1911 Stanley Steamer Model 62, 1976 Newspaper Article.
1911 Stanley Model 62, 1966 Newspaper Article.
I got given a couple more newspaper clippings of the Stanley from my grandfather which are always nice to have.
The top image is from the Vancouver Sun, Monday December 27th 1976. The caption reads:
"Stanley Steamer, Built in 1910, leads procession of vintage cars as they leave Bayshore Inn Sunday on annual Boxing Day tour through Stanley Park and across to West Vancouver."
Judging
by the date I have to assume this is Vern Wellburn driving. No idea who
the passenger is. This would have been after he had replaced the boiler
and burner assembly and had started actively touring the car. They dated the car incorrectly but there may have still been some confusion of the year.
The bottom image is from the Surrey Herald, Wednesday July 13th 1966. The Caption reads:
"The Stanley Steamer built in 1908, accord to the insignia on its side, was givena "breather" when it was loaded on a trailer and rode for while, as the vintage cars drove through Whalley on Friday.
George Hebbert of Duncan drove the Stanley Steamer periodically during the trip to the interior, but found it was to slow to keep up with the later models in the parade. Although the designation on the car was 1908, Hebbert said he thought it may have been built in 1910 or 1911, and the honor of being the oldest car and leading the parade was the 1910 Russell driven by G. Vernon Wellburn of Vancouver."
Another early picture of the Stanley during the 1966 Centennial Tour. You can tell that they hadn't had a lot of experience with the car yet so they just believed it wasn't able to go very fast. These pictures as always are very interesting because it shows some of the slight changes that have been made over the years. The short windshield straps, long water tank sight glass and presto-light tank on the running board are a few of the more obvious things that come to my attention.
