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09-08-09, 02:43
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Mike,
The wife and I took a shunpikers tour of the area down your way, with the intention of seeing this heritage village. We saw too much interesting stuff on our adventure, and got to the facility just as it was closing for the day. It looks to be a splendid facility, and should be a great show venue. We slid up to WAMBO and got rained out - lets hope the weather is nice for the car show with plenty of military vehicles. I saw Albert Heimstra with UC and Bill Anthony with a wrecker and reminded them of the event. When can we drop off the hardware on Saturday, and where do we stay are the next questions ... Stewart 
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09-08-09, 03:06
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09-08-09, 17:01
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Hi Stewart,
I sent an email with B&Bs and Motels in the area for you and Mary to "camp" in. As for Saturday to bring vehicles....absolutely! If you give me a ETA I will be waiting for you on the road. Note: I will be at a secondary entrance, not the main one. It is just down the road from the main entrance. Same goes for anyone else planning on coming down Saturday. Cheers Mike
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16-08-09, 15:31
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This last Wednesday afternoon, Sally and I drove down to Windsor to see Myke and Mary in their home bunker. We spent a wonderful evening with them as well as with Geoff Bottoms (of giant HUP fame) and his wife, then the next morning traveled to the Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village site (see http://www.ctmhv.com for reference) where we met with its director, Mickey Moulder, for breakfast then a comprehensive tour of the facilities.
The bottom line is that we WILL be co-hosting a small military vehicle event in conjunction with their old car show, on the aforementioned date of Sunday, 06 September. The CTMHV site is simply amazing! It is one of the best-organised small museum setups I have ever seen, anywhere. Because of the diverse nature of the museum, there is much to attract both wives and children, with both ancient cars and very old historical buildings; there are also licensed dining facilities available, as well as bathrooms with showers. As mentioned, this particular show is primarily for old cars, so there will be hundreds there as well as our small military enclave (about 14 vehicles expected to-date)... it's a start for us. BTW, there is also a swap meet there for the show, so you can buy or sell bits as you wish. Sally and I will be arriving either Friday evening or Saturday morning, and will be camping through the weekend. Mickey has assigned us a laager for our military vehicles in the woods close to the main pavilion, where we will also camp; anyone coming down for the MV part of the show is welcome to join us! Our plan right now is to set up a BBQ for Saturday evening, so please join us if you can! In the meantime, if you'd like to drop off your vehicle on the Saturday, let us know when you're arriving and we'll ensure someone is there to meet you. If you're not planning on staying, some of us will be there overnight as security, so no problem with that. The long range plan (which will be written after this first show), is to set up an annual military-vehicle-only event on the site, co-hosted by both MLU and the CTMHV - I think this will be an ideal venue for southwestern Ontario collectors, attracting both those who never make it to central Ontario (because of distance) as well as drawing from a potentially huge pool of US collectors within range of Detroit. Shortly I shall be posting a map of the site as well as further information on the event itself. Please stay tuned! Even this first small event will be memorable, so come out if you can! I can only reiterate that the CTMHV is an outstanding organisation with a sincere interest in developing a positive relationship with the military vehicle community, which I heartily endorse. You may contact me or Myke directly for further information on the event - we hope to see you there! Jif
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28-08-09, 02:19
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Reminding those in the southwest and any others within driving range that this will be a GOOD show and the start of something even better. Come out and support us, won't you?
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03-09-09, 04:50
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Only a couple of days to go and the weather forecast looks lovely! I hope to see a lot of you there, starting Saturday...
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03-09-09, 16:08
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As mentioned in an earlier thread this weekend is building up to be quite an event!
I have heard from the www.CTMHV.com that there are already vehicles arriving for the weekend event. Some very rare armour and softskin vehicles. So far: White Halftrack, GMC Fox, Ford MK1 Carrier, Dodge WC, M37 3/4, Ford GPW are already there with more arriving between now and Sunday. There will be participants camping out overnight Saturday and there is lots of room for more. A fantastic facility which caters to all needs. There will be Vets bussed out to the site and a vintage aircraft fly-by and a whole lot of civilian pattern vintage tin. They (the museum) have scouted out a trail which can be used for those who wish to take their rig for a ride through the forest. From its meagre beginnings a few weeks ago this event has taken on a life of its own. There will be vendors selling military items and more are welcome so if you have some gear to unload don't be afraid to bring it. This one day event 6 September is just the starting point for a much larger full blown weekend event which is in the planning stages for next year. Come on out, support the CTMHV and MLU and show off your stuff. www.CTMHV.com Cheers from the home of the Ford CMP Mike Timoshyk
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