It's our 40th Anniversary!

 On behalf of all members of the Ontario Chapter SDC I wish to extend a warm invitation to all SDC members & Studebaker Owners to the Studebaker Made In Canada celebration being held in Belleville, Ontario from 29 Jun to 01 July 2012.

The year 2012 is a very special year for SDC related anniversaries. To help celebrate our 40^th anniversary as a Chapter of the SDC, the 50th anniversary of the SDC and the 160^th anniversary of Studebaker, the Ontario Chapter along with support from the Hamilton Chapter and the CAOA have decided to hold a major event in the beautiful city of Belleville, Ontario. We will be calling our major event the Studebaker “Made in Canada ” Celebration to celebrate our feature models which will be Made In Canada Studebakers that were assembled in Walkerville from 1910-1936 and in the Hamilton Factory from 1948-1966. We also will be welcoming all Studebakers & Avantis wherever they were built and we will have a Car Show which will have 10 Divisions as per SDC International Meets to include a Special Division for Made In Canada Studebakers. It will be People’s Choice which will give you all the opportunity to vote on your favourite Studebaker or Avanti and also allow us to present awards on Saturday Night to all of the winners while giving our Judges a break from their usual duties during a regular SDC Meet.

All SDC, ASC & AOAI members are warmly invited along with any Studebakers Owners or interested persons that wish to attend. It will be held from 29 Jun – 01 Jul 2012 at the Belleville Travelodge Hotel in Belleville . Guests of Honour will be former Hamilton factory workers, Ontario Based Dealers and any Studebaker VIPs that helped to promote the Studebaker Corporation when it was in operation in Canada .

What can you do to help?  First of all, plan on attending this event to pay tribute to the people who build or sold “Made in Canada ” Studebakers. Plan to drive your Studebaker or Avanti to the beautiful city of Belleville to attend a fun-filled weekend of touring, food and great camaraderie. The fun starts on the Friday, June 29th with a full day of touring the scenic roads of Prince Edward County. Saturday we will host the Car show and the Banquet at the Belleville Travelodge Hotel (formerly the Ramada Inn) while on Sunday you can attend local Canada Celebrations.

We are expecting this event to have over 75 Studebakers and Avantis during the Car show and upwards of 100 persons+ at the Banquet so mark this off on your calendar and hope to see you there. If you need more information feel free to contact me via phone or Email. Make the 2012 Studebaker “Made in Canada ” celebration a great success by planning to attend.

                                           Here is the Studebaker "Made In Canada" Registration Form

Studebaker "Made In Canada"