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The 2009 Northwest Overdrive
Vancouver Is., at Parksville, B.C.
May 24, 2009
Pictures By Brian Curtis

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The Northwest Overdrive is an annual event dating back to the early 1980’s and held in a different location each year. The host group put together a tour in their area, usually averaging 100 miles. The participants come from far and wide and generally drive many more miles to attend than the Overdrive itself. Trophies are kept to a minimum, the object, to drive, not clean and show. At the end of the day there is a banquet and presentations. 

Brian Curtis

This year we had 44 cars on the tour of central Vancouver Island. We began at Parksville, drove south to Nanoose Bay, then north along a scenic route to the French Creek Marina for a coffee stop and a poker card. We continued north, Fanny Bay on the right, then a circle around and back to the Arrowsmith Golf Course for a great lunch.

Our trip continued south to Qualicum Beach then west to Englishman River Falls Park to see the spectacular sights. We picked another poker card and continued to Coombs Village and the Goats on the Roof for delicious ice cream.

There were no breakdowns, no traffic problems and as far as we know, nobody got lost even though the exercise is sometimes compared to herding cats!

Watch for the Drive Your Studebaker Day event, July 4th when you will see another herd of Hawks, bevies of Bullet-noses and flocks of Larks touring all over the world on this designated Studebaker Drivers event.   Brian Curtis

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Welcome sign

Welcome sign

62 Studebaker station wagon

62 Studebaker station wagon

1948 Champion

1948 Champion

1950 Stude convert

1950 Stude convert

1950 Studebaker

1950 Studebaker

1955 President

1955 President

1956 Commander

1956 Commander

1956 Flight Hawk

1956 Flight Hawk

1957 Transtar

1957 Transtar

1960 Lark pickup

1960 Lark pickup

1961 Hawk

1961 Hawk

1962 GT Hawk

1962 GT Hawk

1962 Lark custom

1962 Lark custom

1962 Studebaker h-t

1962 Studebaker h-t

1963 Avanti custom

1963 Avanti custom

1963 Avanti

1963 Avanti

1963 Cruiser

1963 Cruiser

63 Avanti in red

63 Avanti in red

64 Studebaker sedan

64 Studebaker sedan

At the drive in

At the drive in

Avanti II

Avanti II

Avanti in white

Avanti in white

Black 63 Avanti back

Black 63 Avanti back

Black 63 Avanti

Black 63 Avanti

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Kohli 55 pickup

Dave Kohli 55 pickup

Dave Russell 55 President

Dave Russell 55 President

J L Drive in Port Alberni

J L Drive in Port Alberni

Lassiters 1964 GT Hawk

Lassiters 1964 GT Hawk

Mark Carson 49 Stude pu

Mark Carson 49 Stude pu

at the drive in two

at the drive in two

lots of Studebakers

lots of Studebakers

orange 1965 Stude

orange 1965 Stude

Thanks Brian!

 

 

 

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