WELCOME TO OUR CLASSIC CAR CLUB HOME PAGE! We are the canadian RIVER cruisers based in NORMAN, OKLAHOMA |
The canadian RIVER cruisers are (by our own elated estimation) one of central Oklahoma's more interesting car clubs......we are a NO DUES club (lucky for you), meeting every Saturday morning about 9AM somewhere in the area for coffee. We also have occasional field trips, evening meetings, cruise-ins, and various gatherings just for fun. Our common interest is your car, well, or our own cars, or food, or whatever it might be.
We are not "marque specific" club, so if you have a "Rat Rod" , a vintage Saab or Chevy pickup, a "Brass era" Model T Ford or 1914 Cadillac, a 59 Bug-Eye Sprite or a 77 MGB, a 1920's Dodge, or a vintage 1940's Rolls-Royce, even perhsaps a WWII BSA motorcycle................. you are equally welcome, (all of these cars are in our club).
We are a family friendly club, meaning you and your grandchildren will not find any type of off color or adult content on this site. Children are welcome at our meetings. They may not enjoy them, but they are welcome!
To learn more about the coolest car club in Central Oklahoma (our opinion), please email us at:
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A new vehicle has appeared on Don's Trading Post.......go check it out by clicking right here ->->->dons-trading-post.php |
This Saturday is our first GIRLY "GEARHEAD " cruise-in day......at MIDWAY......gifts and prizes for Girly "GEARHEADS" who come out this Saturday, January 28th to coffee call. ....If you can tell the difference between an Aston-Martin and a Lotus.....you might be a cRc Girly "GEARHEAD".... If you know that an "INDIAN" , a "WHIZZER", a "CUSHMAN", and a "HARLEY" are motorcycles or motorbikes and not soft drinks......well, ....you may very well be a cRc Girly :GEARHEAD"! If you know what "S.A.E.", "Metric", and "Whitworth" hex and open end are , well.......you probably are a cRc Girly "GEARHEAD" .... If you know the spark plug gap of, or have a car WITH a spark plug........you most likely are a cRc "Girly GEARHEAD"......... And finally, if you wake up on Saturday morning on your birthday, and choose to leave family at the house, to go to MIDWAY and drink coffee with your car friends...you are definitely a cRc "GIRLY GEARHEAD"........ COME TO THE MIDWAY THIS SATURDAY FOR FUN AND POSSIBLY A PRIZE!!!!! WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE CLUB....... |
A patriotic story sent in by cRc member Cherrilynn....of 55 Ford fame... |
BOB F. (I'm upright and breathing...it's going to be a good day , that Bob....) was the first to answer RON's puzzler about the gas station on PORTER across from the hospital....he thinks it was a DEEP ROCK station. The photo said it was a Phillips 66 station....anyone else want to weigh in here? |
Route 66 was born right here in Oklahoma. Cyrus Avery, a Tulsa businessman and Oklahoma's first highway commissioner, spearheaded the national committee that created the U.S. Highway System in 1926. He championed a Chicago-to-Los Angeles route that dropped south through Oklahoma, then turned west through Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Avery picked the now famous double sixes as the new road's official number. Avery also helped create the U.S. 66 Highway Association, which was dedicated to the promotion and paving of Route 66. This group changed their name to the Will Rogers Highway Association and began calling 66 the Will Rogers Highway in December of 1935, following the death of legendary Will Rogers, an Oklahoma native. | |
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That cRc rascal FLOYD has decided to return to Norman regional for a spell.....apparently the nursing staff was not quite ready for him to leave. Possibility of some knee surgery and rehab following...... |
Alert cRc member Andy sent this fascinating footage of the 1936 Chevrolet plant in Flint, Michigan. The video is about 9 minutes long, but well worth the time. Andy's comments are perfect...read before you watch this.... No safety issues for the workers back then Just think about this when you watch this, 1st there were no PLCs; everything was Relays, Pneumatic, or Hydraulic logic. Notice every man had a neat haircut. Excellent footage. More automation in 1936 than I thought. Would be neat to have one of those old beauties in new condition. Wow, imagine doing this every day for 30-40 years? |
RUMOR HAS IT: Big Al braved the 20 degree temps in his T-Bucket and showed up half frozen at Marc Heitz this weekend. He proclaimed himself "dummy of the week" for making the drive in an open hot rod....
