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On Saturday, July 24th, the American Motors Club of Alberta presented their 9th Annual Show & Shine at Lake Chestermere, Alberta, which is just east of Calgary. The weather was warm & sunny, the attendance was enthusiastic, and the turnout was about 450 vehicles, of which 327 cars and trucks registered for prizes and awards.
 | Of the many cars that were being shown, there were 22 AMCs presented by members of the AMCA. We were happy to have some Special Guests join us through displaying their AMCs. These guests included Chris MacLean with his 1975 Gremlin X, Mark Desi and his 1981 SX-4, Glenn Schaife, showing his unrestored 1971 Gremlin, and Fred Phillips. Of special note were two remarkable, and famous, AMCs, which were shown by Fred Philips. One was the amazing AMX Vignale which was a 1966 American Motors prototype. The other was one of the original AMC Trans-Am race cars, car number 3, that was driven by Peter Revson. And, from the Edmonton Chapter, were Don Francoeur (El Presidenté) and his 1959 Ambassador "The Pink Panther"; Wayne Berube, who brought his 1969 BBB Javelin, and Ken Ames, presenting his 1973 Hornet. |
In attendance from the Calgary Chapter were:—
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1969 AMX 1978 AMX 1972 Matador 1967 American 440H 1974 "Oleg Cassini" Matador Coupé 1969 Javelin SST 1973 Javelin — "The Rainbow Warrior" 1967 Rebel SST Convertible 1970 "390" AMX 1970 "Mark Donohue" Javelin SST 1972 Javelin - "Unrestored" w/ 401 1975 Matador coupé 1975 Gremlin X 1974 Javelin 1970 Rebel "The Machine" 1986 Eagle Wagon 1979 Concord |
Here are some pictures of the AMCA entrants' vehicles :—
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 L to R:- Regan Orsulak's 1972 Matador Duane Schick's 1978 AMX Mike St. Cyr's 1969 AMX |
 L to R :- Stan Barlow's 1969 Javelin Gary Thoreson's 1974 Matador Larry Chapple's 1967 American |
 L to R :- Ken Ames' 1973 Hornet Wayne Berube's 1969 BBB Javelin Glenn Schaife's 1971 Gremlin Mark Desi's 1981 SX-4 Dean Reitan's 1986 Eagle Chris Dipock's 1975 Gremlin X |
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 L to R :- Chris Diplock's 1975 Gremlin Steve Chapman's 1975 Matador |
 L to R :- Don Francoeur's 1959 Ambassador Rory Beane's 1972 Javelin Pat Potter's 1970 Javelin Derek Seath's 1970 AMX |
 L to R :- Ross Wylie's 1967 Rebel convertible Dave Sikma's 1973 Javelin "Rainbow Warrior" Russ Tessier's 1979 Concord |
Fred Phillips, who is responsible for one of the finest collections of rare and prototype vehicles in Canada, was gracious enough to bring two of the AMCs from the collection. Here are some pictures of the AMX Vignale and one of the original Trans-Am race cars, #3, originally driven by Pete Revson ....
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The AMX "Vignale" Proto-type
 The Italian bodied "AMX Vignale" |
 The instrument panel ... |
 ... the center console ... |
 ...and the famous "Ramble Seat" |
The 1968 AMC "Trans-Am" racer
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One of the more interesting diplays was presented by "DynoJet", who brought their portable dynamometer equipment. Several of the entrants presented their cars for horsepower evaluations. Below are some shots of a Corvette L-6 taking the test ....
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 ... and finally taking the test! |
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 A representation of the late 1950s |
 ...and some multi-era displays; |
 ... that "Bug catcher" increases mileage by 14mm per mosquito!! |
 The beginning of the "Muscle Car Era" |
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 "Mopar does Lhamborghini"? |
 This may not have been the fanciest vehicle in the show — but it sure was popular! |
 One of several vendors that helped make the show such a success |
 Representation from Pontiac "Fiero" Club — another "fallen marquée |
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 Our "Sun Shelter" ... also known to some as The Chestermere Hilton! |
 It's great to meet old friends ... especially when they have Shade! |
 Chris MacLean's 1975 Gremlin "X" |
 Two Camaro's from different generations - A "Father & Son" team, maybe? |
This year, the AMCA has introduced a new category called "The Young Gun". This category is dedicated to the younger hobbyists under the age of 25 years old, who show both a real interest and have proven their abilities.
 Dominic Fasoli .... |
... and his award-winning 1966 Mustang |
This year's winner of "The Young Gun" award was Domimic Fasoli, with his 1966 Mustang. AMCA member Charlene Marshall says, "This young man was chosen after we spoke to his parents. They say that Dominic bought this car at an auction when he was 15 years old. The reason that he bought this particular car is that his Dad had bought a '66 Mustang when he was 16, and Dominic wanted to have one just like his father did. He and his father worked on the car together with Dominic doing the majority of the work under his father's supervision. At age 17, Dominic finally got to drive his Mustang as it took that long to make it what it is now".
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AMCA - Mike St. Cyr Silver Platter Award:- Ross Wylie — 1967 Rebel SST Convertible Top AMC:- Pat Potter — 1970 AMC "Mark Donohue" Javelin SST Doug Nicklassen Award:— Jim Moir of Chestermere, for his 1969 Pontiac GTO Top People's Choice Award:— Paolo Carpena of Cochrane with a 1958 Chevrolet Apache side step People's Choice Awards Jack Cook of Calgary — 1967 Chevrolet Nova SS Harry Schroder of Calgary — 1947Chrysler New Yorker Gord Ferchoff from Cochrane — 1958 Chevrolet Impala 2-Dr Hardtop Brian Kroeger of Chestermere — 1987 Pontiac Fiero GT Harry Lillo, also from Chestermere — 1913 Ford Model T Speedster Jim Lynch of Calgary — 1949 Chevy pick-up Graham Smith from Calgary — 1954 Dodge Mayfair Leo Hartfelder of Calgary — 1937 Ford 5 window Coupé Stan Simonin, also from Calgary — 1970 Chevrolet Nova SS
Steve Raunest from Calgary — 1973 Volvo 1800ES Stu Farrow of Calgary — 1971 Chevrolet Cheyenne Calvin Troub, another Calgarian — 1932 Ford Deuce Coupé |
 Jim Moir's 1969 Pontiac GTO  Brian Kroeger's 1987 Pontiac Fiero GT  Harry Lillo's 1913 Ford Model T Speedster |
We look forward to seeing everyone again next year — watch the Cruise Calendar for the date!
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