The Kamloops Chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada is looking for some storage space for some classic vehicles as it has been asked to vacate the city owned garage it currently uses by September 1st.
President Ken Hoshowski says it has four vehicles it needs to find space for and notes that it can be quite the challenge to find something appropriate in Kamloops these days.
“We we’ve been very fortunate to have storage with the City Garage for a number of years. But we’ve been asked to vacate our space by September the first because they need space for their own more of their own equipment.”
“Of course we’re looking for spaces fairly close in because these are vintage vehicles. We don’t we don’t like to drive them on the highway, the highway speeds it’s not not safe for us. These vehicles don’t do 60 mph anymore. So we were looking for closed, secure space. It doesn’t have to be heated, but it has to be secure. And we don’t want to leave these vehicles out in the weather.”
If you have a space that it may be able to use you can contact Ken by phone at 778 362-3016 or you can visit the club’s Facebook page.
What cars does it have that need to be stored?
1952 Austin-Shearline Ambulance (pictured)
“It was the first dedicated ambulance in Kamloops. It was bought new by the city and it was operated here till the mid 60s. And our chapter has spent nine years restoring this vehicle with 1000s of hours and we’re very very proud of that particular vehicle.”
1945 Ford tow truck
“That was restored by the club that was originally operated by the by the Navy depot, and it was sold to the village of North Kamloops as an ambulance and later converted to a tow truck.”
1937 Ford firetruck
“This was bought new by the city of Kamloops was later converted to a ladder truck from a ladder truck to a tanker and was restored by the club as well.”
1928 Dodge sedan
“Originally owned by the Fiocco family who use it as a delivery van to deliver bakery goods from their from their store. So all these vehicles have historical significance because they were all using the Kamloops area.”
