving every minute of it.
Larry.

 

Just wondering why you didn't do all ten provinces?

 

We would have loved to visit Newfoundland! But as we still work full time we just did'nt have the time off, as it would have added another week. In 1912 Port Alberni B.C. where're we started our cruise was Mile 0 and Halifax was end of the Trans Canada Highway.



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Larry, this is the most fun hot rod I have ever owned! As you know there two types of hot rodders
Those who own roadsters
Those who wish they owned a roadster!


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Congratulations on making it, and for a good cause.

You are right, I owned a roadster, and I still wish I did!