And finally.......RUMOR HAS IT that this little Subaru 360 is a member of the club. 2 cylinders, 2 cycle...nothing but fun! |
Two YouTube videos have appeared on our web site - the Marc Heitz coffee call. The first combines photos from our great photographers, Ken and Joyce, the other from an unknown source. Both are fun.....to go view them, click here....whats-happening-at-crc.php |
Ken took these shots of James' 1954 Chevy, which we have blended into a fun little YouTube video.....enjoy! Thanks Ken for the photos. |
Posted January 19th Take 5 fun minutes to enjoy this youtube video of a microcar museum in Crystal Lake......interesting little critters, many look like bugs. |
Mark your calendars for Thursday March 15th thru Saturday March 17th the weekend of the Spring NORMAN SWAP MEET at the Cleveland county fairgrounds. This is the first year of the Spring meet and the canadianRIVERcruisers are THERE!!! We have rented the same space as in the Fall version, the famed cRc bottomless coffee pot will be there, as will KEN'S (cRc member) left over tires. Plan to come spend so time visiting, shopping the vendors, and eating lots of RAY'S (cRc member) BBQ. It is a fun three days......for more information, go to http://www.NormanSwapMeet.com (Dan, who runs the meet, is also a cRc member) |
Update: WEDNESDAY January 18th - Floyd remains at Norman regional, with the possibility of going to rehab for additional treatment of his knee later this week.
We would like to welcome Chris Franklin and his 1957 Chevy pickup...photo to follow..... |
How about a couple of vintage photos of AUTOMOTIVE ALLEY in Oklahoma City? |
The cRc would like to welcome Stephen Hamrick and his 1964 Pontiac LeMans....photo above. RUMOR HAS IT....The LeMans was damaged in a recent tornado when part of its garage was hit. It has now been restored to its former glory.... RUMOR HAS IT: that Cherrilynn's 1955 pink and white Ford may make a debut at Heitz Chevrolet this weekend! |
A fine day for classic cars in Norman Saturday, as the weather continues to be outstanding. RUMOR HAS IT: RUMOR HAS IT: That after a brief dry spell without a classic car, GARY W. has purchased a very cool 1955 Chevy 3100 pickup (one that looks an awful lot like it is shown below)
RUMOR HAS IT: That a couple of good cRc club Samaritans, overcome by car club passion last October, plunked down $60 bucks for us to have our space again at the Spring version of the Norman Swap Meet - coming up March, more information to follow. There appear to be a lot of rumors this week....
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This Youtube video is a copy of the email that has been going around, showing old Chevy billboards......has some banjo music. Thanks KEN for sending this over. Posted: January 9th |
The club welcomes RICK WILLHOIT and his 1977 MGB. Now Curtis's car has a twin playmate! Curtis's MGB shown below.... photo of Rick's MGB not currently available. |
An unnamed canadianRIVERcruiser , now in the nursing home at RIVERMONT........ |
The cRc car club welcomes WAYNE SAUNDERS (no relation to Dave that we know of) and his 1958 BERKLEY micro sports-car, plus other assorted fun things. Can you believe that our club now has 2, count 'em TWO Berkleys? I'm thinking that our club has more running Berkleys than any club outside the U.K. In case you may have forgotten, Dan's Berkley is shown below: |
The membership of our club would like to welcome new member Jesse Teran and his 1978 CADILLAC ElDorado. WELCOME Jesse! |
Posted January 4th The cRc welcomes Johannes Turner and his 1954 Plymouth Mayflower? Belvedre? Thanks for joining our fun, not so little club! |
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