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MAY 2018 VOLUME 29, ISSUE 4
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Always in style B.C. Vintage Truck Museum adds to province’s heritage and industry allure By Derek Clouthier SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA The B.C. Vintage Truck Museum will hold its fifth annual Truck and Tractor Show and Shine July 7, but it was not long ago the organization was facing a conundrum – the partial loss of its long-time home. The museum, which opened in May 2012 and houses 27 trucks and numerous pieces of related memorabilia, is run by the Surrey Heritage Society and was started by a group of Cloverdale men who leased a building owned by the City of Surrey. The building was built in 1958 and includes the original 1881 city town hall, which has been closed to the public for more than 12 years. With the city considering moving the town hall to the Surrey Museum as part of its museum expansion project, the Vintage Truck Museum was in line to lose a large portion of the space they occupy in the building due to demolition. Dismantling of the building was to commence April 30. However, as Anna Dean, secretary of the Surrey Heritage Society for the museum, pointed out, the historic building has since been discovered to be designated as a heritage site and cannot be destroyed.
“Although this has given us a reprieve, we are still bound by a short-term lease that could be terminated at any time,” said Dean. “We are working with the city to find a new forever home in the immediate (vicinity). We are considered to be a cultural, heritage, and economic benefit to our community and we are confident that the city will assist us with our long term goals.” The museum holds quite the collection of rare trucks, including a 1929 White Model 59 Shell tanker that was part of Shell Oil’s Vancouver, B.C., fleet that transported fuel to local gas stations. The truck, which boasts a 29-hp, four cylinder engine, was restored in 1986 by Shell Oil of Canada, a collaborative effort by staff of the B.C. Provincial Museum, Shell Canada, White Trucks, and others. The museum’s 1935 Dodge Airflow is the rarest vehicle in its possession. Driven from California to Vancouver and purchased by Standard Oil in 1935, the truck was retired in 1947 and had its tank removed. “We are presently restoring this truck but have never been able to find an original replacement tank,” said Dean. “As far as we know, there are only four Dodge Airflows left in the world. Ours is the only one that came to Canada and is also the only 1935 left.” The main collection of trucks at the B.C. Vintage Truck Museum is known as the King Collection, as Continued on page 21
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The 1929 White Model 59 Shell Tanker was part of Shell Oil’s Vancouver, B.C., fleet that delivered to local gas stations.
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) is concerned smaller carriers could struggle with the added costs of the province’s new “made in Manitoba” carbon tax plan. MTA executive director Terry Shaw said though some larger trucking companies may “have a bigger stick” when it comes to negotiating the extra costs, smaller fleets will face a pair of hurdles: the challenge of passing on the increased fuel costs to customers and owner-operators looking for increased fuel compensation. “No one faults folks wanting their increased costs covered,” said Shaw, “but if the customer isn’t willing to pay more, then these companies are put in a difficult position with their drivers.” Provincial carriers will also face challenges competing with trucking companies residing in the U.S., according to Shaw, where such