History

The Saskatoon 567 Club has been around for more than 40 years under different club names. From it’s humble beginnings in late 1973, when a group of car enthusiasts decided to start the original Fifty 5-6-7 Chevy Club. At the time, most of the rod runs were restricted to pre’49 vehicles and there were no events that people with 5-6-7 vehicles could attend. They decided to start a newsletter and put on events for 5-6-7 owners. The first editor was Wayne Gilbert. Members from those early days included Ian and Annie McDonald, Ted Robb, Bruce Williams, Kelvin and Lynne Polonich, Wayne Ploss, Dave Robinson, Dave and Sheila Snell, all who were all instrumental in starting the club. The members began attending car shows in other provinces where much interest was shown and soon there were clubs in Alberta, B.C. and Manitoba. Members from the four Western Provinces then got together for national meets.