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First posted January 1, 2006
The history of Mission Raceway Park and the British
Columbia Custom Car Association is a long a storied
one. The photos linked from this page are but a very
small part of that history.
At the time of the posting we are still lacking imagery
from the 1950s, something we will ad to this collection
asap. Since the categories go by decades we are still
a few years from being able to include anything from
the year 2000 on.
This collection was compiled and captioned by the 2005
Webmaster Larry Pfister and includes the work of the
people whose names appear below. Over the decades there
have been thousands if not millions of still photos
taken at the two properties. The just over 200 posted
here were taken from many sources with some definite
criteria in mind.
First, it is not meant to be a 'history', but more
a 'look back'. Many images were chosen not for the immediate
subject matter in the foreground, but the overall view
as well as what appears in the background, which in
many cases we found held more interest than the racer(s)
up front.
Most of the images are of vehicles not people because
that is what was immediately available at the time of
the posting, and the need was there to utilize them
to the fullest. People pictures are most definitely
on our 'to do' list.
The cars, racers and people you do see here are simply
representative of the days gone by. Some are seen multiple
times, while many others who some will feel should be
here, are not. In the future we will invite input
from everyone to make sure nobody is left out.
You will notice we are lacking captions (or have something
incorrect) and info on some imagery, so
you are invited to e-mail Larry Pfister any information
you may have (the more the better) on any photo
in question, even if it already has a caption. It may
take us some time to get the caption up, but rest assured
we appreciate all the help we can get on a project like
this.
And yes some images may not be from exactly the decade
in which they are placed, but it's a done deal now.
Text changes are easy, moving photos is not. Many of
these images are from very small proofs that we were
not able to really view that well until enlarged with
the scanner, and because of our timetable didn't look
at too closly at until the pics were placed then finally
captioned.
In the meantime, please enjoy what is without question
the most comprehensive photo history every put together
of the two Mission Raceways.
ALL IMAGES COPYRIGHT THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND/OR COLLECTOR.
NO IMAGE MAY BE COPIED, SOLD, REPOSTED OR USED IN ANY
FORM WITHOUT THE EXPRESSED WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COPYRIGHT
HOLDER.
IN MOST CASES THE IMAGES HAVE BEEN USED WITH COPYRIGHT
HOLDERS PERMISSION, BUT IF YOU ARE THAT PERSON AND DO
NOT WISH YOUR IMAGE BE POSTED HERE PLEASE
CONTACT THE WEBMASTER AND IT WILL BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY.
Please note this is not a commercial project. No
money is made here, the photos are for the sharing with
the world the rich and cherished history of Mission
Raceway.
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