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HUSKIDRIVE.com Launch!
Well, here it is! Finally the launch of HUSKIDRIVE.com!!!
I grew up restoring and tinkering with cars. It first started off with a '64 Impala, then a '79 Cutlass, and then a '81 Chevy truck for my brother. They were all group projects with my Father, and occasionally we would talk about restoring 260XW Brockway. My Dad wound up buying a 1946 260XW, and in the summer of 2000 we took a trip up to Bill Fletchers to look at a pair of fenders he had. Several months after that, I wound up buying a 155W from Bill, and then it took off from there! Next to follow me home to my garage was a '50 260XW, then a '54 148W, then a '70 361, then a '51 260XW, then a '58 and so on...
We quickly realized Brockway info was hard to find with resources being limited. So for the past two years or so we kicked around the idea of a web site around with my brother, who is a computer programmer. After numerous discussions, lots of scanning, lots of programming, you get what you see here! If you like what you see, have any comments, have anything you would like to submit, please drop me a line through the contact section.
2nd Annual Brockway Spring Fling
Homer, NY
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Although everyone looks forward to the yearly show in August, it always felt like something was 'missing.' The 12 months between the annual shows almost seems like an eternity, and before you know it the show has come and gone. So last year the Museum decided to test the waters and hold another event earlier in the year and call it the 'Spring Fling'. This one day event would be a time for everyone to get together, visit, catch up, sell, buy or trade parts, and check out the progress on the Museum. Well the event was so successful that they decided to turn it into an annual event!
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12th Annual Brockway Truck Show
Cortland, NY
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With 11 successful shows under our belt we are anxiously getting ready for our 12th show. Every year the show gets bigger and better and this year is no exception. This year the show will be held August 11th through the 14th and will also include a handful of new activities. This year the show will get kicked off one day earlier, Thursday, with a truck cruise to the Bass Pro Shop in Auburn, NY. This "Huskie Drive" will start at 10:00 at the Museum with a planned arrival at Bass Pro at noon. Then on Friday a BBQ dinner will be held at the Museum under the pavilion from 5 to 8. Reservations are required. The annual auction will start right at 8:00 followed by fireworks at 9:30.
The 'big day' is on Saturday with a parade from the Museum to Downtown Cortland. The parade starts at 8:30 with trucks lining up in front of the Museum up to an hour earlier. Two blocks of Main Street are sectioned off from regular traffic and trucks are parked from one end to the other. As with years in the past, a Brockway Exhibit will be provided by the Cortland Historical starting at 9:00 followed by the SUNY Iron Pour at 10:00, the Diamond Someday Bluegrass band at 11:00 and awards at 3:00. A chicken BBQ dinner will be held at the Museum starting at 5:00 which includes Former Brockway Employee Recognition as well. As with the other dinner, reservations are required and can be made in advance via the contact form posted below.
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Museum Grand Opening
Homer, NY
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Our dream is coming true! A date has been set for the grand opening of the Brockway Museum! On June 8, 2012 at 1:00pm, we will have the ribbon cutting ceremony at the museum. This date and time is VERY significant as it is 35 years TO THE HOUR!!! that the last Brockway truck was assembled. 2012 is also our 100th anniversary year, given Brockway started in 1912. We have a very ambitious schedule ahead of us as we work to complete the building and create the displays. We welcome any donation you can give, be it financial or volunteering on a work crew. Come join us and see the dream become reality!!!
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