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Edmonton Classic Sports Car Club at Royal Alberta Museum

Wednesday Sep 20, we had an evening meeting with Edmonton Classic Sports Car Clu at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton, Alberta. About 20 people introduced themselves, nearly all of them having vintage British cars. The MGA guru was asked to do a few minutes about our ventures, and there was a tech presentation by AMSOIL representatives. The guys anted up the names of half a dozen shops in the area, so we hit the brakes and stayed overnight.

Miles Import Car Center, and Brit Bits Inc in Edmonton

Sovereign Automotive Inc in Edmonton, AB

Next day shop visits included Sovereign Automotive Inc, Jaguar-Daimler service in Edmonton, mostly modern car service but some vintage restoration as well. Then Miles Import Car Cente and Brit Bits Inc in Edmonton (two businesses in one location with common owner), mostly restoration work with some minor service work when needed. Next was Sports Car Centre in Edmonton,

Bill Muller of Carola Radio (thousands of antiques)

restoring all things British as well as being regional distributors for Penrite oils and Vredestein tires. Then a longer run in the country (including some wet and muddy side roads) to visit Bill Muller of Carola Radio (still Edmonton address). Here we found thousands of vintage car radios (truck loads and warehouses full) and the veteran repair expert to fix and restore any of them. Some more wet country roads

Phil Johnson, panel beater, Collingwood Motion Ltd

took us to visit Phil Johnson at Collingwood Motion Ltd. Phil is a veteran panel beater and was working on a Jaguar E-type, and a Morgan that is his personal project. In some storage lockers we found an MGB, MGTD, MGB GT, two TR3,

British Cars International with barns full of parts

and MGB race car, an Israeli built Sabra, and some more MGs. Indoors an Austin Utility van often being used for club tech sessions for sheet metal fitting. And for something different, a collection of dozens of antique tractors, mostly steel wheeled models, and most of them serviceable.

Next day Friday Sep 22 we were heading south, stopping for a bit in Red Deer, AB for a long overdue oil change in the MGA, then rush to visit British Cars International near Calgary, AB. Restoration work is mostly discontinued, but there is still some engine building here, and one fast MG Midget race car, and a couple of barns full of parts for vintage British cars, some rare new old stock stuff. Call for appointment or questions, as shop

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