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« on: December 02, 2004, 12:45:40 pm »
Well the Votes are in these are the Greatest Canadians....dougie...
  Tommy Douglas
  Terry Fox
  Pierre E Trudeau
  Sir Edward Banting
  Dr Suzuki
  Lester Pearson
  Don Cherry
  Sir John A MacDonald
  Alexander Graham Bell
  Wayne Gretsky..

What would they pick for their driving pleasure if we could load them ALL in a Suburban tommorow and drive them to ANY car lot in N.AMerica(USA/Canada/Mexico)????


For those interested I came in 32Millionth and one in the Voting..at least I beat out Snowballs,Md & Ovr..who did you other Ukranians Pay-OFF!!????....

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« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2004, 01:43:59 pm »
Tommy Douglas - Barrie's pickup

Terry Fox - '05 Mustang (auto tranny, of course)

Pierre E Trudeau - Subaru Forester for the canoe

Sir Edward (you mean Frederick) Banting - Bicycle

Dr Suzuki - We all know what he drives

Lester Pearson - No clue

Don Cherry - Hummer

Sir John A MacDonald - Volvo S80

Alexander Graham Bell - SmartCar ForTwo

Wayne Gretzky - Lincoln Navigator

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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2004, 01:44:57 pm »
A good one, Saffy, here's mine:

Tommy Douglas - the "people's car" a VW of course, preferably an older Beetle.

Terry Fox - easy, a Fox-bodies Mustang GT convertible to keep in touch w all that country-side he trekked thru.

Pierre E. Trudeau - he'd have 15 private cars, mostly exotics, salted away in his secret garage, but would ride in the taxpayer-provided Chevy w door sedan and claim he was hard done by.

Sir Edward Banting - a '59 Cadillac ambulance with "Nobel Prizes Foreever" painted on the side above the picture of an Iron Lung.  

Dr. Suzuki - easy one, Toyota Prius.  

Lester Pearson - a RollsRoyce to go with his natty suits and bowtie (no Chevies cause it's a fancy bowtie).  

Don Cherry - this one is wide open - a Magnum R/T w 22'spinner wheels painted orange with black racing stripes and a huge exhaust.

Sir John A. - any minivan to carry his booze supply and a lifetime railway pass.

Alex G. Bell - a Lexus LS430 w Navi, cell phones (many), GPS, voice activated radio and climate control and the biggest I-Drive system in the world.  

Gretz - probably need Hummer for his family plus a Zamboni for daily errands.  

And, Saf, ya did beat me out - I think I was dead last but it was close between Snowy and me, but I lost.  

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« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2004, 02:21:05 pm »
How about these....

Tommy Douglas – No ride….carpools

Terry Fox – Class A motorhome not driven above 3 mph

Pierre E Trudeau – None of your facking business!

Banting – Recumbant bicycle

Dr. Suzuki – Tree harvester...chained to the boom

Lester Pearson – U.N. surplus Jeep

Don Cherry – Chevrolet Yukon XL...wait...Chevrolet??...is that French??

Sir John A McDonald – Whatever the DD is driving.

Alex G. Bell – Back to the Future DeLorean

Gretz – Brinks truck for Janet’s shopping trips

Hey!! Looks like I was second in the vote!!  Oh.  "Fox" is his last name?...nevermind.
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« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2004, 04:38:47 pm »
Trudeau drove a M-B 300SL Roadster back in his day...so I'd put my money on an SL500/55/600 for him.


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« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2004, 11:41:40 pm »
No more players here? Snowy? Railton? Bullit? S60? Mdx? Barrie? Roadr? Davidm? Johngenx?  

Come on folks, a fun game.

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« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2004, 12:07:59 am »
OK here's my Guess's,  Tommy Douglas--Old Chevy Wagon. Terry Fox--Corvette with Auto. Sir Frederick Banting--Rolls Royce Silver Cloud. Dr. Suzuki--Honda Primus. Lester Pearson--Pontiac G6. Don Cherry--Chrysler 300C. Sir John A McDonald--Caddi Fleetwood. Alexander Grahem Bell--Crewcab Pickup. Wayne Gretsky--Anything in his 25 or so Car Fleet he wants.  }}}

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« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2004, 12:36:30 am »
Tommy Douglas - Public Transit

Terry Fox - a VW Fox.

Pierre E Trudeau - Mercedes SLR

Sir Edward Banting - a Locomotive (as it was the inspiration of his discovery)

Dr Suzuki - A Suzuki

Lester Pearson - Willys Jeep

Don Cherry - nothing foreign.

Sir John A MacDonald - a CP train.

Alexander Graham Bell - a GM with OnStar.

Wayne Gretsky - a Saab 99.  

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« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2004, 08:17:39 am »
Tommy Douglas... A Maybach (on socialCREDIT)..

Terry Fox... A Pogo stick (ouch!)

Pierre E. Trudeau..   a JAG
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Sir Edward Banting....Anything Injected.

Dr Suzuki... A T.D Green Machine

Lester Pearson... An Airport LIMO


Don Cherry.... A plaid/checker cab.


Sir John A..   Silver Ghost on the McD Freeway


Alexander Bell.....Any telephone van any time


Wayne Gretzky....99 Cars in the garage and if one should accidently fail they'll be 98......

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« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2004, 09:39:17 am »
Some of these echo previous ideas:

Tommy Douglas – Belongs to a Car Co-Op

Terry Fox – Plymouth VALIANT

Pierre E Trudeau – Buick REGAL

Banting – 1959 Chrysler 300E

Dr. Suzuki – Toyota Prius

Lester Pearson – White Humvee

Don Cherry – Dodge Ram 3500 4x4 Cummins Diesel, painted white and red (with maple leaf on roof)  

Sir John A McDonald – VIA Rail's bar car

Alex G. Bell – Dodge Dart, in silver

Gretz – Honda Odyssey...made in Canada, now in the U.S.