1967 Thunderbird Rally winner, ad

 From the Vancouver Sun, February 3, 1967.

more from the Canadian Motorsport Bulletin

The 1973 Thunderbird rally.

still sorting out the Thunderbird Rally

So last week my information had the fourth annual Thunderbird in 1962. But website information for RallyBC had it beginning in 1957.

Further staring at the Ubyssey newspaper that is online has the first year as 1958. Typical of most newspapers the buildup to the event is bigger than the follow up. That is, no results posted.

But if 1958 is year one then 1962 should be year five.

More research is needed. Typical....

Of interest is a clipping from 1958 about the UBCSCC racing in Washington State and looking forward to the track being developed at Pitt Meadows by the BCSCC. That must be the SCCBC but it doesn't sound like Westwood. Interesting.

Thunderbird Rally

The 2008 Thunderbird Rally is scheduled to run February 9th and 10th. Originally it was part of the University of British Columbia Sports Car Club, UBCSCC, calender but now is part of the West Coast Rally Association. A list of winners is provided at: http://www.rallybc.com/archives/tbird_history.html

One bit of clarification (my reason for existence!) needed is the first year of the rally. The above link says 1957. Could be. But the clipping from the UBC student newspaper, The Ubyssey, says the 1962 rally was the fourth annual. So was the first 1959?

We shall dig for more information. Out of the snow if necessary.