Phil Foster

Phil Foster spent most of his life in Victoria, B.C., and his Speedway Service Station was the hub of local automobile activity for many years.  He was one of the earliest collectors of antique cars in the province .

Phil's passion for old cars, and his relentless efforts to preserve them, has had a significant effect on collectors, to this day.  Some of his cars are still in regular attendance at our Antique Chapter tours. 

This article was originally published in the Victoria Daily Colonist Magazine, November 27, 1955,
written by G.E. Mortimore.

  (photos courtesy of Cliff Scroggie)

Part One Too Young For The Army ...
Part Two The Speedway Service Station
Part Three An Automotive Historian
Part Four The Collection
Part Five The Rest of the Story

Phil Foster

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